Rivals
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 18, 2024
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14

Critic Reviews

  1. i
    Reviewed by: Julia Raeside
    Oct 17, 2024
    60
    The series flips between confused sincerity and all-out sex farce making for a glossy puddle of a show, seemingly unwilling to admit its own quite joyful lack of depth. If only the Disney bosses had been brave enough to open the stable door, Rivals might have been able to run to the trashy paddock wherein it clearly longs to frolick.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Caroline Siede
    Oct 15, 2024
    58
    Rivals has a keen eye for subtle class distinctions and the way they etch tiny fracture lines through a close-knit community. It’s just frustrating that only some of the characters on the show feel like three-dimensional people, while others (most notably Nafessa Williams’ American producer Cameron Cook) feel like paper-thin soap-opera archetypes.