The reviews are split almost down the middle, and the spread is wide: three critics like it, three do not, and two sit between. The praise clusters around the two leads. Nearly everyone finds something to admire in Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, and the scenes between them are singled out even by critics who dislike the rest. The dual-timeline structure divides opinion: Variety and Collider find it well handled, while The AV Club calls it a failure that takes itself too seriously. The reservations cluster around tone and taste. The Telegraph is repulsed by the graphic treatment of mutilated female victims, and The Guardian dismisses the series as a dire mess with an odd AI chatbot element. The Hollywood Reporter sits in the middle, finding it alternately effective and bumbling. Several critics note overfamiliar tropes and too many red herrings. Digital Spy’s verdict, fun and campy in places, is about as warm as the middle gets.
Variety
10 March 2026 · Aramide Tinubu
The critic calls it excellent storytelling that keeps viewers grounded in the crimes and Kay’s methodology despite a complicated narrative. They praise the seamless blending of timelines, graphic intensity, and exploration of misogyny, death, and monstrosity in many forms.
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