SummaryBeth Ann, a 1960s housewife (Ginnifer Goodwin); Simone, a socialite in the '80s (Lucy Liu); and in 2019, lawyer Taylor (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) discover they each have been cheated on by their respective partners in the Marc Cherry dark comedy-drama.
Created By:Marc Cherry
Why Women Kill
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 14, 2019
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
61% Positive
11 Reviews
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33% Mixed
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6% Negative
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1 Review
Aug 14, 2019
85
The tongue-in-cheek tone can be tricky. But beginning with the opening credits, which is set against the Frank Sinatra classic “L.O.V.E.” and pulpy comic book scenes, Why Women Kill gets the tone just right. Cherry knows how to make social commentary while making us laugh and take a discerning eye to our lives. The series is funny. ... And the stellar cast pulls it off.
Aug 15, 2019
75
Thus far, the ’60s plotline appears to be the most emotional, the ’80s the most humorous, and the contemporary the most confusing. It remains to be seen if the end result of all this intrigue will be satisfying, but for now, the series’ arch tone and visual splendor are enough to stick around for the ride.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
63% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
22% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
16% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Jul 15, 2021
10
Wickedly entertaining! Sure it's a more **** pleasure, it's not a high-brow TV show by any means, but oh boy it's so fun to watch! Lucy Liu's character and performance was such a delight!
Sep 21, 2019
10
I don't get the low Metascore of this one. Of course, the season hasn't reached its finale yet so there's room for it to go downhill, but so far it's been consistent; perfect photography & direction, great acting and deliciously tasteful sensibility for campy drama. Ticks just about every box of its genre.
Aug 9, 2019
75
Bitingly funny, it echoes the best satiric elements of the ABC hit without the baggage of having too many characters with subplots that fall all over themselves.
Aug 15, 2019
67
It’s too bad that apparently we have to wait until the end of the season for these characters to connect. It’s obvious from the start of the series that they really could have benefited from each other.
Aug 19, 2019
60
While Why Women Kill has nuanced leads, the show stumbles in its use of high camp. It’s a stylistic choice that adds levity but that allows the show—at least in the first two episodes made available to critics—to avoid interrogating the realities that drive its characters to take extreme measures.
Aug 16, 2019
50
The three stories track along efficiently yet predictably in the two episodes made available for critics. While the show exhibits a degree of Cherry’s colorful and quietly campy command of that fine line that separates a soap opera from a serious drama, something has been lost since the “Desperate Housewives” days.
Aug 7, 2019
30
A deeply unsatisfying show cobbled together from vignettes, a show whose skittish leaps between storylines leaves good actors stranded.
Oct 7, 2019
9
Love this show! Ingenious the way they tie the three decades together with comparisons and big differences in woman’s rules through the years.
Sep 16, 2019
9
Love this take on telling these types of stories with a rise of the criminal doco series its creative and fun
Production Company:
- Imagine Entertainment
- CBS Television Studios
- Acme Productions
- Black Lamb
- Cherry Productions
Initial Release Date:Aug 14, 2019
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Gracie Allen Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
