Twenties
BET | Release Date: March 4, 2020
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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IndieWireTambay ObensonMar 4, 2020
Season 1 Review: It’s a cutesy, sometimes insightful, and humorous comedy-drama about navigating maybe the most exciting and terrifying decade of adulthood, all while trying to make it in showbiz. It’s a series that clearly wants to set itself apart with its visual style and rhythm, and, for the most part, it succeeds in that regard. Holding it all together are the natural comedic talents of Gibbs as Hattie. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangMar 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: The playful, immediately winsome BET comedy (which shares its title with Waithe's 2013 webseries) is a dishy showbiz tale that's eager to reveal some ugly truths about an outwardly glamorous business. Read full review
75
NewsdayVerne GayFeb 28, 2020
Season 1 Review: Newcomer Gibbs is good, but it's a shame Waithe doesn't appear in her own story — a sharply written, often amusing one. Read full review
70
VarietyCaroline FramkeMar 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: “Twenties” is a solid coming-of-age comedy that makes a concerted effort to develop its own rhythm and visual style to set it apart. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneAlan SepinwallMar 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: Twenties palpably comes from a real place. And while autobiography isn’t always a storytelling virtue unto itself, it’s clear that Lena Waithe learned a lot of smart lessons in her journey from being someone with Hattie’s job to being someone with Ida B’s. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubKellee TerrellMar 4, 2020
Season 1 Review: For the moment, Waithe’s Twenties is fine, it gets by, but here’s hoping it exceeds that to become the Black excellence Waithe believes she can deliver—and that her viewers deserve. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerMar 12, 2020
Season 1 Review: Twenties is definitely light on character development, but Gibbs shines as Hattie and the perspective the show presents is unique. Read full review
60
The AtlanticHannah GiorgisMar 6, 2020
Season 1 Review: While the dialogue sometimes veers into cliché, Twenties is sharpest when its characters work through issues rooted in Waithe’s own path to Hollywood power. Read full review
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