TV Reviews4/10
Winx Reboot Wrote Off the Original Audience, and It Didn’t Work
Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga ran two seasons and 13 episodes, ending 16 Sept 2022. A moody Winx Club reboot with a good cast and a wasted premise.
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TV Reviews4.8/10
Netflix’s Selena bio-series can’t decide who its subject is
Netflix's Selena: The Series is a reverent, well-acted tribute to Selena Quintanilla that lacks conflict and stakes, scoring 4.8 of 10.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Emily in Paris Review: Six Seasons of Watchable, Weightless Postcard Television
Emily in Paris review: Lily Collins leads a watchable but weightless Netflix series that ran six seasons without solving its central problem. Score: 5.8/10.
TV Reviews6.8/10
Netflix’s Grishaverse Adaptation Loses Its Footing Once the Second Season Arrives
Netflix's Shadow and Bone ran two seasons and 16 episodes before its 2023 cancellation. A review of the Grishaverse adaptation's cast, pacing, and The Crows.
TV Reviews7/10
3 Body Problem Review: A Confident, Intelligent Start With Room to Grow
Netflix's 3 Body Problem, from the Game of Thrones showrunners, adapts Liu Cixin's novels. Our review of its cast, ambition, Emmys and renewal.
TV Reviews7.5/10
A Cartel Boss Seen Through His Own Men, in a Series That Refuses to Look Away
El Chapo review: the Netflix and Univision cartel drama starts in 1985 with Marco de la O, runs 32 episodes, and scores 7.5/10.
TV Reviews2.5/10
Netflix’s Insatiable Wanted to Satirise Beauty Standards and Ended Up Reinforcing Them
Netflix cancelled Insatiable in 2020 after two seasons and 22 episodes. The show scored 2.5/10 and never found a point of view.
TV Reviews7/10
Four street-level heroes share a screen, and the show can’t decide what to do with them
Marvel's The Defenders put Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist in one eight-episode Netflix crossover. A 7/10 review of the 2017 team-up.
TV Reviews6.6/10
Zooey Deschanel Carries a Sitcom That Keeps Tripping Over Its Own Romance
New Girl ran seven seasons on Fox, launched Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day, and found a second life on Netflix. A look at the loft, the couples, and the legacy.
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Adds Doozie to the Cast — and the Two Sisters Sing Their First Duet Together
Gabby's Dollhouse welcomes Doozie to the Meow-Meow Bow-Wow Family with a new duet. Watch her debut with Big Sis Gabby, plus details on the Pawty Time EP.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Mindy Kaling’s Teen Comedy Gives Its Heroine Room to Be Selfish, Horny and Mourning
Never Have I Ever ran four seasons on Netflix, ending June 8, 2023. A review of Devi, grief, the McEnroe narration and why it earned 8.1 of 10.
Lee Chang-dong’s Films Head to Netflix Worldwide After ‘Possible Love’ Wins Venice Silver Lion
Lee Chang-dong's films head to Netflix worldwide after 'Possible Love' wins Venice's Silver Lion. A full catalog rollout begins.