Diarra From Detroit

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Season 1
  • Network: BET
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2024
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Diedre Johnson
    Mar 13, 2024
    91
    BET+’s Diarra from Detroit is an edgy and interesting mystery dramedy that is engrossing to watch but could benefit from fewer stereotypes.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Aramide Tinubu
    Mar 21, 2024
    90
    Refreshing, captivating and unapologetically Black, the series is about finding the courage to actively participate in your own life even when that means doing the absolute most.
  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Radhika Menon
    Apr 1, 2024
    80
    A little zany and a lot of heart, the show has enough well-timed jokes to keep you entertained and asking for the next episode.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Mar 28, 2024
    80
    The finale is largely focused on that complicated story, and in a way that doesn’t wrap everything up, preferring to leave things open for a second season. But by that point, Diarra From Detroit has more than earned another season, just as Diarra Kilpatrick has more than earned a chance to spread her wings even beyond this very entertaining project.
  6. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Mar 21, 2024
    80
    “Diarra from Detroit,” furthers the niche streamer’s reputation for quality shows after last summer’s Pittsburgh-set “Average Joe,” which had a similarly well-balanced tone of comedic drama.
  7. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Nandini Balial
    Mar 21, 2024
    80
    The eight-episode blend of mystery and comedy occasionally struggles to find its footing, but damn if it isn’t the funniest series this writer has had the pleasure of watching in quite some time.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Mar 20, 2024
    80
    A fun and funny showcase for Kilpatrick, its creator as well as its star.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Nina Metz
    Apr 10, 2024
    63
    Part missing-person mystery, part comedy about a middle school teacher coming to grips with her impending divorce and part drama about long-buried secrets, it has tremendous style right from the start — sardonic, knowing and self-deprecating. The answers to the central mystery may not pack a satisfying punch by the end, but the road there is as entertaining and absorbing as they come.