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Shining Vale

Name: Shining Vale
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2022-03-06
Cast: Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear, Gus Birney, Dylan Gage

2022 | 2 seasons | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Desperate Housewives, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 91K people sought it out in the past year