The original post: /r/television by /u/talldrseuss on 2026-03-26 17:33:44+00:00.
My wife and I watched the first season of the show “Minx” when it originally aired on HBOMax. We both loved the show. From the great chemistry between the cast to the witty dialogue all within the background and aesthetics of 1970’s LA, we thought it was amazing. I’m a huge fan of Jake Johnson from his New Girls days and I thought he did a hilarious job playing a sleazy/scheming publisher. This was the first time I’ve seen Ophelia Lovibond in a show (she plays the main protagonist), and I thought she did a great job of playing someone sort of naive and optimistic in a cutthroat industry.
We were disappointed when we found out HBO declined to renew the show, and even though Starz picked it up, at the time my wife and I were budgeting how many streaming services we were going to pay for. So imagine my total shock when I found out they had put both seasons on Netflix back in November (two years after it came out on Starz).
Season 2 I would say wasn’t as strong as Season 1, but I still found plenty of laugh out loud moments and with the addition of Elizabeth Perkins (who seems to be really good at playing these rich slightly evil white women roles), I thought it did a damn good job of carrying the story. So I am trying to figure out why it didn’t seem to gain a large dedicated audience or why it isn’t talked about frequently (when it aired).