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Brand New Cherry Flavor

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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Ratings

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Series Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: August 13, 2021

Summary: Aspiring filmmaker Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) wants revenge after producer Lou Burke (Eric Lange) breaks a promise in 1990s Hollywood in the horror/thriller limited series based on Todd Grimson's novel of the same name.

Creator: Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Critic Reviews

91

IndieWire Steve Greene

Aug 9, 2021

Season 1 Review: Rarely has a story about a movie proven the old adage that “no one knows anything” quite like this. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Aug 12, 2021

Season 1 Review: It's as ambitious as anything Netflix has produced this year. Held together by an incredible performance by Rosa Salazar, it’s not a show in which everything "works," but it’s also quickly easy to forgive its missteps because it’s clearly the product of a showrunner willing to take risks. ... Recalling everything from “Wild Palms” to “Lost Highway,” “Brand New Cherry Flavor” will be far too strange for a lot of Netflix subscribers—this is a good thing. Read full review

75

The Detroit News

Tom Long

Aug 12, 2021

Season 1 Review: The tone here is David Lynch meets David Cronenberg meets Quentin Tarantino, moody and heightened in the early episodes, then ever more weird and gory. It all hinges on Salazar and treatises may be written on her huge, expressive eyes, which jump between angered, exhausted, erotic and (repeatedly) horrified. Read full review

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Polygon Joshua Rivera

Aug 13, 2021

Season 1 Review: Most of its imagery recalls better projects like Mulholland Drive or eXistenZ, but Antosca and Zion’s commitment to telling a deeply unsettling occult story is, for lack of a better word, bewitching. Read full review

60

The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Fienberg

Aug 12, 2021

Season 1 Review: [Rosa Salazar] isn’t the only reason to watch Brand New Cherry Flavor, but she’s surely the best reason to keep watching a show that, stretched far beyond the capacity of the material at eight hours, will probably be too disturbing for those who like their entertainment vanilla and too vanilla for those who like their entertainment truly and consistently disturbing. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Aug 13, 2021

Season 1 Review: The flavor certainly has bite, and for some, that’ll be enough. But as the macabre and just plain odd moments pile up, it’s pretty clear that this is one of those made-to-binge brews that’s the streaming-TV equivalent of empty calories. Read full review

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Time

Judy Berman

Aug 11, 2021

Season 1 Review: A technically competent, thematically bankrupt, utterly gratuitous pastiche of L.A. noir and body horror in the early David Cronenberg mold. ... “This world we live in is predators and prey. And each and every one of us is both,” Lou tells Lisa, in the first episode. ... As disappointing as such a glib argument would be from a better-made series, it renders Cherry Flavor fully execrable. Read full review

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10

LQH11

Aug 15, 2021

I posted above and my rating was incorrect. Trying to fix it here. So tedious. I loved this surreal, black horror comedy.

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vacivity

Aug 17, 2021

Fun fun fun. Creepy, sexy, cool, amusing. A Jägerbomb of a TV series. I had a blast. Kudos to all involved in creating it.

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10

VivaPalestine

Sep 2, 2021

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The most original show I've seen in a long, long while. The acting was superb [Salazar, Keener, and Lange all knocked it out of the park]. The story was very captivating - those complaining about needing more "answers" or the ending remaining "unresolved" need betterSPOILER FREE!

The most original show I've seen in a long, long while. The acting was superb [Salazar, Keener, and Lange all knocked it out of the park]. The story was very captivating - those complaining about needing more "answers" or the ending remaining "unresolved" need better imaginations, imo. Despite my live for the show, I do have a few gripes - some of the acting direction for the second half [if I'm being honest, it's a single actor] was very poor. I get what they were going for with the character, but idk if it was the actor or the direction, I just didn't feel it.… Expand

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jamess

Sep 7, 2021

If David Cronenburg and Ryan Murphy had a baby, and that baby took acid, it would be Brand New Cherry Flavor. Curses, witches, zombies, eyeball eating, kitten regurgitation and so on, taking place in early 90's Hollywood at the beginning of the indie boom. Dive in for some weirdness.

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Tony1984

Oct 3, 2021

A visceral (and often disgusting) surreal horror noir. The 90's are the backdrop. The characters believable oddities. It's well produced with what I guess is a statement on Hollywood (It's ugly and horrible) The lead character is a self centred narcissist, the least likeable of all theA visceral (and often disgusting) surreal horror noir. The 90's are the backdrop. The characters believable oddities. It's well produced with what I guess is a statement on Hollywood (It's ugly and horrible) The lead character is a self centred narcissist, the least likeable of all the players. You'll have to watch to see if karma visits her.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 25, 2021

This show is ballsy
I mean the story is kinda thin, but the concept, the visuals, tone and atmosphere are pretty good.
I love the fact that it's not afraid of being grotesque. I wasn't convinced by its final stretch, nor its conclusion, but in general it was an entertaining show as well asThis show is ballsy
I mean the story is kinda thin, but the concept, the visuals, tone and atmosphere are pretty good.
I love the fact that it's not afraid of being grotesque.

I wasn't convinced by its final stretch, nor its conclusion, but in general it was an entertaining show as well as bizarre.

Not for everyone though.… Expand

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LunaticInk

Sep 2, 2021

I’ve seen a lot of stupid **** on Netflix, but at this point they must be wiping their asses with the idea of making money. I watched this because a reviewer I enjoy gave it high praise. Man, I don’t know what he was smoking but this is some of the most valid, boring crap I’ve ever seen.I’ve seen a lot of stupid **** on Netflix, but at this point they must be wiping their asses with the idea of making money. I watched this because a reviewer I enjoy gave it high praise. Man, I don’t know what he was smoking but this is some of the most valid, boring crap I’ve ever seen. Pacing issues, lighting issues, it appears someone shot half this on their cell phone while high. The “humor” is unfunny, the effects cheesy, and the plot nonexistent. Save your brain and go watch The Boys if you want dark comedy.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 13, 2021
- No episode information is currently available for this season