Prime Video’s latest dramedy, Étoile—a.k.a. Bunheads for adults—comes from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the creative geniuses behind Gilmore Girls and the Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They are a brilliant writing team, able to adapt their signature style to almost any world they build, always centered around truly unique characters.

With Étoile, their immense talent is once again on display. The series features their hallmark fast-paced dialogue, richly layered characters—particularly the women—a mastery of tone, and a distinctive approach to world-building. It all folds into a narrative style so quirky and specific, it nearly creates a deliberate clash between tone, substance, and setting—one that only they could pull off.

The result is dialogue that is sharp, stinging, and delivered with humorous precision from the excellent cast.

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