Netflix's Sneakerheads is a mixed bag, fitting into the often-neglected subgenre of fashion-based shows aimed at straight guys

The Hollywood Reporter

The six-episode comedy exploring sneaker culture is "boosted by a strong sense of the argot of the sneaker-collecting world and a likable central turn from Allen Maldonado, but with an ultra-brief six-episode season, the show's struggles to bring dimension to its female characters and an icky vein of homophobia really stand out," says Daniel Fienberg. He adds: "As clunky as the quest may be narratively — the whole series is an ungainly mixture of unforced authenticity and logic-defying contrivance — it gives series director Dave Meyers room to navigate through several rarely depicted corners of Los Angeles, plus one international location. Sneakerheads moves swiftly and fluidly from pop-ups in the Fairfax District to downtown back alleys to mansions in the Hollywood Hills (including the home of the personality in that aforementioned goofy cameo, which I'm betting the show's target demographic won't even understand)." ALSO: Sneakerheads proves, both accidentally and on purpose, the thing about treasure hunts is that finding the treasure rarely means the end of the hunt.