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- 2023
- TV-14
- Prime Video
- 2023
- TV-14
- Prime Video
Summary After years of being hidden away, Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a 13-foot-tall young Black man leaves to explore the world and meets a superhero named The Hero (Walton Goggins) in this Boots Riley coming of age series.
Created By: Boots Riley
- 2023
- TV-14
- Prime Video
- 2023
- TV-14
- Prime Video
I'm A Virgo
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 23, 2023
6.0
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Summary After years of being hidden away, Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a 13-foot-tall young Black man leaves to explore the world and meets a superhero named The Hero (Walton Goggins) in this Boots Riley coming of age series.
Created By: Boots Riley
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
27 Reviews
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3% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
85
93% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
At one point a character says, plainly: “All art is propaganda.” But not all art is as fresh and eccentrically realized as this series. I hope Riley gets a second season out of it.
Though no show is going to change anything on its own, it is joyous to see Riley use his platform to express what is on his mind. The more we get glimpses into his vision, with all its rich creativity and righteous outrage bursting free in unexpected directions, the better that I'm a Virgo promises to be.
"Virgo" is precisely what viewers complain they can't find on television—something novel, something offbeat, something surprising; something that lacks serial murder, true crime or, for that matter, an abundance of explanations to the inevitable questions.
I’m a Virgo is ultimately a mishmash of hilarious gags and radical messages that don’t really coalesce into one outstanding statement, but they work as compelling, sharp comedy anyway.
I’m usually put off by preaching, too, but at least Virgo’s constitutes a departure from the bland liberalism that’s so common in an era when so much TV is essentially a series-length Very Special Episode. For one thing, it’s tempered by genuine, if often bleak, hilarity. .... The show also respects its audience’s intelligence, presenting ideas that might be unfamiliar without either condescending or feigning ideological neutrality.
Riley and I’m a Virgo have much on their minds, but if viewers invest in the story — and I mostly did — it’s because Jerome and Washington give it heart.
No one can accuse Riley of failing to swing for the fences. For all its missteps, I’m a Virgo is a striking visual experiment, with a sweet central performance from Jerome. Perhaps a season or two can more satisfactorily explore the many issues on the mind of its creator.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.0
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.0
59% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
16% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
25% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Media Res
Initial Release Date: Jun 23, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 4 Nominations
TV Scholar Awards
• 3 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 2 Nominations
