The new Hulu legal drama All's Fair, starring Kim Kardashian and created by Ryan Murphy, premiered with overwhelmingly negative reviews, earning a 6% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the criticism, the series has topped streaming charts and garnered some fan support for its campy style. Episodes one through three are now available, with weekly releases every Tuesday.
Overview
All's Fair follows Allura Grant, a divorce lawyer played by Kim Kardashian, who joins an all-female firm specializing in high-profile breakups. The series, created by Ryan Murphy alongside Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, features a star-studded cast including Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Glenn Close, and Sarah Paulson. It premiered on Hulu recently, quickly becoming the platform's most-watched show.
Critical Reception
Critics have panned the 10-episode series, with Rotten Tomatoes aggregating a 6% score from 18 reviews. The Times awarded zero stars, calling it 'the worst television drama ever made' and likening the script to something 'written by a toddler.' The Guardian's Lucy Mangan described it as 'fascinatingly, incomprehensibly, existentially terrible,' while The Hollywood Reporter noted Kardashian's 'stiff and affectless' performance, attributing it to weak writing. The Telegraph's Ed Power said it's 'not even enjoyably bad,' and one reviewer dubbed it 'the worst TV show of the year' and 'brain dead.' Another critic remarked, 'I did not know it was still possible to make television this bad.'
Fan Response and Popularity
Despite the backlash, viewers have defended All's Fair on social media, praising its over-the-top, campy elements. One fan tweeted, 'It’s a very fun show to watch because it’s over-the-top and bad without apprehension.' Another called it 'fun, cunty, women led, high fashion, terrible script, horrible acting,' adding that Kardashian isn't the worst part. The series equates female empowerment with materialism and includes absurd topics like vaginal filler injections and soap opera-style affairs.
Kardashian's Role
Kardashian, who produced alongside Kris Jenner and previously collaborated with Murphy on American Horror Story season 12, told the BBC she felt honored to work with her co-stars, whom she called 'the best acting coaches in the world.' She acknowledged her reality TV background, saying the team 'took a chance on working with' her and that she aimed to be professional.
