Kim Kardashian has achieved a massive commercial success with her Hulu legal drama All’s Fair, despite the series facing nearly unanimous rejection from professional television critics. The show, which premiered on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, on Hulu and Disney+, was watched by 3.2 million viewers globally after three days of streaming.
This performance established it as the most popular scripted series to debut on Hulu Originals in the last three years, according to platform data.
Created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken, All’s Fair stars Kim Kardashian as Allura Grant, the owner of an all-female law firm specializing in divorce. While the ratings tell a story of global dominance, the critical reception remains historic for its negativity.
The show debuted with a rare 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Although the rating rose to 6% by November 6 and 5% by November 8, it eventually fell back to a 3% Tomatometer rating as of December 11, 2025.
The stark divide between critics and the public is evidenced by the audience-generated Popcornmeter, which stands at a more favorable 65%. On Metacritic, the show holds a cumulative score of 19 out of 100. Despite these figures, the project’s financial and engagement metrics were strong enough to secure a second-season renewal in November 2025.
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Global charts show Kardashian drama lead on Hulu and Disney+
As of December 11, 2025, All’s Fair held the top spot on Hulu’s weekly top 10 streaming charts in the United States, per FlixPatrol data. The show’s international reach has been similarly robust, appearing in the top 10 across 36 territories globally on Disney+.
By mid-December 2025, the series was in second place in Australia, fifth place in Canada, and had re-entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom in sixth place.
Kim Kardashian has leaned into the show’s reputation for being “hate-watched” by sharing polarizing fan reactions on her Instagram account. One viewer quote she shared described the show as having “the most predictable storylines” while admitting they were “obsessed” and wanted 14 seasons.
Another post shared by Kardashian noted that “legendary actresses” in the cast were giving “the worst performances of their careers,” yet concluded the result was “amazeballs.”
Professional critics have been far less playful. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the series a zero-star rating, calling it “fascinatingly, existentially terrible” and describing Kardashian’s performance as “expressionless.” Ben Dowell of The Times of London went further, suggesting it might be the “worst TV drama ever.” Even with such reviews, com/bitcoin-signals-market-structure-analysis-2026/”>analysts forecast late-2026 breakout potential for digital entertainment brands that can sustain this level of global attention regardless of traditional acclaim.
Casting choices and inspiration from real-world legal battles
Kardashian’s character, Allura Grant, is inspired by her real-life attorney, Laura Wasser, who represented her during divorces from Kanye West and Kris Humphries. The series features an ensemble of veteran actors, including Glenn Close as Dina Standish, Naomi Watts as Liberty Ronson, and Sarah Paulson as Carrington Lane.
Teyana Taylor and Niecy Nash-Betts also join the cast, with Nash-Betts playing a former L.A. cop turned investigator named Emerald Greene.
While critics like Kelly Lawler of USA Today compared the scripts unfavorably to early AI outputs, Kardashian has expressed deep respect for her colleagues. Speaking to the BBC, she said she felt “honoured” to work alongside her co-stars, calling them “the best acting coaches in the world.”
She also poked fun at her own legal career path on social media, reminding followers on Instagram that she is “not a lawyer yet” but plays a “well-dressed one on TV.”
The first season of All’s Fair consists of nine episodes, each running between 44 and 52 minutes. Executive producers on the project include Kris Jenner, Glenn Close, and Sarah Paulson, alongside the show’s creators.
Despite Ed Power of The Telegraph labeling the series a “crime against television,” the sheer volume of global viewers suggests that the “tacky, tasteless television” brand favored by Ryan Murphy continues to find a massive audience on modern streaming platforms.
