The Upshaws

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 12, 2021
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kristen Baldwin
    May 10, 2021
    83
    [The Upshaws] juices the multicamera-family-sitcom model with fresh dynamics, depth, and genuine laughs.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    May 12, 2021
    80
    And no, the “mom who gets things done while the dad gets to mess up and around” conceit isn’t exactly brand new territory for a sitcom to tread. But when a show is this willing to find new ways to make such tropes more grounded and relatable, it’s worth checking out.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    May 11, 2021
    50
    All The Upshaws’ jokes might well be a couple decades old, but there’s also a laudable attempt here at a different kind of family sitcom.
  5. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    May 12, 2021
    30
    The Upshaws has “good sitcom bones”, but is so saddled with tired plots and dialogue it just makes for a show that feels like it’s already stale, even though it just started.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    May 12, 2021
    30
    To say that “The Upshaws” is stuck in the ’70s doesn’t quite do it. The 1970s? Or the 1870s? ... The jokes are entrenched in racial stereotyping and clichés. “The Upshaws” was meant to be transgressive, one imagines. It’s harder to imagine who’ll be laughing.