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- 2019
- TV-MA
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-MA
- CBS
Summary Beth Ann, a 1960s housewife (Ginnifer Goodwin); Simone, a socialite in the '80s (Lucy Liu); and in 2019, lawyer Taylor (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) discover they each have been cheated on by their respective partners in the Marc Cherry dark comedy-drama.
Created By: Marc Cherry
- 2019
- TV-MA
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-MA
- CBS
Why Women Kill
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 14, 2019
62
7.0
Where to Watch
Summary Beth Ann, a 1960s housewife (Ginnifer Goodwin); Simone, a socialite in the '80s (Lucy Liu); and in 2019, lawyer Taylor (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) discover they each have been cheated on by their respective partners in the Marc Cherry dark comedy-drama.
Created By: Marc Cherry
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
62
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
62
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The tongue-in-cheek tone can be tricky. But beginning with the opening credits, which is set against the Frank Sinatra classic “L.O.V.E.” and pulpy comic book scenes, Why Women Kill gets the tone just right. Cherry knows how to make social commentary while making us laugh and take a discerning eye to our lives. The series is funny. ... And the stellar cast pulls it off.
Thus far, the ’60s plotline appears to be the most emotional, the ’80s the most humorous, and the contemporary the most confusing. It remains to be seen if the end result of all this intrigue will be satisfying, but for now, the series’ arch tone and visual splendor are enough to stick around for the ride.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
18% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
16% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
18% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
16% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
I don't get the low Metascore of this one. Of course, the season hasn't reached its finale yet so there's room for it to go downhill, but so far it's been consistent; perfect photography & direction, great acting and deliciously tasteful sensibility for campy drama. Ticks just about every box of its genre.
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Bitingly funny, it echoes the best satiric elements of the ABC hit without the baggage of having too many characters with subplots that fall all over themselves.
It’s too bad that apparently we have to wait until the end of the season for these characters to connect. It’s obvious from the start of the series that they really could have benefited from each other.
While Why Women Kill has nuanced leads, the show stumbles in its use of high camp. It’s a stylistic choice that adds levity but that allows the show—at least in the first two episodes made available to critics—to avoid interrogating the realities that drive its characters to take extreme measures.
The three stories track along efficiently yet predictably in the two episodes made available for critics. While the show exhibits a degree of Cherry’s colorful and quietly campy command of that fine line that separates a soap opera from a serious drama, something has been lost since the “Desperate Housewives” days.
A deeply unsatisfying show cobbled together from vignettes, a show whose skittish leaps between storylines leaves good actors stranded.
Love this show! Ingenious the way they tie the three decades together with comparisons and big differences in woman’s rules through the years.
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Production Company:
- Imagine Entertainment
- CBS Television Studios
- Acme Productions
- Black Lamb
- Cherry Productions
Initial Release Date: Aug 14, 2019
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Gracie Allen Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
