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Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has been praised by Stephen King, who calls the series 'very entertaining' despite some 'goofy plot holes'. The series is a crime drama starring Tatiana Maslany as a divorced mother who becomes embroiled in a thriller after witnessing her online friend being attacked. The show blends comedy, drama, and thriller elements, and has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score and an 86% audience score.
Stephen King is giving praise to another new Apple TV series. The legendary author is one of many viewers that has enjoyed Apple TV's Widow's Bay, the ten-episode comedic horror series where each new installment plays out like its own contained movie while still providing hints to the larger plot.
But the streamer is on a roll more generally, with its originals such as Margo's Got Money Troubles and Star City gaining attention. Apple TV's new horror series, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, is unique in its own right, but it also seems to cleverly borrow one of Stephen King's greatest storytelling tricks.
The series is a crime drama that stars Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany in the role of Paula, a divorced mother who feels some sort of passive dissatisfaction with her life. She finds joy in her conversations with a younger camboy Trevor (13 Reasons Why alum Brandon Flynn). But things take a turn one evening when she witnesses Trevor being attacked on camera during one of their conversations.
Paula tries to get the police and has to convince Detective Sofia Gonzalez, played by Dolly De Leon, who received an Oscar nomination for her performance in the 2022 dark comedy Triangle of Sadness. But the authorities think it's a scam. To say much more about the premise would spoil its fun, but the Apple TV Original ably blends the comedy of Paula's workplace, the drama of her personal life, and the thriller she's now found herself in.
The workplace part comes in handy, just as King observes, when Paula doesn't get anywhere with the police. It also leads to some fun interactions with Paula's co-workers, played by Charlie Hall and Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg. The cast of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed also includes fun supporting turns by New Girl's Jake Johnson as Paula's ex-husband and Barry's Jessy Hodges as the ex-husband's new love interest.
Small screen vets like Tara Summers, Kapil Talwalkar, and Murray Bartlett also make appearances in the crime thriller that sits at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 53 reviews, and has a high 86% audience score. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is one of Maslany's most enjoyable roles in recent years, tailored to show how good the Emmy winner is at juggling different tones. It's no surprise King is a fan. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed releases new episodes Wednesdays on Apple TV.
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