FandomWire’s 10 Worst Television Series of 2023 is spoiler-free!
We may be living in the golden age of television series, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few dumpster fires worthy of our wrath. Please read below FandomWire’s worst television series of 2023! Just don’t complain later that we didn’t warn you!
FandomWire’s 10 Worst Television Series of 2023!
10. All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
The Netflix adaptation of the beloved book All the Light We Cannot See is a work of historical fiction that can be viewed differently now, nearly a decade after it was written. To make matters worse, the final product hams up the melodrama to the where the viewer may gag from its saccharine aftertaste.
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9. Obliterated (Netflix)
Obliterated is unpleasant, overwrought, and hyper-driven overstimulation of the senses for all the wrong reasons. Almost immediately, Obliterated becomes an eye-roll-inducing affair. The jokes are so bad I would almost call it stunning. The dialogue is terrible, even taxing, and the overall experience is excessively grating.
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8. Fatal Attraction (Paramount+)
What on earth is Liz Caplan doing in a series like this? The ending of the series adaptation of Fatal Attraction is so atrociously bad and head-scratchingly bizarre that there’s little reason for it to exist other than to be obtuse.
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7. That ’90s Show (Netflix)
The ’90s show relies too much on nostalgia, being a half-baked version of the That ’70s Show, but has more in common with the That ’80s Show. The next chapter in the series is uninspired, redundant, and completely pointless. Yes, some may call it harmless, but that’s what defends me most of all.
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6. The Citadel (Prime Video)
We finally have the Michael Bay version that has made it to television. I mean, just look at the similarities. The Citadel is pure spectacle over substance, with little to no character development, the same generic, formulaic approach, and acting that is eye-rollingly inducing.
The only difference is that in this $300 million production, the Prime Video special effects look cheap and underwhelming resulting in a grotesque-looking CGI experience.
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5. Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Fox)
Yes, we have seen the plot a hundred times over, but the story should be naturally intriguing. Yet Fox’s Alert: Missing Persons Unit lazily sleepwalks through its central premise, and the plotting is laughable. Star’s Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez look painstakingly bored, and their performances are even worse.
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4. True Lies (CBS)
The adaptation of True Lies is exactly like the film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, except it doesn’t have those stars, chemistry between the leads, humor, excitement, suspense, or hold the viewer’s interest before the first commercial break.
3. Fubar (Netflix)
The title is Fubar. Need I say more? For all the talent involved, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Baruchel, and Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro, the clever wink doesn’t contain enough to justify an entire series, let alone a typical Schwarzenegger action film. To top it off, the characters are unlikable, the dialogue is artificial, and the tone is wildly uneven.
2. The Idol (Max)
The Max series has a putrid 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 59 reviews. However, the real telling sign may be the eye-opening 41% fan approval on the same site. The series is poorly acted. The characters are hollow. And worst of all, the writing is so shallow.
The Idol only aims to shock while adding little value with nothing real to say about the sleazy industry.
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1. Extended Family (NBC)
NBC’s Extended Family is the most excruciating sitcom to come out in years. Every sentence, word, and syllable goes for a joke without any meaning or connection to the scenes at hand, making the experience overwrought to the point of frustration.
