EPISODE
Star - Season 1
The musical drama series follows the lives of three young singers who thrive to be famous in the music industry.
1 December 1955, Florence, Alabama, USA
18 April 1985, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4 September 1985
20 October 1985, Marion, South Carolina, USA
13 August 1983, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 November 1983, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
February 1, 1972 in Houston, Texas, USA
December 15, 2016
The actresses can sing and dance, but their characters are so woefully underwritten that they mostly just stomp through the show.
December 27, 2016
There's a LOT going on here, but if the grounded tone and soapy tendencies can finally gel, Star could eventually be a worthy Empire successor.
December 13, 2016
A prime-time soap that wants to be harder-edged than Empire, but instead manages to be less fun.
December 18, 2016
In its eagerness to depict its young protagonist as an independent woman with agency, the show falls back on tired, gendered stereotypes.
December 14, 2016
None of the three is much of an actress, and their weak performances can't give the show the weight or momentum it needs. Awkward dialogue and cliched plots are additional problems.
December 13, 2016
Absurd? You bet. Entertaining? Not really, because Daniels lays it on so thick. Fox is waiting until the New Year for followup episodes. Maybe they figured the audience would need time to breathe. Or find the remote.
January 09, 2017
[The characters] are relatable, and it's easy to become enraptured with their ambition to succeed. It's a story of self-discovery.
December 14, 2016
While Empire hit that sweet spot of camp, trash and flash (at least for a while), Star is mostly trash -- which, of course, is not necessarily a deterrent to high ratings, but let's hope in this case it is. Queen Latifah at least deserves better.
December 14, 2016
Demorest is convincing in the role, but she's not crowd-pleasing. She may be pre-ordained by the show to thrive, but she has the reckless and raw vibe of someone else, a survivor.
