There comes a moment in the dog days of summer when all you want is to kick back with a fizzy drink and an excuse to neither think too hard nor feel too deeply. These are not the times for high-minded prestige series that require active viewing to appreciate every nuance, nor for thrillers and comedies exciting enough to quicken the pulse.
These are the moments for shows just breezy enough to borrow your attention without quite holding it — for shows, in other words, like Hulu’s The Season. A little bit twisty, a little bit funny and ultimately so frothy it’ll disappear from memory faster than bubbles from a champagne coupe, this Hong Kong-set English-language Hulu drama may not be your next obsession. But under the right circumstances, it could be an ideal distraction.
The Season
The Bottom Line
Fizzy and forgettable as cheap champagne.
