Mike Myers' The Pentaverate fails to make Netflix's Top 10 shows

Variety

Myers' limited series comedy The Pentaverate, which dropped early on May 5 and which has him playing his trademark multiple characters, didn't crack Netflix's Top 10 of hours viewed for English-language series for the week of May 2 through 8. It had fewer hours viewed than the docuseries Meltdown: Three Mile Island, which premiered one day earlier. "It’s a significant flop for Myers, who was a box office darling in the ‘90s and early 2000s for his starring in projects including the Shrek, Austin Powers and Wayne’s World films," says Variety's Selome Hailu. Variety TV critic Caroline Framke called The Pentaverate "the latest example of Netflix's blank-check bloat," adding: "It’s tempting to say that this series, with its lack of editorial eye and surprisingly expensive production value, is emblematic of what Netflix has become now. But the truth is that The Pentaverate is exactly in line with what the streaming giant has been doing for years, as it collects aging comedians like Pokémon, writes giant checks to anyone who might bring in more viewers, and lets them make shows and movies with bafflingly long runtimes. In other words: this show is a feature, not a bug."