Survival of the Thickest

Name: Survival of the Thickest
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: July 13, 2023
Rating: 66

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Netflix | Release Date: July 13, 2023

Summary: Newly single assistant fashion stylist Mavis (Michelle Buteau) seeks to start over and find success with the help of her best friends Khalil (Tone Bell) and Marley (Tasha Smith) in this comedy series inspired by Buteau's book of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Tara Bennett

Mar 27, 2025

Season 2 Review: Whether they’re [Mavis, Khalil and Marley] throwing truth bombs, being supportive in a crisis, or just ripping one another with love (and without an ounce of mercy), their mature rapport is a big reason this season feels more assured and lived-in. .... As the series lead, Buteau continues to seamlessly channel her rockling standup persona into Mavis with finely-tuned tempering. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jul 13, 2023

Season 1 Review: Michelle Buteau is fantastic in Survival Of The Thickest, and we’re looking forward to seeing how her character Mavis inhabits her world on her own for the first time in years. Read full review

Joel Keller

Mar 27, 2025

Season 2 Review: As with the first season, Survival Of The Thickest rides on the effervescent confidence of Michelle Buteau, with Mavis now knowing that she took the big swing she never did before. Read full review

Angie Han

Jul 13, 2023

Season 1 Review: As it is, the series’ pleasant tone goes down easily, and probably makes it ideal for binging over a glass or four of rosé. But Mavis, in the end, refuses to settle for the familiar and practical route when she could hold out for the challenging and exciting one. Her show shouldn’t settle for it either. Read full review

Hannah Giorgis

Jul 26, 2023

Season 1 Review: Survival of the Thickest packs a lot into this season’s eight-episode run. Sometimes, that feels appropriate—the period after a big breakup certainly can feel like everything is happening all at once. But the show occasionally struggles to keep its many storylines cohesive. .... Survival of the Thickest is at its most artful when drawing attention to just how much Mavis is trying to balance. The series doesn’t need to do everything to be great—it just needs to keep Buteau’s charm at its center. Read full review

Judy Berman

Jul 17, 2023

Season 1 Review: The lack of focus combines with the brevity of a season that runs just eight 25-minute episodes, an inconsistently written protagonist, and the scripts’ pervasive empowerment-feminism platitudes to yield a show that never finds a distinctive voice. Read full review

Alison Herman

Jul 13, 2023

Season 1 Review: At just eight episodes, “Survival of the Thickest” is too crowded with subplots and themes to facilitate the most effective sort of comic star-making: time spent with charismatic people in amusing, low-stakes situations. Read full review

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puna

Jul 15, 2023

this is the series from the great michelle Buteau that her fans have been waiting for. so sweet, so dope, so fun, so queer, so positive. **** when is season 2 dropping?

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Seasons & Episodes

66

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Season 3

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  Air Date: July 2, 2026
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  Air Date: March 27, 2025
Season 1

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  Air Date: July 13, 2023