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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary The Cynthia Wade documentary series features people who perform underwater as mermaids.
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
MerPeople
Season 1 Premiere: May 23, 2023
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Summary The Cynthia Wade documentary series features people who perform underwater as mermaids.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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At this point, with so many docu-series under its belt, Netflix has cracked the formula for compelling 'character' arcs in projects like these.
It may seem crazy to think that professional mermaiding is a thing, but after you watch MerPeople and see the happiness coming from the people who are doing this work, you way want to do that work, too.
It is a splash around in the shallows, charming and melancholy by turns, but still a testimony to the endless ingenuity of humanity and how much it yearns to heal itself.
As these kind of programming oddities go, though, this docuseries doesn’t work either as train-wreck TV or an anthropological dive into what motivates people to engage in this activity. Based on that and the three-hour viewing commitment, there’s just not enough here to merit making “MerPeople” part of your world.
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Production Company:
- Scout Productions
Initial Release Date: May 23, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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