Mrs. Davis
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Mrs. Davis

"She wants to talk to you."

6.8
Yr 2023
Status Ended
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Series Brief

Overview

Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 88 /100

Critics broadly celebrated Mrs. Davis as an exhilaratingly original and delightfully unpredictable television experience. Reviewers praised the sci-fi action-comedy for taking massive narrative swings, blending screwball humor, religious satire, and technological paranoia into a singular story that defies easy genre categorization.

Betty Gilpin's lead performance as Sister Simone received widespread acclaim across reviews. Critics highlighted her versatility across both comedic and dramatic beats, noting that her magnetic, grounded portrayal effectively anchored the series through its most bizarre and labyrinthine plot developments.

While a minority of critics felt the series was occasionally overly convoluted or prioritized high-concept storytelling tricks over deep emotional resonance, most reviewers agreed that the show ultimately landed its ambitious vision, offering a refreshing and brilliantly silly adventure.

“one of the most original pieces of streaming content ever made”

“This series is like a puzzle box that turns into a Transformer and also an Etch A Sketch that can microwave a plate of pineapple-infused falafel for you.”

“Bizarre, shaggy, funny, meta, and surprisingly profound”

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Why fans love it

Mrs. Davis operates in a space that rarely overlaps. It mixes a chaotic, supernatural hunt for the Holy Grail with a sharp, cautionary critique of artificial intelligence. While the stakes involve a globe-spanning mission, the tone stays stubbornly playful and surprisingly cheerful despite its complicated technological fears. It balances the weight of existential dilemma with a persistent, hilarious sense of the absurd.

Betty Gilpin anchors the narrative, turning what could have been a dry intellectual exercise into a compassionate human story. The series manages to remain wittily grounded even when the plot ventures into the bizarre. It is a rare example of a miniseries that finds comedy in the cold logic of algorithms, offering a thoughtful take on faith and modern machinery that refuses to take itself too seriously.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 9
Longest run 8 eps
Show 67 more
Darri Ingolfsson as Dieter Franz 2 episodes Sherri Saum as Danni 2 episodes Margo Martindale as Mother Superior 3 episodes Bonnie Aarons as Sister Mary Francis 2 episodes Brandon Bales as Officer Male 1 episode Olivier Barrette as Emissary 2 episodes Chelly as Kamal 1 episode Raphael Corkhill as Klaus Von Bismark 3 episodes Jennifer Elise Cox as Sister Fiona 2 episodes Sondra Currie as Sister Bonnie 2 episodes Travis Joe Dixon as Goon 1 episode Jack Foley as Nerd with a Beard 4 episodes Nancy Friedrich as Sister Mary Therese 3 episodes Teri Gamble as Sister Regina 2 episodes Starr Gilliard as Sister Valerie 2 episodes Willow Hale as Sister June 2 episodes Kimberlee Kidd as Officer Female 1 episode Rachel Lascar as Ermengard 2 episodes Bunny Levine as Sister Ollie 2 episodes Jean-Emmanuel Pagni as Dumont 2 episodes Hazel Paraoan as Sister Mary Christine 1 episode Ava Scarola as Little Girl Twin 1 1 episode Grace Scarola as Little Girl Twin 2 1 episode Dean Sharpe as Meathead 3 episodes Setareki Wainiqolo as Rory 1 episode Rachel Winfree as Sister Hope 1 episode David Arquette as Monty Abbott 2 episodes Suzanne Cryer as Tina 1 episode Caden Dragomer as Young Wiley 2 episodes Stella Grace Fitzgerald as Young Lizzie 2 episodes Tim McInnerny as The Apron Man 2 episodes Robert Miano as Man Looking for a Piano 1 episode Elizabeth Marvel as Celeste Abbott 5 episodes Chris Diamantopoulos as JQ 7 episodes Katja Herbers as Mathilde LaFleur 5 episodes Grainger Hines as Bo 1 episode Tom Wlaschiha as Father Hans Ziegler 5 episodes Ibrahim Renno as Ali 1 episode Todd Aaron Brotze as Larry 1 episode Sam Meader as JBG 2 episodes Ely Henry as JPV 5 episodes Kayla Blake as Doctor 1 episode Laith Wallschleger as Security Guard 1 episode Anthony Tremé as Volunteer 1 1 episode Stephanie Platte as Volunteer 2 1 episode Adriana Galindez as Volunteer 3 1 episode Cecilia Bellorin as Elderly Banker 1 episode Nicholas Cassim as Eliminated Man 1 episode Irene Eva as Pregnant Banker 1 episode Kern Falconer as Toothless Old Man 1 episode Ross Francis as Rodeo Official 1 episode Frank Gilhooley as Horns 1 episode Billy Jeffries as Crier 1 episode Todd Jeffries as White Hair 1 episode Brian Lehane as Nappies Vendor 1 episode Julie Nash as English Woman 1 episode Matt Prendergast as Angry Man 1 episode Neil Reid as Exhausted Man 1 episode Oliver Ritchie as Coffee Ball Vendor 1 episode Jared Shipley as Lead Lawyer 1 episode Luke Thomas as Actual EMT 1 episode Will Taylor as Squire Boy 1 episode Vic Zander as Lord Oliver 1 episode Terry Batten as Receptionist 1 episode Marco Di Tieri as Window Washer 1 episode Michael Dylan as Orderly 1 episode Brett Friedmann as JNT 1 episode
Production Board

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Similarity

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

holy grail artificial intelligence (a.i.) nun miniseries candid thoughtful playful cautionary serene dramatic suspenseful sentimental witty hilarious cheerful compassionate complicated
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 20, 2023
Status
Ended
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
188