Overview
- After an initial 0% debut, the show’s Rotten Tomatoes approval has inched to about 6% with one positive review cited by Entertainment Weekly and Hindustan Times.
- Metacritic lists an extremely low score near 11/100, signaling “overwhelming dislike” from professional reviewers.
- The Guardian and The Times issued zero-star takedowns, while The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Vulture criticized the writing, performances and tone, with Vulture noting an “insidious vein of Islamophobia.”
- Audience reaction is mixed on aggregator sites and social media, and reporting from Page Six and others says the series is ranking at or near the top of streaming charts.
- The Hulu/Disney+ series premiered Nov. 4 with three episodes and rolls out weekly starting Nov. 11; created by Ryan Murphy with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, it stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close and Teyana Taylor.