Suburban secrets unravel with darkly comic wit as a deceased narrator exposes her friends' scandalous lives.
Suspenseful and campy, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video and Hulu.
Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-14 titles carry. Beyond that, some strong language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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