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- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary After a bicycle accident, therapist Joy Richards (Toni Collette) seeks to fix her marriage and dwindling sex life with her husband Alan (Steven Mackintosh) by proposing an unorthodox experiment in this series based on Nick Payne's play of the same name.
Created By: Nick Payne
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Wanderlust (2018)
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 4, 2018
69
4.8
Summary After a bicycle accident, therapist Joy Richards (Toni Collette) seeks to fix her marriage and dwindling sex life with her husband Alan (Steven Mackintosh) by proposing an unorthodox experiment in this series based on Nick Payne's play of the same name.
Created By: Nick Payne
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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25% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
69
69% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
25% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Love is a journey, and if we’re lucky, it’s a long one. But Wanderlust--led by Toni Collette--offers a fascinating exploration of the twists and turns along the way.
Captivatingly mature talk. [19/26 Oct 2018, p.89]
Writer Payne and director Snellin keep the story intimate (even when one big early twist seems more convenience than coincidence), managing a series of creative choices that bring enlightenment and surprise to a well-worn concept as each episode unfolds.
Collette happens to be excellent, but to enjoy her performance in full, you must accept without judgment that her character, whose true struggle is to confront grief, is named Joy. The actual writing is rarely so unsubtle, except when Payne yields the floor to earnest speechifying about carnal needs and emotional desires.
The show’s earnest approach to relationships and sex--there’s no shying away from the awkwardness of any of it--is appealing enough to counteract the way the plot falls into a much more typical (and disappointing) pattern.
The performances and Payne’s skill with dialogue have their rewards, though they’re attenuated--Payne doesn’t have the conviction of a true schlockmeister, and he doesn’t deliver the boffo laughs and tears of a Curtis film.
It’s not clear how much has changed--only that they’re less desirable than they imagine, and that their situation is less complicated than they think. After so much drama, the series arrives at the underwhelming conclusion that the grass only seems greener on the other side.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
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User Score
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Based on 15 User Ratings
4.8
40% Positive
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27% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Drama Republic
Initial Release Date: Sep 4, 2018
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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