Little Disasters is here!
The six-part psychological thriller adapted from the bestselling novel by Sarah Vaughan premiered all episodes on Thursday, December 11, exclusively on Paramount+.
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Here’s a synopsis: “Little Disasters focuses on a decade-long friendship among Jess (Diane Kruger), Liz (Jo Joyner), Charlotte (Shelley Conn) and Mel (Emily Taaffe), four expectant mothers who were thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates but have been there for one another throughout motherhood.”
“When perfect stay-at-home mother Jess takes her baby daughter to hospital with a head injury that she can’t explain, her close friend and on-duty ER doctor Liz must make the excruciating decision of whether to call social services. With one phone call, Liz sets in motion a chain of events that ripples, fractures and nearly destroys not only their families but their entire friendship group.”
Ben Bailey Smith, Patrick Baladi and Stephen Campbell Moore all star as well in the Eva Sigurðardóttir directed project, which pairs realism and suspense to create an intimate yet unnerving portrait of modern motherhood.
Critics have begun weighing in on the series already.
The show currently has a 67% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
AV Club gave it a C-, writing: “It’s really a laundry-folding show at heart. You might even be able to get in a little vacuuming and still not miss a beat.”
The Daily Beast writes: “Sudsy beyond belief, it’s another tale of upper-middle-class dysfunction, and one whose twists and turns are almost as laughable as its climactic value judgments.”
The Post NZ writes: “The biggest draw though is noughties German Hollywood queen Kruger, whose pitch-perfect performance keeps you enthralled and guessing as to what her mysterious mother’s culpability might be.”
Collider gave it a 7 out of 10, writing: “Through a thrilling psychological premise, Little Disasters hooks the viewer from the very first scene, forcing them to draw conclusions about Jess and Ed’s innocence from the outside looking in.”
Looper gave it an 8 out of 10, writing: “Little Disasters manages to turn a complicated narrative into a cohesive and thought-provoking story about the importance of maternal mental health. ”
Heaven of Horror gave it a 3 out of 5, writing: “It quickly becomes a heartbreaking and twisted story about motherhood, expectations, and judgment.”
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