Sinclair Daniel and Ashleigh Murray lead Hulu's comedy-thriller series based on the bestselling novel.
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist.
When Harris' book was first published in 2021, it was a glimpse into the publishing world from a long-overdue perspective. Often touted as a blend between The Devil Wears Prada and Get Out, the debut novel was inspired by Harris' own experiences working in the industry — first as an editorial assistant and then as an assistant editor, a job track that mirrors that of the story's main protagonist, Nella Rogers .
Although many of the microaggression-laced interactions between Nella and the people she works with at Wagner are played for laughs, there's a more serious and recurring undertone threaded throughout the season — who gets to sit in a place of privilege as an esteemed author, even if the degree of representation in their books could be described as thoughtless at best and more damaging at worst.
Most of this happens with regard to the central cast. Murray especially gets to shine in a standalone episode closer to the season's conclusion where we're taken behind the scenes of Hazel's life, which was coincidentally written by Harris herself and effectively feels like a means for the author to elaborate on her most mystifying yet intriguing character.
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