As an entertainment editor and a secret data nerd, I'm constantly looking at numbers when it comes to new shows and movies. I'm talking rankings—like if a show makes the Netflix top ten list—and ratings—like how a movie was rated by fans and critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Generally, the numbers align. If a series is the number one show, fans tend to give it a pretty high score. But that's why Netflix's Sirens made me do a double take.
One of the buzziest shows at the moment, Sirens stars Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) and Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon). Though the series hit Netflix back on May 22, it's still sitting pretty atop the Netflix top shows list a whopping twelve days later. And yet, fans on Rotten Tomatoes only give the show a measly 65 percent on the Popcornmeter. Similarly, the IMDb rating stands at 6.8 out of ten. So...what gives?
Determined to make this data make sense, I finally gave Sirens a watch. Here, my honest review.