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Critic Reviews
RogerEbert.comApr 24, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Although the series could benefit from taking a few more risks, “Étoile” still feels bolder and fresher than almost any other show released this year. From its vibrant opening credits to its meticulously crafted costume design, the series feels tailor-made to be everyone’s new obsession.
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Apr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
The dialogue is, as always, quicker than a chaîné turn; the takes are long and lush (with all eight episodes directed by the Emmy-winning duo, whose love of the master shot emphatically endures); and the settings and costuming are unsurprisingly sumptuous, especially in Paris. .... However, some of the more dance-focused cast members fail to pop against their fellow actors.
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Sep 4, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Packed with terrific choreography by “Maisel” alum Marguerite Derricks, the luxe-looking series — Season 1 comprises eight hour-long episodes — is filmed on location at familiar, postcard-worthy locales. .... If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake” — or even “Black Swan” — don’t fret. If you don’t know a plié from a pirouette, not to worry. “Étoile” is about the people, not the bends, leaps and spins.
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Apr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Highly enjoyable. .... The dancers are good, naturally, even if the dances can sometimes feel less exciting than we’re meant to find them. More interesting is the placing of bodies in space when nobody’s dancing, lending a choreographic energy to ordinary conversations.
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ColliderApr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Étoile is a sharply written and excellently acted show that’s all but guaranteed to satisfy fans of Sherman-Palladino’s trademark style. While the pacing and romances are on the weaker end, the stunning dance numbers and nuanced platonic relationships more than make up for it.
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Apr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
There were moments when I wished Étoile dug a little deeper or aimed for less obvious punchlines. But when it works, it works. These showrunners know how to set up a satisfyingly messy romance, and how to introduce a deep friendship with years of backstory beneath the surface.
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The Daily BeastApr 23, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Through its first three episodes, “Étoile” focuses more on the politics behind the scenes (the donors, management, conflict between the business and creative sides) and mines humor from casting a bull in a ballet performance and from a wealthy right-wing donor who drives Jack crazy.
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May 5, 2025
Season 1 Review:
"Etoile" (which means "star" in French) wants to be more high-brow than it should. The dances are beautiful, but the characters shouldn't have to walk in others' toe shoes. We've seen the petulance, the bickering, the histrionics before. .... And the cast? It's too large for something that's already unwieldy. Eliminating the side stories (did we need Jack's sister in this?) could put the focus where it needs to be: creating art in a bankrupt society.
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The IndependentApr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
There is so much going on in Étoile (the recalcitrant daughter returning to France, the chauvinist dancer desperate for his shot at the big time, the family legacy being unravelled by corporate interference) that, at times, it might be better served played at a slower tempo, with more focus on the humanity. When it has room to breathe, Étoile can be quite beautiful.
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Apr 23, 2025
Season 1 Review:
For six or seven episodes, the hour-long series is likably light-on-its-feet, infused with its creators’ love and admiration for this world and boasting strong lead performances. .... Some of the things that happen in the Étoile homestretch are so pointlessly dumb they soured me on a show that I’d mostly been enjoying.
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IndieWireApr 24, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Despite its budget and resources (much of the New York story takes place in and around Lincoln Center), the series feels like it’s told by ballet patrons, for ballet patrons — people who like watching pretty people glide across a stage, but lack the curiosity to ask why or how they do it, let alone share the answers with an audience without access to The Met.
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