Your next bingeworthy Netflix show is a wild dark cult comedy with 86% on Rotten Tomatoes

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Thu, 22 May 2025 16:24:29 +0000

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The excellent comedy series Sirens will lure you in with its engrossing and at-times sinister plot.

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If you're in need of something to binge this week, Sirens has arrived and
it's definitely worthy of a spot on our best Netflix shows round up.

The dark comedy-drama, which arrived today (May 22), already has at the time of this article's publication an 86% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes . Clearly, it's gone down well with plenty of professional writers.

For the uninitiated: Sirens is, according to Netflix's own Tudum fan-led website, an "incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power,
and class".

The show's story is told over the course of one very explosive weekend, and sees Meghan Fahy play Devon, the concerned older sibling of Milly Alcock's Simone, who has a very creepy relationship with her new boss Michaela (Julianne Moore). Clearly worried about her younger sister, Devon heads to Michaela's country retreat with the view to holding an intervention for Simone. Why I'm recommending Sirens on Netflix Kevin Bacon is among Sirens' starry supporting cast (Image credit: Netflix)

There are plenty of great reasons why I'm recommending Sirens this week. With only five episodes, you can easily binge watch it in one or two sittings.

Molly Smith Metzler, the playwright behind the highly-enjoyable Maid , which starred Margaret Qualley, created this Netflix show, which is based on Metzler's own 2011 play Elemano Pe a. So, you know this series is in good hands

Smith Metzler told Tudum: This story has a lot of teeth. There are real moments of drama, and its going to make people uncomfortable. Operatic is a word I like to use to describe it. Its a true dark comedy and its got a
Greek mythology vibe.

The cast is also excellent. Alongside Moore, Fahy, and Alcock, the likes of beloved actor Kevin Bacon. Considering Prime Video canceled The Bondsman , it's nice to see Bacon popping up in a different project, even if I'm still very disappointed to see one of the best Prime Video shows suddenly come to
an abrupt end. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 's Glenn Howerton also plays a supporting role, so you really can't get much more star-studded than that.

If you loved Netflix's The Four Seasons , this is another picturesque series to gape at, too. Expect great on-location scenes, glamorous wardrobes, and plenty of luxury. It's also full to the brim of mystery and has a sinister undertone, as all is not as it seems on this island enclave.

I was sucked in from the get-go and soon realized that I'd streamed three episodes back to back. You'll find yourself desperate to know what's going
on, and what's up with Moore's rich philanthropist and animal activist.

I'm keen to see more from Sirens , but we'll have to see if Netflix decides
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