Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches: Season 1

"No saga about a person learning about their witch ancestry, and the secret society meant to protect them, should feel this hollow."

"Sadly, the show never conjures enough atmosphere to transport us anywhere beyond the couch."

"Mayfair Witches isn’t a total loss. Daddario does the best she can with the material, and the show features a promising supporting cast..."

"It gets off to a slow start but becomes a more intriguing story with each episode."

"Many viewers may become frustrated with the slowly unraveling plot and abandon ship before the story can venture into more satisfying waters."

"The first five episodes are a real disappointment. "

"Mayfair Witches... is a disappointment, a superficial and miscast take that left me cold."

"As an adaptation, Mayfair Witches does its best to streamline some of the books’ more unwieldy, difficult, or downright bizarre elements..."

"STREAM IT, but only because Diddario is so fascinating to watch."

"There’s a bit too much dross amid what works..."

"Undermined by its emphasis on lore over character."

"Barring a yet-untapped reservoir of magic, this tepid cauldron of gothic horror looks like the product of plenty of toil that... might not be worth the trouble."

"Daddario... makes an appealing lead in the eerie gothic series, which leans on its horror roots."

"Mayfair Witches is struggling to figure out how to adapt (the source material) in a way that makes it worth caring about the characters and their complex baggage."

"Lush, smart, and occasionally quite juicy..."