Sex/Life
Netflix | Release Date: June 25, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
SalonMelanie McFarlandJun 29, 2021
Season 1 Review: "Sex/Life" is testing our tolerance to quite a degree with eight hour-long episodes centered on the tried-and-true "bored suburban housewife embarks on a sexual journey" yarn. ... Women deserve better – and Netflix has better in its library, frankly – but it'll do in a pinch. Read full review
30
DeciderJoel KellerJun 25, 2021
Season 1 Review: Sex/Life is a show that has no idea what kind of message it wants to send, besides maybe the fact that it would be awfully nice if people could boink like rabbits while having a busy family life. Read full review
30
TimeJudy BermanJun 25, 2021
Season 1 Review: Sex/Life drowns itself in the shallow end, so to speak, by failing to even generate much heat. There are plenty of R-rated scenes—so many, actually, that they get repetitive. Read full review
30
CNNBrian LowryJun 25, 2021
Season 1 Review: Thanks to the overwrought Harlequin Romance trappings, there’s a lot more guilt here than pleasure. Read full review
0
DeciderMeghan O'KeefeMar 6, 2023
Season 2 Review: Sex/Life Season 2 is an atrocious excuse for art, but it does display creativity where it counts: in the sex scenes. ... Skip it and just go to PornHub. Read full review
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