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Pam & Tommy

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Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Ratings

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Pam & Tommy: Season 1 (Australia)

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Pam & Tommy

Series Details & Credits

HULU | Release Date: February 2, 2022

Summary: The marriage between Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan) and how their sex tape became public is at the center of this limited series from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E8. Seattle
Air Date: March 9, 2022
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S1:E7. Destroyer of Worlds
Air Date: March 2, 2022
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S1:E6. Pamela in Wonderland
Air Date: February 23, 2022

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70

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30

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Critic Reviews

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Collider Carly Lane

Feb 7, 2022

Season 1 Review: The show performs an impressive turn around the halfway mark, reeling us into the personal lives of the people at the center of the scandal and telling an even stronger story about celebrity, the paper-thin divide between publicity and privacy, and what happens when human intimacy is swallowed up by glossy headlines. Read full review

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Consequence

Liz Shannon Miller

Jan 26, 2022

Season 1 Review: The eight episodes bring together a tumultuous rock star, an iconic model/actress, and the dawn of the internet for a captivating story told with such energy and pop that it comes as a shock, when it reminds you what a violation actually occurred. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Feb 2, 2022

Season 1 Review: A warm, funny, intelligent and rather moving drama, with astonishing performances from Lily James as Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Lee. Read full review

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Primetimer

Aaron Barnhart

Feb 11, 2022

Season 1 Review: Pam & Tommy turns a notorious media moment into a captivating, if undeniably tawdry, exploration of the price of celebrity in a culture where the complete loss of privacy is considered the price of fame. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Jan 26, 2022

Season 1 Review: Pam & Tommy is at its best when it confronts the harsh realities of the tape, which was much more than just a pivotal moment in pop-culture history. ... But, thanks in part to the decision to split time between Pamela and Tommy and Rand, Pam & Tommy fails to really dig into any of these themes, nor does it explore the power dynamics of Hollywood in any meaningful way. Read full review

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Washington Post

Inkoo Kang

Feb 2, 2022

Season 1 Review: “Pam & Tommy” is certainly watchable, if questionably structured. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Jan 31, 2022

Season 1 Review: James is good in this; otherwise dumb … and dumber. Read full review

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whoischarlotte

Mar 23, 2022

Very impressive cast, especially Lily James and Sebastian Stan. Very eye-opening.

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snorkiss

Feb 24, 2022

This show's far more entertaining than it has any right to be given the subject matter. The cast is great, the script is fun and it's a blast from the past in the tackiest way possible! Great soundtrack too - 9 stars

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EludiumQ36

Apr 2, 2022

"Pam & Tommy" (S00, 8-eps, 45-min, Hulu) is a pretty fascinating telling of this moment in history. It's not just about their sexcapades, it's about the 90s, the early days of the internet, about their energetic/frenetic relationship, the mercurial/immature nature of Tommy against Pam's more"Pam & Tommy" (S00, 8-eps, 45-min, Hulu) is a pretty fascinating telling of this moment in history. It's not just about their sexcapades, it's about the 90s, the early days of the internet, about their energetic/frenetic relationship, the mercurial/immature nature of Tommy against Pam's more mature/adult nature. It's also about the seedy business of porn in the early days of the internet. It's surprisingly engaging as you'll want to watch each ep in quick succession.… Expand

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TVJerry

Feb 5, 2022

Most people remember the 1997 controversy around "the sex tape" of Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan). This series expands on their relationship to explore the disgruntled ex-contractor who discovered and exploited the tape (a somewhat slimmer Seth Rogen with aMost people remember the 1997 controversy around "the sex tape" of Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan). This series expands on their relationship to explore the disgruntled ex-contractor who discovered and exploited the tape (a somewhat slimmer Seth Rogen with a rockin' mullet). The mercurial duo are created with endless energy and sexual excitement: James convincingly captures Anderson's insecurities and innocence, while Stan effectively embodies Lee's erratic impulses and limitless ego (including his aggressive penis). Rogen generally subdues his typical goofy comic side. The details of the case are fascinating, especially considering it was the early days of the internet, but many scenes take too long or feel repetitive. There could have been cuts and the camera tricks are sometime silly. Still, this production provides a fascinating, fully "fleshed" version of the incident. (Review based on the available first 3 of 8 episodes) [usr =3.5]… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Dec 30, 2022

I liked it. At first was a bit unsure, but it had both fun elements, nostalgia about those years and serious themes and messages also in there. Overall interesting to watch.

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Voodoo123

Mar 11, 2022

+Excellent cast
+Surprisingly good scenes of drama +Decent production budget
-Some of the comedic elements feel forced and inappropriate for the dramatic elements of the show -The depth of some of headier concepts is spoilt by how on the nose certain topics are conveyed I wasnt really sure+Excellent cast
+Surprisingly good scenes of drama +Decent production budget
-Some of the comedic elements feel forced and inappropriate for the dramatic elements of the show
-The depth of some of headier concepts is spoilt by how on the nose certain topics are conveyed

I wasnt really sure what to expect from this show but it really surprised me with the level of care that went into this at times quite dramatic depiction of the couples lives. Sadly the strength of this is often damaged by the more forced humorous sections - which work - but just detract from the potential to elevate that drama to another level (often due to distracting visual effects and bursts of soundbite dialogue reminding you its the 90's-eg mobsters talking about this great coffee they had at Starbucks etc). In that way it very much reminded me of future boy. (I think some of the same production crew worked on this)

Ultimately its the performances of Stan and James that shine the brightest and this is where the strength of the show lies. I really felt connected to their love story and sad for the drama they endured as a result of the notorious tape. Overall it was a highly entertaining watch despite being just shy of its true dramatic potential.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2022

I'm not the kind of person who gets caught up in the morbid interest of celebrity events like the ones recounted in this story and so that's why it took me so long to complete it.

I think I watched episodes 5 and 6 back in May and just stopped after that. I'm finishing it now only because II'm not the kind of person who gets caught up in the morbid interest of celebrity events like the ones recounted in this story and so that's why it took me so long to complete it.

I think I watched episodes 5 and 6 back in May and just stopped after that.
I'm finishing it now only because I wanted to take it off my list, and honestly the good performances of its cast are barely enough to justify the time invested in how completely irrelevant I found the ''true story'' that this series adapted.

I don't know, maybe this kind of works are not for me.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 2, 2022
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  S1:E8. Seattle
  Air Date: March 9, 2022
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  S1:E7. Destroyer of Worlds
  Air Date: March 2, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E6. Pamela in Wonderland
  Air Date: February 23, 2022
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  S1:E5. Uncle Jim and Aunt Susie In Duluth
  Air Date: February 16, 2022
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  S1:E4. The Master Beta
  Air Date: February 9, 2022
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  S1:E3. Jane Fonda
  Air Date: February 2, 2022
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  S1:E2. I Love You, Tommy
  Air Date: February 2, 2022
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  S1:E1. Drilling and Pounding
  Air Date: February 2, 2022