Brand New Cherry Flavor
Brand New Cherry Flavor

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Brand New Cherry Flavor

2021
TV Show
Ended
1 Season
English

A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.

Insights

IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic76/100
Google Users84%
Director: Nick Antosca, Arkasha Stevenson, Adam LeonGenres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Plot Summary

In 1990s Los Angeles, a young, ambitious filmmaker named Lisa N. attempts to make her first feature film. Desperate for success, she gets involved with a mysterious group of occultists and a witch who promises her fame and fortune, but at a terrifying price. As Lisa delves deeper into a world of magic and revenge, her reality begins to warp, blurring the lines between dreams and nightmares.

Critical Reception

Brand New Cherry Flavor received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its unique blend of surreal horror, dark humor, and feminist themes. Critics lauded its stylish direction, unsettling atmosphere, and Rosa Salazar's captivating performance. The show was praised for its bold and original storytelling, though its extreme violence and bizarre imagery were noted as potentially divisive.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its stylish, hallucinatory, and visually striking descent into body horror.

  • Lauded for Rosa Salazar's compelling performance as a woman consumed by ambition and dark magic.

  • Acknowledged for its bold, original, and often disturbing narrative that pushes genre boundaries.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated the show's originality and unsettling atmosphere, with many enjoying its Lynchian qualities and feminist undertones. Some found the pacing uneven and the surreal elements occasionally overwhelming.

Fun Fact

The series was inspired by a novel of the same name by Todd Grimson, which was published in 2013.

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Folio Swami

Folio Swami

The many faces of entitlement. She is an outsider. She ”can't afford” lots of things. So instead of making local movies with local talent, the Leprechaun's Pot of Gold is hers. ”Money for nothing and chicks for free” went the song. For the ...