- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Dec 3, 2021
Critic Reviews
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Despite the sloppiness by the show’s producers, and some of its repetitiveness, we still appreciate Underwood’s coming out journey enough to make Coming Out Colton a worthwhile watch.
-
Coming Out Colton makes the point that Underwood's story couldn't be fully done justice in one morning-show interview. Nevertheless, as is frequently true in this genre, expanding that into a six-episode series feels like a bit of a stretch.
-
“Coming Out Colton” is a distasteful extension of a brand that doesn’t mean much to begin with. ... Underwood, amiable but blank, remains stiff on camera even after having unburdened himself.
-
Coming Out Colton hews too closely to its subject to establish critical insight. ... Somber music and carefully-shot interviews might evoke the look of a documentary, but there’s little substance to be found. ... It's impossible to shake the impression that all of this is part of a broader publicity campaign designed to relegate what happened with Randolph to the past and protect Underwood’s place in the spotlight.