‘Étoile’ reviews: Critics praise ‘strong performances’ but ding new Prime Video series for its ‘ungainly jumping’
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s latest dramedy, Étoile (the French word for "star"), leaps into the world of professional ballet, and critics are mixed on the results.
Set in modern-day New York and Paris, the show stars Luke Kirby as New York City’s Metropolitan Ballet Theatre executive director Jack McMillan, and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Paris’ Le Ballet National interim director Geneviève Lavigne. The Prime Video show “follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions: swapping their most talented stars.”
The show received an 88 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a range of reviews.
“For six or seven episodes, the hour-long series is likably light-on-its-feet, infused with its creators’ love and admiration for this world and boasting strong lead performances from Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg as well as a knockout English-language debut from costar Lou de Laâge,...
Set in modern-day New York and Paris, the show stars Luke Kirby as New York City’s Metropolitan Ballet Theatre executive director Jack McMillan, and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Paris’ Le Ballet National interim director Geneviève Lavigne. The Prime Video show “follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions: swapping their most talented stars.”
The show received an 88 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a range of reviews.
“For six or seven episodes, the hour-long series is likably light-on-its-feet, infused with its creators’ love and admiration for this world and boasting strong lead performances from Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg as well as a knockout English-language debut from costar Lou de Laâge,...
- 4/23/2025
- by Mia McNiece
- Gold Derby
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