DTF St. Louis
HBO | Release Date: March 1, 2026
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
IndieWireBen TraversFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: “DTF St. Louis” breaks down its crude acronym until it isn’t disagreeable anymore. At times, it’s downright aspirational. Perhaps best of all, it’s also very, very funny. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubTim LoweryFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: This is a very assured show, the kind where a left-field backstory or character trait doesn’t come off like a tacked-on quirk or distraction but rather the heart of what makes it so wonderful to watch in the first place. Read full review
90
TV GuideLiam MathewsFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: HBO only sent four of seven episodes for review, but if it sticks the landing — and it probably will — it will be one of the best shows of the year. Read full review
83
The PlaylistMar 4, 2026
Season 1 Review: As much as “DTF St. Louis” suggests that loneliness and the absence of healthy, rewarding male friendships are a pox on American men, the show likewise critiques paths that lead them to damnation: social media apps that crater one’s confidence with arguably greater efficacy than fulfilling the “social” part of the label. Read full review
83
The Daily BeastNick SchagerFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: For a show that’s routinely funny and intriguing, DTF St. Louis is startlingly insightful and moving. Read full review
80
VarietyAlison HermanMay 14, 2026
Season 1 Review: “DTF St. Louis” isn’t exactly cringe comedy, but it is idiosyncratic enough that I expect some will find the show a tough sell; it certainly took me a few episodes to acclimate to Conrad’s stilted, precisely crafted world. That the performances are all so calibrated to each other’s wavelengths, if not a bewildered viewer’s, is an indication that “DTF St. Louis” is achieving its own goals, however inscrutable they are to an outsider. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 25, 2026
Season 1 Review: Like any good show, solving the puzzle isn’t the point. Learning to live with the characters is. Harbour, who you probably know from “Stranger Things,” is doing great work here. .... Bateman and Cardellini are also good, playing mostly against type. Read full review
80
The GuardianLucy ManganMar 2, 2026
Season 1 Review: Everyone here has an odd, difficult part – especially once the whimsy has worn off – and making them congruent as well as believable individually is an achievement all of its own. You may well find yourself DTFinishing the whole thing in a single watch. Read full review
80
StatusBrian LowryFeb 27, 2026
Season 1 Review: Those who want to scratch their “White Lotus” itch without the mouth-watering scenery should be “DTW” (that is, Down to Watch). Read full review
80
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: While it never succumbs to the bloat so common in the genre, there are times when the pace feels designed more for stretching out to a season than it should, but they’re just far enough apart to never completely derail momentum. Read full review
80
TheWrapBob StraussFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: “DTF” is a funny, lurid and creepingly compassionate watch. Read full review
80
IGNAlex ZalbenFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: It won’t be for everyone, but if you enjoy shows like FX’s Fargo and HBO’s own The Chair Company, it’s worth getting down with DTF. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: Somewhere along the way, the show’s cringe comedy gives way to sincerity and our pity evolves into genuine empathy. And the longer we spend with this group of goofy, hopeless characters, the more grateful we are that we didn’t give in to that initial impulse to swipe left. Read full review
70
The New YorkerVinson CunninghamMar 23, 2026
Season 1 Review: A strange, surreal, surpassingly dark addition to Bateman’s œuvre. He’s cast well in the show—I can’t imagine it working without his presence, reeking of ennui and buried impulses. .... Clark Forrest, a local celebrity owing to his job, is like an updated, puzzlingly childlike Cheeverian confection. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerMar 2, 2026
Season 1 Review: DTF St. Louis is definitely a little weird at the start, but viewers’ patience will be rewarded with a quirky but interesting mystery starting in Episode 2. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonFeb 27, 2026
Season 1 Review: If it were solely a series about sex, the tender yet confounding “DTF St. Louis” would be one cool piece of work. .... Usually, one would have a pretty solid idea of where things were headed after watching more than half a series. Yet “DTF St. Louis” is so emotionally elusive I’m less confident than usual in my clairvoyance. Read full review
70
ColliderAidan KelleyFeb 26, 2026
Season 1 Review: It's a shame that the show's murder-mystery elements slip too far into by-the-numbers territory, as the large bulk of DTF St. Louis is another sharply written and consistently engaging miniseries that HBO should be proud of. Read full review
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