Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 24' - Three Women - Season One

Three Women is one of those random shows that got filmed, ready to roll then dumped. Showtime had decided not to air the completed series, luckily enough Starz picked up the series a week later. However the series is still waiting to air in the USA.

In Australia Three Women premiered mid-February on Stan. Yes I was deep in my Lunar New Year vacay, so this week I caught open on this (very) raunchy ten part series.

Based on the bestselling novel by Lisa Taddeo, Three Women follows the journey of writer Gia (Shailene Woodley) as she convinces three women. Entrepreneur Sloane, homemaker Lina, and student Maggie to share their stories. 

The group of women are on a course to radically change their lives, with Gia penning a novel (or trying to) along the way. It did however feel very bloated at ten episodes.

Eight or even a tight six would have felt more appropriate for the sexy tales we saw on Stan ahead of the USA getting a peek at a lot of skin.

Alongside Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, Ravi Patel, Blair Underwood, Gabrielle Creevy, Austin Stowell, Lola Kirke, Jason Ralph, Blair Redford, Jess Gabor and John Patrick Amedori all starred in this flesh heavy film.

Filming began back in October & November 2021, so we have been waiting a red hot minute for this series to drop.

So why did Showtime bail on the series? When they have so little original content at present? Like for example only The Chi' second half of the latest series is upcoming on their release schedule. Yes it's a good two months worth of content, however there is very little else on the horizon. Hit series Yellowjackets is scheduled to launch its third season in 2025.

So is Three Women all bad? The first half of the season is better than the second. I enjoyed Sloane's story the most. Maggies the least. The series isn't all bad. The cast are very easy on the eye.

Stan really does need original/exclusive content right now. But series like Three Women might not draw in new viewers, just keep viewers like me tuned in to see how far Showtime/Starz can push the envelope.

Up next another Showtime but on Paramount+ series, Halo concludes its second season.