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- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary Set in 1985 Los Angeles, struggling actress Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) end up on the women wrestling TV show in this comedy created by Liz Flahive that was inspired by the 1980s professional wrestling league that ran on syndicated television for four years.
Created By: Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
GLOW
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 26, 2017
7.9
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Summary Set in 1985 Los Angeles, struggling actress Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) end up on the women wrestling TV show in this comedy created by Liz Flahive that was inspired by the 1980s professional wrestling league that ran on syndicated television for four years.
Created By: Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 74 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 74 Critic Reviews
82
95% Positive
70 Reviews
70 Reviews
5% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Fantastic third season. ... GLOW season 3 is a show about women’s bodies as it’s always been a show about women’s bodies, but here the beauty seems to lie how far they’ll bend before they break.
GLOW is terrific. ... GLOW is about female empowerment, and couldn’t be otherwise, but there’s a little more going on--female relationships, and the unique ties that bind, even when frayed by a patriarchy that profits from fraying them.
GLOW is often very funny, but it also plays (and works) as drama, a balance that would more often be found in an hour-long show. The half-hour format, though, is just right, leaving a viewer eager to bounce and roll through the 10-episode first season.
As a bonus, the finale closes this latest run in a manner that nicely sets the stage for season three. For a show that occasionally felt as if it was precariously perched on the top rope in its first season -- leaving doubt as to how long "GLOW's" light could stay flickering -- this second match pretty impressively outshines its debut.
This affectionate, bawdy fable about the formation of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling phenom is so much fun it hurts. [26 Jun - 9 Jul 2017, p.13]
The performances are superb, especially those of Maron, Young, Brie and Gilpin, all of whom do justice to mostly exceptional scripts. That said, the show doesn’t really find its footing until the third episode. It also falls back on a number of threadbare cliches to wrap things up in the last episode.
Season 3 is a patchwork of meaningful interludes, rote character check-ins, and errant plot threads that quickly unravel. Even Vegas itself is an afterthought.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 438 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
370 Ratings
370 Ratings
7% Mixed
32 Ratings
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8% Negative
36 Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 438 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
370 Ratings
370 Ratings
7% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
8% Negative
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Tilted Productions
- Perhapsatron
- Fan Dancer
- Netflix
Initial Release Date: Apr 26, 2017
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 22 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 3 Wins & 18 Nominations
