Review: Brooke Shields' new murder-mystery comedy 'You're Killing Me' falls flat despite renewal
AcornTV's six-episode comedy drama 'You're Killing Me', starring Brooke Shields, has been panned as thin and lazy in a review, even though the show has already been renewed for a second season.
Streaming service AcornTV has released a six-part comedy drama titled "You're Killing Me", starring Brooke Shields as successful cosy mystery novelist Allison Chandler, who lives in the picturesque fictional town of Founder's Cove, Maine. The show evokes the spirit of classic mystery series like Murder, She Wrote, but a review of the first season is largely unfavourable.
The story begins with Allison's publishers pressuring her to attract a younger readership, which infuriates her. After her friend Nash Gilbert criticises her latest book, he falls to his death from a balcony in an apparent suicide that soon raises suspicion.
Allison ends up teaming up with young true-crime podcaster Andi, whom she initially treated rudely, to investigate the death as a possible murder. A local detective soon joins the inquiry. Each week brings a new killing — including a tampered EpiPen at a wedding and an electrocution in a hot tub — while Allison and Andi navigate their differences and collaborate on writing a book together.
The review criticises the series for relying on tired generational-conflict jokes and for writing Shields' character inconsistently, noting that the 61-year-old actor is portrayed as being far more out of touch with modern life than her age would suggest. Despite these flaws, the reviewer acknowledges the show has some charm and goodwill attached to Shields, expressing cautious hope that a recently confirmed second season could improve on the first.
