Tyler Perry’s New Series Takes Number One on Netflix Despite Terrible Reviews

And here we are again with Tyler Perry, whose latest series for Netflix Beauty in black debuted well on the charts but received poor reviews.

The series, where the worlds of a hair care business and a seedy strip club collide, is Netflix’s No. 1 show in the US at the time of this writing—and that’s despite some pretty terrible reviews on Rotten Tomatoes (53% audience score). ) and IMDb (4.7/10). Unfortunately, this seems to be quite common when it comes to Perry’s work with his Netflix film. Mea Kalpa suffered the same fate earlier this year – a strong initial result, but terrible reviews.

Believes that Reviewer about the new series: “Tyler Perry Beauty in black it’s about such a subtle slap in the face, and we’re surprised we didn’t see it in the grim, insult-filled first episode. Adds Ready stable cutting: “Ever since Perry became a billionaire tycoon in the wake of the Madea films, it’s as if Perry has deliberately isolated himself from anyone who would say something like this to him. Beauty in black This is a terrible idea.”

In other words, let this serve as your final reminder that Netflix’s top 10 charts, while giving a general idea of ​​what’s popular and what’s not on the streaming giant at any given moment, are in no way an indicator of quality. By the way, I can’t imagine Netflix was particularly happy with the initial response to Beauty in blackwhich is part of Perry’s creative partnership with Netflix, in which he writes, directs and produces films and TV series under multi-year deal with first option with a streamer that also included catastrophic Mea Kalpa.

As for what Beauty in black It’s about: The 16-episode show “follows two women who are on very different life trajectories and move towards each other,” Netflix explains.

“Taylor Polydore Williams (Divorce in black, Snowfall) plays Kimmy, who struggles to make ends meet after her mother kicks her out, and Mallory is played by Krystle Stewart (For better or for worse, irritability) – achieves success in his own business. Eventually they become embroiled in each other’s lives. This story takes place in Atlanta. The story follows the wealthy Black family, who lead a hair care dynasty, and an exotic dancer who finds herself in the seedy underbelly of a famous Magic City strip club.”

The show is split into two parts for some reason, and Perry said in a Netflix promotional interview that he took inspiration from the Atlanta strip club scene as well as his exposure to real-life hair care dynasties. “The hair care business here is huge (and) Magic City is huge, and I thought, ‘What would happen if these worlds collided—the stripper world and this hair care business?’ Perry continued. “Never underestimate the power of the underdog.”