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Little Fires Everywhere

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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews

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Little Fires Everywhere: Season 1

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Little Fires Everywhere

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HULU | Release Date: March 18, 2020

Summary: The seemingly perfect life of The Richardsons (Reese Witherspoon and Joshua Jackson) is turned upside down by Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter in the adaptation of Celeste Ng novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E8. Praire Fire
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USA Today

Kelly Lawler

Mar 4, 2020

Season 1 Review: The successful meeting of style and substance, combining great acting, superb costuming and production design with sharp scripts that expand on the acclaimed source material. ... The series has the rare ability to make the mundane simply mesmerizing. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Gwen Ihnat

Mar 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: Little Fires Everywhere offers an at-times fascinating exploration of parenting, privilege, motherhood, even womanhood, but its overall message is clear: Eventually, parents just have to let go. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Mar 18, 2020

Season 1 Review: Not everything burns equally bright in this twisty saga. ... But any time the moms step into the spotlight--Rosamarie De Witt is also terrific as a desperately needy adoptive other--Fires scorches with emotional intensity. [16-29 Mar 2020, p.10]

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Jen Chaney

Mar 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: Little Fires Everywhere is an effective, well-acted drama with some moments of real depth. Those moments of real depth just made me wish it achieved such moments more consistently. Read full review

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Slant Magazine

Steven Scaife

Mar 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: The series never loses sight of its fraught interplay of race and class, but the initial intensity with which it explores those subjects dims as melodramatic coincidences and speeches accumulate. Read full review

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The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Oct 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: For all the intense and scalding emotional infernos in “Little Fires Everywhere,” its tendencies to lean into the hot agitation of blood and thunder just becomes too sweltering to bear and averting the disasters in overplaying drama becomes impossible. Read full review

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The Telegraph Tim Robey

May 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: Eye-rolling at the show’s cultural reference points might feel cheap, but there are whole scenes which achieve little else. And when trying to shade in the characters, it’s usually sketching with shortcuts. Read full review

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EMDR

Jun 7, 2020

I loved the characters on this show. Absolute Must See whit incredible Actors!

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ginger_critique

May 20, 2020

First, I haven't read the book. I'm just learning this mini-series was inspired by a book. I'm actually happy to be in a position to leave a review not tainted by the expectations from a previous read. I'm not sure how some critics do that and stay relevant to the people reading their biasFirst, I haven't read the book. I'm just learning this mini-series was inspired by a book. I'm actually happy to be in a position to leave a review not tainted by the expectations from a previous read. I'm not sure how some critics do that and stay relevant to the people reading their bias reviews. This series is really good. All of the acting is perfect for the various plots running through these episodes. Kerry sometimes comes off as a bit much, but I honestly think this is her authentic personality - acting wise. Reese Witherspoon is a long time favorite of mine so I was surprised to feel so tired of her character toward the last 4 episodes. Her acting is so on point in LFE that I started to believe she really is the disconnected, self-centered, narcissistic perfectionist she wants viewers to believe she is. Normally I resent shows that play too hard on the race card. However, I kept watching despite some of the misunderstanding between Elena & Mia feeling contrived and forced. As the story unfolds the writers do a good job of keeping us reeled in to what transformed into straight, heartbreaking, drama. All of it was believable unfortunately because people really do spend too much of their energy thinking about race. From that mindset we have Mia's unwarranted suspicion of this white family. To the point where she becomes a maid to watch over her daughter. Okay, got it. But it gets really good when we learn how Mia got pregnant & where this fits in the story with baby Ming Lee. We get to see an excellent depiction of the horrible handling of a family court case. This is nothing new in America, but what shocked me was the verdict. In most cases, the best interest of a child is with the mother so we provide any resources we feel can help to make sure this stays the case. As one would expect, this verdict set off a bomb that would explode in places we didn't expect. Overall this is a very good series, believable and has some of the best teen actors out there in it. Of course Izzy is an incredible character with more depth than her shallow mother can stand. Families are mostly dysfunctional & as Mia said on the stand "we all struggle, it's just that money can cover it up making wealthier people appear more stable." No truer statement could have been made. I recommend this series if for no other reason than to remind us that we have work to do - and there is nothing worst than treating others as an extension of yourself. Our kids are not us, our neighbors are not us, not everyone want to or can be exactly who we want them to be - and when we realize this truth, it's not a good idea to judge harshly or put your head up your #ss like Elena, or risk having your home burnt down to the ground with you in it.… Expand

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TVJerry

May 13, 2020

This Hulu series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller and the extended format (8 one-hour episodes) takes the time to allow the full breadth of storytelling. Reese Witherspoon departs only slightly from her neurotic, controlling mom in HBO's Big Little Lies. She has the almost "perfect"This Hulu series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller and the extended format (8 one-hour episodes) takes the time to allow the full breadth of storytelling. Reese Witherspoon departs only slightly from her neurotic, controlling mom in HBO's Big Little Lies. She has the almost "perfect" family, but there are the inevitable cracks. Meanwhile, a mysterious artist moves to town with her daughter and all their belongings in a beat-up Chevette. Many issues arise when the families interact with an especially persuasive examination of racism and class in its subtle forms. There are lots of dramatic encounters and scandalous revelations that sometimes make it feel like an upscale soap opera. Washington is a standout, but the most effective aspect of this series is the potent performances by every member of the cast, including the teens. This show is sometimes slightly sensational with juicy surprises, but overall, it's somewhat provocative, well-crafted and highly entertaining… Expand

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Sandyphilly23

Jan 5, 2023

This show was a frustrating watch. Great performances for the most part but characters often behaved in a somewhat outlandish and dramatic manner to justify the story. I also found the ending ‘twist’ laughable and really undermined the series.

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JLuis_001

Feb 7, 2023

I finally decided to finish this miniseries that I started watching almost two years ago but lost my interest after a few episodes. Mainly because I found it to be an extremely rigid drama. Completely limited by the social parameters the story was exploring. None of the characters have anyI finally decided to finish this miniseries that I started watching almost two years ago but lost my interest after a few episodes. Mainly because I found it to be an extremely rigid drama. Completely limited by the social parameters the story was exploring. None of the characters have any substantial development because they're all prototypes of an exact way of being, because they're like pawns that can't afford to break out of that mold. Needless to say, the plot grants them little to do. Little Fires Everywhere builds a story over the course of 8 episodes that is basically a boiling pot, and the only thing you have to wait for is when it explodes. The path it takes is so conventional and unsurprising that neither Reese Witherspoon nor Kerry Washington can alter the predictability of its course.… Expand

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macinsfo

Apr 6, 2020

This series was like a Lifetime TV attempt to mimic Big Little Lies. I can believe Reese Witherspoon was attached to it. Kerry Washington is not a good actor, limited range beyond Scandal and it showed in this performance. She made odd faces while trying to appear...something. RosemarieThis series was like a Lifetime TV attempt to mimic Big Little Lies. I can believe Reese Witherspoon was attached to it. Kerry Washington is not a good actor, limited range beyond Scandal and it showed in this performance. She made odd faces while trying to appear...something. Rosemarie Dewitt is great as usual and the supporting kids were strong too. Only watch this in the background while you are doing something else. Oh and the soundtrack was super cliche.… Expand

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tvcinefanatic

Apr 21, 2020

An author has a responsibility to her readers- to provide facts based on controversial topics and to write from a space that is not a cliche or a stereotype or hating on a group of people for having a better life. A TV show or a movie has a bigger right - to make sure that if they decide toAn author has a responsibility to her readers- to provide facts based on controversial topics and to write from a space that is not a cliche or a stereotype or hating on a group of people for having a better life. A TV show or a movie has a bigger right - to make sure that if they decide to adapt a book that discusses serious topics such as family, motherhood, race and wants to be taken seriously - is delivering justice to such topics.
Celeste Ng was a one book wonder for me. She did a complete injustice to her audience with 'Little Fires Everywhere' and Hulu did all those that didn't read the book a bigger injustice by shoving this drivel down our throats.
The book/tv show is about 'Mia Warren' an African American who didn't;t have the luxuries that Elena Richardson did growing up White and rich. She thinks that this gives her a right to demean others and think she is superior to everyone and has special rights such as abduction and encouraging other less fortunate to to think they too can 'do whatever they want' just because they don't have money. This book was stereotypical beyond belief. The author knows nothing about race and how an African American really lives or sees the world. Just because she is an immigrant does not give her the perspective she needs to write books of this nature and then sell it as facts and not drivel. She failed her readers spectacularly and Hulu failed their audience.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 18, 2020
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  S1:E8. Praire Fire
  Air Date: April 22, 2020
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  S1:E8. Praire Fire
  Air Date: April 22, 2020
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  S1:E7. Picture Perfect
  Air Date: April 15, 2020
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  S1:E6. The Uncanny
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S1:E5. Duo
  Air Date: April 1, 2020
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  S1:E4. The Spider Web
  Air Date: March 25, 2020
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  S1:E3. Seventy Cents
  Air Date: March 18, 2020
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  S1:E2. Seeds and All
  Air Date: March 18, 2020
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  S1:E1. The Spark
  Air Date: March 18, 2020