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- 2021
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- 2021
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Summary PhD student Amina Hussain (Anjana Vasan) is convinced to join a Muslim female punk band named Lady Parts as its lead guitarist in the British music comedy created, written and directed by Nida Manzoor. [Premieres in the UK on Channel 4 on 20 May 2021 and in the US on 3 Jun 2021 on Peacock]
Created By: Nida Manzoor
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Peacock
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Peacock
We Are Lady Parts
Season 1 Premiere: May 20, 2021
5.3
Where to Watch
Summary PhD student Amina Hussain (Anjana Vasan) is convinced to join a Muslim female punk band named Lady Parts as its lead guitarist in the British music comedy created, written and directed by Nida Manzoor. [Premieres in the UK on Channel 4 on 20 May 2021 and in the US on 3 Jun 2021 on Peacock]
Created By: Nida Manzoor
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
16 Reviews
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6% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
83
94% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Whatever your expectations from the show’s general premise of “all-female punk band struggle to reconcile their personalized interpretations of Islam while also emphasizing their commitment to the music and to each other,” the lively, funny, and lovely “We Are Lady Parts” (streaming on Peacock as of June 3) will exceed them.
It’s a lot sharper, and more humane and ambitious, than so many of the comedies that come across “my desk.” ... The six half-hour episodes are a triumph of reach and representation as they make each of the band members, as well as their families and friends, into unpredictable characters who, like most of the real people I’ve met, are faceted and contradictory. You can’t easily pigeonhole any of them.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.3
55% Positive
17 Ratings
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10% Mixed
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35% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.3
55% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
10% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
35% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
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For all its familiar touchstones, We Are Lady Parts also feels like something I haven’t quite seen before, in the same way that Fleabag felt. ... Another major We Are Lady Parts asset is its music. ... What’s so special about this series is that it’s impossible to pigeonhole anyone or anything in it.
Like any good punk song, We Are Lady Parts is short, intense, and unapologetic.
We Are Lady Parts is not always laugh-out-loud funny, but it’s sharp and quick witted, with Manzoor’s writing and the zesty style (some episodes emphasize Amina’s overactive imagination, bringing her daydreams to visual life with lots of pink and the occasional puppet) elevating the comedic moments. The performances — dynamic, confident, seamless in hitting different emotional beats — also add to the show’s affecting quality.
A fresh, cheerful, unexpected triumph. It helps that it is sharply written and pretty fearless.
Amina is written as almost childishly innocent: “Sure, he had Dementor vibes but his eyes were actually kind of dreamy.” It’s all held together in an exuberant manner, though.
Production Company:
- Working Title Television
Initial Release Date: May 20, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 2 Nominations
