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P-Valley

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Universal acclaim based on 20 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Ratings

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P-Valley

Series Details & Credits

Starz | Release Date: July 12, 2020

Summary: The half-hour drama from Katori Hall explores the lives of those who work and visit the Mississippi Delta strip club, The Pynk.

Genre(s): Drama

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Metascore

83

Positive:

19

Mixed:

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Critic Reviews

100

Collider Kay B

Jul 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: Directed by an all-women team, with a perfectly crafted cast, P-Valley is the unexpected summer show you didn’t know you needed. ... The relentlessness of Hall’s vision shines through, allowing a rare look and perspective into sex work and the working class, devoid of white approval. With every episode unafraid to shatter presumptions, we get an even rarer look at how these types of characters are shot. Read full review

100

TV Guide

Malcolm Venable

Jul 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: P-Valley blends the profane, the sacred, and the politics of the almighty dollar to tell sharp, wildly engrossing stories about Black women on the margins who use their bodies to keep families and whole communities afloat. It's also one of the year's best new shows. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Aramide Tinubu

Jul 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: Helmed by an all-female directing lineup, P-Valley is a compelling character-driven story that shines a spotlight on the beauty and scars of women, Black women, in particular. It is an unapologetically Southern and Black story that puts women who are often shamed and pushed toward society’s edges right back where they belong—center stage. Read full review

80

The Guardian Adrian Horton

Jul 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: The troubles in P-Valley feel both substantial, genuinely life-altering, and the germane hurdles imposed by a country designed to wring profit out of segregation and economic segmentation. But for all the rot coursing through, P-Valley is blisteringly entertaining, its dance sequences regularly outdoing J Lo’s star-cementing turn in Hustlers. Read full review

80

The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Fienberg

Jun 1, 2022

Season 2 Review: Through the first half of the 10-episode second season, on top of its various storytelling pleasures, P-Valley proves a more-than-capable vehicle through which to process a complicated moment in history. Read full review

80

Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Jul 10, 2020

Season 1 Review: “P-Valley” achieves that rarest of balancing acts: It is a thoughtful immersion into an overlooked culture and community — in this case, the economically strapped, predominantly black “Dirty South” of broken dreams, gospel truths and palpable prejudices. The show excels at both tawdry entertainment and meaningful moments of character study. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Roxana Hadadi

Jun 3, 2022

Season 2 Review: The series still wields the core elements that make it such an invigorating, subversive watch. But P-Valley is trying to do so much via splintered subplots, it’s missing the consistency and cohesion that drove the first season. Read full review

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User Reviews

10

Jovyy

Sep 12, 2020

Best series ever!!! The only thing is I wish it had more episodes because 8 was not enough!!!! I want more

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

10

ruizmigang

Sep 19, 2020

Brilliant. Complex. Erotic. Funny. Dramatic. Tragic. Can't wait for season 2, and seeing more of Hailey / Autumn.
And thanks to subtitles I could follow it all.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

10

BarryDexter

Jun 4, 2023

Amazing show with gorgeous erotic scenes,great acting and character arcs,amazing cinematography absolute masterpiece I hope it gets as many seasons as it needs.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

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acecyan

Dec 8, 2020

It became my favorite show, I loved how the show sucked me in, and the emotions it made me feel

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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TVJerry

Apr 29, 2021

The “P” in the title is an abbreviated reference to **** and if that puts you off, this may not be the show for you. It revolves around the dancers who work in a sleazy, but highly successful club in the Mississippi Delta. Several of them are given stories outside work, which adds depth toThe “P” in the title is an abbreviated reference to **** and if that puts you off, this may not be the show for you. It revolves around the dancers who work in a sleazy, but highly successful club in the Mississippi Delta. Several of them are given stories outside work, which adds depth to the drama. Then there’s Uncle Clifford, the non-gender conforming, domineering boss with a beard and a wild variety of feminine outfits (played by Nicco Annan who created the role in the play on which this show was based). The dance numbers are more athletic than erotic, but they’re impressive and suggestive just the same. The language is continually raunchy (with liberal use of the N-word) and women’s bodies are constantly exposed (In case you have any issues with this concept, keep in mind that this is directed by an all-female team). Still, the writing (full of thick Southern accents) and characters (from sweet to sassy) prove deliciously compelling. (8 one-hour episodes with a 2nd season announced)… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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All_ButTrU4

Jan 5, 2022

God this is heartbreaking. Quality tv that is nuanced,well performed and just so personal. Extremly human. I appreciate the platform it gives to exotic dancers and sex worker's, showing them as the humans deserving of respect they have ALWAYS BEEN. The show is fortunately tasteful with it'sGod this is heartbreaking. Quality tv that is nuanced,well performed and just so personal. Extremly human. I appreciate the platform it gives to exotic dancers and sex worker's, showing them as the humans deserving of respect they have ALWAYS BEEN. The show is fortunately tasteful with it's nudity and pace,sticking to realism for its thrills.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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ErsatzGood

Jul 27, 2020

This show is absolutely hilarious. I realize P-Valley is not a comedy but I could not stop belly laughing through this show. The dialogue is full-tilt unintentionally stupid ridiculous, the acting is really really funny, and the accents are freaking ludicrous... in the funniest way.

PleaseThis show is absolutely hilarious. I realize P-Valley is not a comedy but I could not stop belly laughing through this show. The dialogue is full-tilt unintentionally stupid ridiculous, the acting is really really funny, and the accents are freaking ludicrous... in the funniest way.

Please *pretty please* keep this show coming because it's truly the most I've laughed at the television in a couple of months.

Ladies and gentlemen, the unintentionally funny award goes to P-Valley. Hats off the the editors, actors, writers and directors for shoveling this dreck onto Starz!… Expand

0 of 4 users found this helpful04

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Series Overview
Season 2

76
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 3, 2022
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 1

85
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 12, 2020