TV fans have just weeks to watch 'absolute masterpiece' drama with 'tremendous acting' before it's pulled from screens
TV fans have just weeks left to watch an 'absolute masterpiece' drama before it's pulled from screens.
Little Fires Everywhere premiered back in 2020 and tells the tale of the 'picture-perfect' Richard family and a 'mother and daughter who upend their lives'.
The miniseries is based on Celeste Ng's 2017 novel with the same title and is available to stream on Prime Video.
Reese Witherspoon stars as Elena Richardson, a mother-of-four journalist, while Joshua Jackson plays her husband, Bill, and Jady Pettyjohn as Elena's daughter Lexie.
Kerry Washington plays Mia Warren, an artist and mother, alongside Lexi Underwood who stars as Mia's daughter Pearl, and Rosemarie DeWitt as Linda McCullough.
Little Fires Everywhere has been a great success since its release and has an impressive 79% score on Rotten Tomatoes and is rated 7.7/10 on IMDb.
However, despite the rave reviews, the eight-episode series will reportedly be leaving the streaming site in around 30 days.
Fans on Rotten Tomatoes have left their verdicts on the show and one penned: 'It was an absolute masterpiece.
'It had a believable storyline and characters that you could root for. In the end you felt bad for everyone because it wasn't anybody in specifics fault. It shows that society can bring down families and cause little fires everywhere.'
'This is 8 episodes of misery, but it was so gripping. The acting is tremendous.'
'Best series I have watched in a while, and one where you can see everyone's point of view and understand. Stayed with me this series.'
'Such a compelling and engaging story. Beautiful acting from Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon and the rest of the cast.'
'Loved this series. Binged on it as couldn't wait to see next episode. Great cast, great storyline, loved the art too. Highly recommend.'
Fans on Rotten Tomatoes have left their verdicts on the show and one described it as an 'absolute masterpiece'
'Little Fires Everywhere is such a compelling show that will make the audience think about motherhood, family and other issues which tend to be forgotten.
'Moreover, the stunning performances given by Witherspoon and Washington are not to be missed.'
However, not everyone has been impressed and one penned: 'Every single character is unlikable leaving me with no one to root for.'
'This was one of the worst book adaptations ever! They completely changed the story and made it into a soap opera!'
Fans have also been raving about a hidden gem thriller has been hailed as 'one of the best crime dramas ever' which is also available to stream on Prime Video.
Eight-episode French drama series, The Disappearance, premiered back in 2016.
Directed by Charlotte Brändström, it stars Camille Razat, François-Xavier Demaison and Pierre-François Martin-Laval.
However, not everyone has been impressed and one picked fault with how much the story line differed from the book
The Disappearance is set in Lyon and follows the story of a missing 17-year-old called Leah Morel.
As her family and police officers work to locate the teen, they discover secrets that were never known about her.
The series has received rave reviews from fans and some took to Google to leave their verdicts.
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