Hollywood

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 1, 2020
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
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Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Apr 30, 2020
    38
    Craven and corrupt, studios did ruin lives and stoke racism. But a seven-hour Velveeta-smothered corrective, along with a few nice performances and some genuinely awful ones (discretion is indeed the better part of valor on this last point, by the way)? Get me rewrite, kid. STAT. Overindulgent, overwrought, overdone.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Kathryn VanArendonk
    Apr 30, 2020
    30
    Truly insulting stinkers are a special breed, though, and I’ll admit I have a weird fondness for them. There’s something pleasurable about trying to sift through the shambolic wreckage of The Witcher to figure out how it got to be this way; similarly, I would love to be able to stop watching Quibi and yet I gave it many, many hours of my time. This club is where Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood belongs.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Apr 29, 2020
    30
    What results is a Franken-show that’d have done the old Universal monster movies proud, lurching and stumbling through its story’s convolutions with great purpose but little worth saying. ... The first outright dud of his post-“Glee” career.
  5. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Apr 30, 2020
    25
    This is the most disastrous project of his career, a limited series that not only fails dramatically but attempts a degree of social commentary that can only be called insulting.

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#43 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 61
  3. Negative: 16 out of 61
  1. Pitbulllover
    May 2, 2020
    1
    ugh - so awful and on the nose writing and fake and terrible and typical Ryan Murphy where he rips off a zillion different other artists andugh - so awful and on the nose writing and fake and terrible and typical Ryan Murphy where he rips off a zillion different other artists and claims it's an homage.… Full Review »
  2. katezoe
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Wow after all those delicious series, this one is a bomb. After "The Politician" also on Netflix I didn't think Ryan and his posse could helmWow after all those delicious series, this one is a bomb. After "The Politician" also on Netflix I didn't think Ryan and his posse could helm a second dud, but they did. The acting is terrible, writing is bad and show boring.… Full Review »
  3. Lifeisbellablog
    May 17, 2020
    7
    Most Ryan Murphy fans will probably love this show. I watch anything Ryan Murphy puts out, and I love the classic group of characters that heMost Ryan Murphy fans will probably love this show. I watch anything Ryan Murphy puts out, and I love the classic group of characters that he uses in his projects. My love for Ryan Murphy's projects combined with my love for this old Hollywood era made me expect to really love this. I did enjoy watching it, but the emotional payoff wasn't quite there for me in the end. There was no real attempt at conflict resolution, as all problems were solved by waving a magic wand. I do really want to praise the beautiful colors, costumes and music that really contributed to this beautiful old Hollywood tribute. I also really want to give props to David Corenswet, Holland Taylor and Mira Sorvino who each did a fantastic job portraying the authentic mannerisms and vocal inflections of the era. I did love being transported to this setting, and did enjoy watching it but definitely left being a little disappointed. It wasn't quite satisfying or rewarding, but it was a fun and entertaining ride.… Full Review »
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