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Maid

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Universal acclaim based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Ratings

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Netflix | Release Date: October 1, 2021

Summary: Single mother Alex (Margaret Qualley) cleans houses to provide for her child in this drama inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive."

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E10. Snaps
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Critic Reviews

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IndieWire Kristen Lopez

Oct 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: There are many moments found within Netflix’s limited series “Maid” where I just said, “Wow.” It wasn’t strictly the moving performances from an all-around talented cast, nor was it the empathetic and complex relationships that develop and change over 10 episodes. It was the overall package, one that blossomed into a show that left me laughing as often as I was crying. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Sep 30, 2021

Season 1 Review: Instantly addictive. ... A drama of remarkable potency, its bloated length notwithstanding. Read full review

90

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Jen Chaney

Oct 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: [Alex and Paula] are each other’s worst enemies and greatest advocates, and watching them dance through their complicated love for one another is one of the most enriching experiences of the fall TV season. Like so much in Maid, you don’t just observe what’s happening to them. You feel like you’re in it right along with them. Read full review

80

Rolling Stone

Alan Sepinwall

Sep 22, 2021

Season 1 Review: Maid is careful in how it details each step of Alex’s attempt to escape poverty, so that little things that would be forgettable elsewhere — a small job going well, a friend opening her door without judgment — land with thunderbolt force. Have tissues handy as much for the happy parts as the sad. This is a great one. Read full review

80

Washington Post

Inkoo Kang

Oct 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: Despite its economically oriented title, “Maid” is most compelling as a tale of healing and self-discovery. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: The very structure of Netflix’s new drama “Maid” means it will always threaten to drift into melodrama, the kind of clichéd series that pulls at the heartstrings in a way that feels manipulative, but it always comes back to its realistic, moving center because of two words: Margaret Qualley. Read full review

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The New York Times

Mike Hale

Oct 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: “Maid” itself can be a frustrating experience, sometimes moving and convincing, sometimes scattered and trite. Read full review

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SarahSarah

Oct 6, 2021

Definitely worth the watch... Amazing performances by the whole cast and very well writen.

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Dee-Jay_Deli

Jan 29, 2022

A very powerful and moving story about domestic abuse, the struggle with bureaucracy, money and the practical problems trying to get back on your feet.

If anyone ever asks, what's the point of welfare programs, point them to this show.

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TVJerry

Oct 6, 2021

Stephanie Land’s memoir is the basis for this limited series. Margaret Qualley plays a mother who escapes a potentially abusive marriage with her young daughter, only to find the barriers to independence are numerous and overwhelming. While she deals with complex requirements for refuge andStephanie Land’s memoir is the basis for this limited series. Margaret Qualley plays a mother who escapes a potentially abusive marriage with her young daughter, only to find the barriers to independence are numerous and overwhelming. While she deals with complex requirements for refuge and assistance, she takes a job as a maid. This gives her a chance to get on her feet, but also inspires her writing ambitions, while making lots of statements about the situations of abused women. Qualley does a good job of capturing her character’s dilemmas and it’s more fun to watch Andie MacDowell, her real-life mom, playing her eccentric screen mom. The 4th episode (the last one I’ve watched) features an interesting twist and I suspect there are more to come. (10 one-hour episodes)… Expand

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2021

Generally speaking, I found this miniseries more competent than captivating or humane. It's not that the story stops being realistic, because the themes are realistic. However, in order for the story to remain in the same tone for almost its entire duration, the scripts for all the episodesGenerally speaking, I found this miniseries more competent than captivating or humane. It's not that the story stops being realistic, because the themes are realistic. However, in order for the story to remain in the same tone for almost its entire duration, the scripts for all the episodes create one drama after another.
This with the intention that the protagonist's situation is always precarious.

As if it wasn't enough of a problem that she has no home or how to support her little daughter.

There are times where the situation even feels cartoonish because I even got to say: ''Cmon, this girl just can't catch a break''

If you can get through some of the situations, Maid reveals itself as a more than functional and relevant drama, although inevitably bloated in terms of duration, tone and rhythm.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing is to see Margaret Qualley's graduation, in which is without a doubt the best role of her career and her best performance so far.

She carries the protagonism with ease, and also carries the full weight of the story.
Considering that all the ingredients of it revolve around her, that's more than remarkable.

I really think it's worth your time, just keep in mind that at least in my opinion, the 10 episodes felt excessive.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 2021
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  S1:E10. Snaps
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  S1:E9. Sky Blue
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  S1:E8. Bear Hunt
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  S1:E7. String Cheese
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  S1:E6. M
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  S1:E5. Thief
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  S1:E4. Cashmere
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  S1:E3. Sea Glass
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  S1:E2. Ponies
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  S1:E1. Dollar Store
  Air Date: October 1, 2021