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Mayfair Witches
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 5, 2023
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4.9
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Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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15% Positive
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77% Mixed
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8% Negative
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While the first season of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is ultimately a very different beast than the books upon which the show is based, it’s also in many ways, a better, more coherent experience. A slow-burn saga that is heavy on atmosphere and low on easy or immediate answers.
While there are some promising moments, Mayfair Witches fails to offer much to really hook in viewers who aren’t already excited about a shared Anne Rice universe on AMC.
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Based on 20 User Ratings
4.9
35% Positive
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30% Mixed
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This show is just like reading an Ann Rice novel. Nice slow burn and mystery love it.
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Mayfair Witches, although initially captivating in the style of “American Horror Story,” falters in bringing the story to a satisfying conclusion. Despite having a talented lead like Alexandra Daddario, the series falls short in terms of storytelling.
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While there are surprising turns, and the series does improve as it progresses, “Witches” never grabs you with the power that “Interview” did. Stick to the books instead.
There’s a bit too much dross amid what works. ... Through it all, Daddario proves herself an able performer once again. Even as one wishes something more from the show surrounding her, she makes the part her own.
A paint-by-numbers take on the supernatural melodrama genre, working from a palette of dull grays and washed-out blues. Everyone involved seems to be sleepwalking through each plodding story beat.
A disappointment, a superficial and miscast take that left me cold. The themes of empowered women coping with male oppression are still in the mix, but what a dull mix it is.
There’s a point at which an alluring enigma begins to look like frustrating opacity. ... Absent characters worth loving or a plot clear enough to follow, what we’re left with is faint exasperation at a world that, for all its superficial and fleeting charms, seems to make no sense at all.
After the first episode, it is clear that the series is “inspired by” and not “adapted from” Anne Rice’s novels. (The removal of Michael and Aaron has severe repercussions in the future). Overall, uninspired and frankly boring.
Half way through the first season of Mayfair Witches nothing has gotten any better. Rowan is still weak, slowly wandering through every episode. Her constant state of confusion is only made worse by a collection of extended family who would rather chew the scenery than be the slightest bit helpful. Lasher is simply menacing, without any purpose. The biggest contribution Ciprien has made is "eggs Sardou". …and we STILL don't know what is going on.
Episode 5 puts a hard stop on things. Nope. No, thank you. I'm out. Fireproof haunted house? Magic carving knives? Moving through walls? Millie's dead? Fifteen seconds with Stuart?? CAKE!? Just... no. Run way and don't turn back.
This could have made a passable attempt at supernatural drama, but it is instead little more than a failed, flaccid reimagining of The Witching Hour that maintains no continuity with the source material. …other than being set in New Orleans and Rowan as the "designee" of the Mayfair legacy.
If you are interested in the story, read the books instead. Not because of a whiny "the books are better" (which they are, but that's not the point), but because they are completely different. The story is different. The characters are different. It is interesting. It is coherent. It makes sense. It is worth the effort.
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Slow, drawn out, base and uninteresting. Lifetime and CW get it on. Bah! I never read the books, although I did read the Vampire Chronicles, so I'm familiar with Anne Rice's writing style. This does not strike me as her work. But again, I did not read the Mayfair Witches books. Regardless, this show is boring and uninteresting. And so is the current Vampire series. However, I did enjoy the 1994 and 2002 movies. So my take away is the modern versions are boring and stupid. This is consistent with almost every other show and movie in recent years. Most of what comes out these days is so poorly written, even when it's drawn from good source material, it is unwatchable. This show is more of that. There is an entire generation of incompetent, inept buffoons faking it at being writers in the entertainment industry and they keep putting out crap shows. When I hear about a show that might interest me, I just assume it will be bad, and I'm rarely wrong. The only new show I liked from 2022 was Wednesday. We are suffering through the dark ages of entertainment and the plague has swept through and killed off all the beloved IPs.
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Production Company:
- AMC Studios
- Gran Via Productions
Initial Release Date: Jan 5, 2023
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
