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- 2024 saw nan release of shows crossed a scope of streaming platforms, but not each were well-received.
- Shows for illustration "The New Look," starring Ben Mendelsohn, grounded to gain rave reviews crossed nan board.
- Despite big-name stars, critics roasted animated shows for illustration "Universal Basic Guys" and "Good Times."
It seems 2024 saw nan merchandise of countless star-studded TV shows crossed a scope of streaming platforms. However, apical talent doesn't ever guarantee rave reviews from critics.
Here are 20 of nan worst TV shows your favourite actors starred successful passim 2024.
Will Forte is simply a crime-solving podcaster successful nan acheronian drama "Bodkin."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%
Summary: Podcaster Gilbert Power (Will Forte) and his adjunct Emmy Sizergh (Robyn Cara) subordinate journalist Dove Maloney (Siobhán Cullen) successful solving a acold lawsuit successful Bodkin, Ireland.
Although galore critics enjoyed "Bodkin" and praised Cullen, Cara, and Forte for their infectious chemistry, immoderate viewers had mixed feelings.
"The elements don't rather congeal, but it's intriguing and well-crafted," professional Robert Levin wrote for Newsday.
Nicole Kidman starred successful nan enigma bid "The Perfect Couple."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 65%
Summary: Just arsenic Amelia (Eve Hewson) is astir to wed into a able family, her wedding play successful Nantucket takes a deadly move — and everyone (Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Billy Howle, and more) becomes a suspect.
Critics were divided connected their statement of "The Perfect Couple," pinch immoderate calling it a binge-worthy blameworthy pleasance and others deeming it an overwritten mess.
"Where 'The Perfect Couple' goes incorrect — and wherever 'White Lotus' succeeded — is assuming its assemblage is watching," Maxwell Rabb wrote for nan Chicago Reader. "Instead, everything of statement is spelled retired truthful attraction to nan characters themselves feels secondary."
"The New Look" boasted a stellar formed pinch Ben Mendelsohn, John Malkovich, and Maisie Williams.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%
Summary: This melodramatic bid follows manner designers Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) arsenic they navigate life successful Europe during nan Nazi business of World War II.
Many critics noted nan precocious accumulation worth — and nan mesmerizing performances from its stellar formed — but couldn't thief emotion for illustration nan communicative was lacking.
"For those enthralled pinch fashion, there's capable entertaining glitz and melodrama to support 1 returning week aft week," Brian Bromberger wrote for The Bay Area Reporter. "But for group little enamored by haute couture, nan full endeavor mightiness look sluggish pinch fewer rewards."
After wowing critics successful "The Haunting of Hill House," Carla Gugino starred successful "The Girls connected nan Bus."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 57%
Summary: Four journalists — Grace (Carla Gugino), Sadie (Melissa Benoist), Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore), and Lola (Natasha Behnam) — travel flawed politicians' statesmanlike campaigns.
"The Girls connected nan Bus" had nan imaginable to beryllium a biting governmental satire for illustration "Veep," but immoderate critics thought it played retired for illustration a shallow soap opera.
"It's diversion and distraction," Wenlei Ma wrote for The Nightly. "It has nary much penetration into authorities and nan media than 'Younger' had into publishing aliases 'The Bold Type' into journalism."
Former "Doctor Who" prima Jenna Coleman played nan cardinal lead successful nan British play "The Jetty."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 57%
Summary: This British crime play follows Ember Manning (Jenna Coleman) arsenic she investigates a occurrence successful Lancashire and connects nan dots to a acold lawsuit that was conscionable blown wide open.
Though galore critics appreciated nan female position successful "The Jetty," galore felt for illustration nan communicative and pacing fell isolated upon person examination.
"These challenging issues mightiness person been amended served by a consecutive play alternatively than an uneven enigma yarn littered pinch clichés, contrivances, clunky exposition, and thrillerish flourishes," Dan Einav wrote for nan Financial Times.
Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, and Allison Janney soaked up nan sun successful "Palm Royale."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 56%
Summary: In 1969, Maxine (Kristen Wiig) looks to climb nan ladder of precocious nine astatine an exclusive state nine successful Palm Beach, Florida.
Overall, critics loved nan show's attraction to costumes and group design, but thought nan glamour distracted from nan story, which lacked immoderate existent intrigue.
"There are plentifulness of individual elements that propose a worthwhile last product," Allyson Johnson wrote for But Why Tho? "However, nary of these elements travel together to go thing much than nan small, individual highlights."
Mandy Patinkin sets retired to lick a execution successful "Death and Other Details."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 55%
Summary: This locked-room execution mystery, group connected a cruise ship, follows detective Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin) arsenic he strives to beryllium rider Imogene Scott (Violett Beane) is innocent.
Critics mostly agreed nan show had a fewer excessively galore twists, which kept nan communicative from being believable aliases having a genuinely rewarding ending.
"While location are elements of 'Death And Other Details' that person nan imaginable to beryllium entertaining, nan show feels overstuffed and excessively willing successful messing pinch nan viewers to prolong what is simply a very analyzable whodunit," Joel Keller wrote for Decider.
Elisabeth Moss played a seasoned concealed supplier successful "The Veil."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 54%
Summary: Imogen Salter (Elisabeth Moss) and Adilah El Idrissi (Yumna Marwan) find themselves successful a deadly cat-and-mouse crippled that takes them astir nan globe.
Critics enjoyed being whisked distant to different locations, from Paris to Istanbul. However, they felt immoderate aspects of nan show did a disservice to its lead actors.
"…'The Veil' is simply a batch of style complete substance," Liam Mathews wrote for TV Guide. "The show doesn't profoundly prosecute pinch its characters aliases nan existent world astir them."
Kate Winslet was a ruthless European leader successful "The Regime."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%
Summary: Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) ineffectually leads a crumbling autocracy arsenic she presides complete a Central European government.
Critics mostly felt misled by nan advertizing of "The Regime," which marketed itself arsenic a acheronian drama but decidedly underserved connected jokes.
"So location are gags; it's conscionable really going to beryllium successful nan oculus of nan beholder really funny they are, not conscionable successful nan discourse of this muddled story, but besides correct now," Tara Ariano wrote for Cracked.
Jeff Daniels played a real-estate mogul connected nan diminution successful "A Man successful Full."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 50%
Summary: Based connected Tom Wolfe's book of nan aforesaid name, this melodramatic miniseries follows Charlie Croker's (Jeff Daniels) downfall arsenic his real-estate empire takes a nosedive.
Critics were evenly divided connected "A Man successful Full," pinch immoderate reviews citing Croker's exaggerated unlikeability arsenic a immense turn-off.
"Over its six episodes, 'A Man successful Full' repeats variations connected Charlie's plaint that nan 'world's gonna make men for illustration maine extinct,'" Steve Murray wrote for ArtsATL. "'Man successful Full' can't seduce america that that moreover comes adjacent to being a tragedy."
Anthony Hopkins starred arsenic nan emperor of Rome successful "Those About to Die."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 48%
Summary: In 79 AD, Emperor Vespasian (Anthony Hopkins) and his sons norm complete Rome arsenic tavern proprietor Tenax ("Game of Thrones" prima Iwan Rheon) tries to raise capable money to compete successful a life-changing chariot race.
Although galore critics felt nan unpolished book did nan actors a disservice, a ample information of them were entertained by nan spectacle and gore nonetheless.
"It ends up arsenic a reasonably satisfying binge, not raucous capable to beryllium a blameworthy pleasance but not successful capable power of its characters to beryllium earnestly good," Jack Seale wrote for The Guardian.
Annette Bening and Sam Neill played an imperfect mates successful "Apples Never Fall."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%
Summary: Just arsenic successful tennis moguls Joy (Annette Bening) and Stan Delaney (Sam Neill) denote their retirement, Joy abruptly goes missing, sending nan couple's children into a tailspin.
The show, which is based connected a caller by "Big Little Lies" writer Liane Moriarty, didn't mesh good pinch galore critics — contempt nan champion efforts of nan cast.
"Annette Bening gives an fantabulous capacity successful nan caller seven-episode Peacock miniseries 'Apples Never Fall,' but she shows up each nan lesser acting astir her to a distracting degree," Eileen Jones wrote for nan Jacobin.
Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny raised infamous sons successful "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%
Summary: This play chronicles nan lives of Erik (Cooper Koch) and Lyle Menendez (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and nan murders of their parents (Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny).
Critics mostly agreed that nan show, created by Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, showed committedness but overstayed its welcome.
"Some tonal inconsistency is understandable; really other could a show seizure some nan ludicrousness of this communicative and its dire, mortal dimensions?" Richard Lawson wrote for Vanity Fair. "But Brennan and Murphy push past that, into nan realm of incoherence."
Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, and much revived their "Sausage Party" roles successful "Sausage Party: Foodtopia."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%
Summary: The characters of nan animated drama "Sausage Party" (2016) return to conclusion nan quality title and found their ain civilization.
Despite nan return of big-name stars for illustration Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, and Kristen Wiig, critics felt nan expanded world-building and characterization of "Sausage Party: Foodtopia" was fruitless.
In a review for RogerEbert.com, Clint Worthington wrote that nan show was "an eight-episode bid for Prime Video that simply regurgitates nan aforesaid tired worldly arsenic nan movie while adding small to nan recipe."
Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough fell successful and retired of emotion successful "Alice & Jack."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 39%
Summary: Lovers Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) and Alice (Andrea Riseborough) support coming backmost to each other, but they ne'er look to get nan timing right.
Overall, nan reception for "Alice & Jack" was underwhelming, pinch critics saying it lacked nan nuance and extent of much acclaimed narration dramas for illustration "Normal People."
"'Alice & Jack' shoots for nan vertigo of a star-crossed romance, but does excessively small activity to person america of nan relationship's validity," Angie Han wrote for The Hollywood Reporter.
Giancarlo Esposito seeks revenge for his son's execution successful "Parish."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 33%
Summary: Gracián "Gray" Parish (Giancarlo Esposito) thought he had washed his hands of nan criminal underworld until his son's horrific execution sends him hurtling backmost to nan life he left.
Critics were delighted to spot Esposito successful nan lead domiciled but wished nan book had been amended written.
"The six episodes allotted to 'Parish' require a communicative subject that simply isn't successful play, and Esposito's talent demands original penning that seldom presents itself here," Melanie McFarland wrote for Salon.
Shailene Woodley sets retired to chronicle different perspectives successful "Three Women."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 33%
Summary: Journalist Gia Lombardi (Shailene Woodley) follows nan lives of 3 women — Lina (Betty Gilpin), Sloane (DeWanda Wise), and Maggie (Gabrielle Creevy) — successful hunt of what activity intends to modern Americans.
Critics agreed that nan adaptation of Lisa Taddeo's book grounded to seizure nan magic of nan root material.
"Buried nether each nan crippled contortions and surplus extensions of 'Three Women' are galore beautiful, moving observations," Ben Travers wrote for IndieWire. "If only it was easier to spot them."
Billy Crystal starred arsenic a grieving therapist successful "Before."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 32%
Summary: Eli (Billy Crystal) is simply a kid scientist still reeling from losing his woman erstwhile he uncovers a disturbing relationship to his adjacent client.
Critics praised Crystal for stepping into a darker genre but didn't deliberation nan show was thing to constitute location about.
"Every comic fable deserves a chance to branch out, nan aforesaid measurement Crystal's buddy Robin Williams famously went dark, often," Robert Moran wrote for The Sydney Morning Herald. "But 'Before' is nary 'One Hour Photo.' It's hardly a blank Polaroid."
Yvette Nicole Brown, JB Smoove, and Wanda Sykes lent their voices to "Good Times."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%
Summary: "Good Times," an animated revival of nan 1970s sitcom of nan aforesaid name, centers connected nan Evans family arsenic they effort to get by successful Chicago.
Critics said nan animated bid seemed fine-tuned to offend viewers, each while banking connected nan nostalgia for nan original "Good Times."
"In a way, it would person been amended to conscionable trade this arsenic an original bid without each nan baggage and expectations of reinventing a TV classical — but then, Netflix wouldn't person gotten each nan headlines and attraction from nan shocked reactions," Eric Deggans wrote for NPR.
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