Is Julianne Moore’s Netflix drama Sirens ‘the new White Lotus’? Some critics think so

Julianne Moore’s new series, Sirens is out on Netflix today (Thursday 22 May) and some critics are saying that it’s perfect for filling the void left by The White Lotus. But what else do reviewers think? Let’s find out.

As well as Moore, the series stars The White Lotus‘ Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, and Kevin Bacon.

A synopsis for the show reads: “Devon (Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention.

“But she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.”

The trailer does a good job of instilling a sense of intrigue as to what is actually going beneath the well maintained facades at play, and establishing the cult-y like atmosphere Devon finds herself in the middle of.

The White Lotus meets all the good series that Nicole Kidman has been in”

The Guardian described the series as “The White Lotus meets all the good series that Nicole Kidman has been in, with just a dash of Ryan Murphy-esque camp.” It also praised the show as “wholly addictive, endlessly entertaining and utterly preposterous.”

Milly Alcock in Sirens
Milly Alcock in Sirens (Netflix)

The Telegraph echoed similar sentiments calling Sirens “preposterously entertaining” and awarding it four stars.

Entertainment bible Variety wrote that the show is “funny, surreal and yet ultimately grounded in emotion.” Meanwhile, the Financial Times celebrated Moore’s turn as the cult leader-like Michaela.

“Much of Sirens is a slog”

Not all reviews were positive, however. The Hollywood Reporter praised aspects of the show but said “much of Sirens is a slog.”

The Independent, giving Sirens three stars, argued that multiple “disparate storylines sometimes jar with one another.” But it showered praise on Fahy and Alcock for their “brilliantly believable sibling chemistry.”

And the i paper called the series “a complete misfire” only giving it two stars. However, it held Moore, Alcock, and Fahy’s performances in high esteem.

Sirens is streaming on Netflix now.

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