WeCrashed
"A love story worth $47 billion."
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Overview
Inspired by actual events—and the love story at the center of it all. WeWork grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40 billion. What happened?
What critics are saying
Critical reception for WeCrashed is mixed to positive, with consensus largely focusing on the magnetic performances of its leads. Critics frequently praise Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto for their portrayals of the Neumanns, often labeling their work as the highlight of the series. Many reviewers describe the show as "farcically entertaining" and a "sensational blend" of genres that effectively captures the chaotic, cult-like atmosphere of WeWork.
However, the show is not without its detractors. Some critics found the series to be tedious or lacking a clear point of view, arguing that it treads familiar territory without adding meaningful insight to the rise-and-fall business drama genre. Pacing proved to be another point of contention; while some found the eight-episode structure perfectly calibrated, others felt the narrative dragged or relied too heavily on voyeurism rather than substance.
“From its sharp directing to fascinating performances to clever writing, WeCrashed immerses us in this saga and then has the derring-do to sell it to us as a love story.”
“WeCrashed is messy, but it is entertaining, and Anne Hathaway steals every scene she is in.”
“This tedious series’ top-down, voyeuristic focus on the notorious couple behind WeWork is impressively ill conceived.”
“It treads familiar ground to other rise-and-fall cautionary tales, and somewhat lacks a point of view — but WeCrashed is still farcically entertaining.”
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WeCrashed treats the meteoric rise and combustion of WeWork as a portrait of corporate vanity rather than a dry business autopsy. By framing the brand's trajectory around the romantic entanglement of its creators, the show highlights how personal charisma and shared delusion can inflate a startup valuation with greater efficiency than actual infrastructure.
Anne Hathaway centers the narrative as the grounding force who matches the unchecked ambition of the company’s expansion. The miniseries avoids traditional boardroom drama in favor of examining how personal magnetism shaped the hollow facade of a business promised to be worth billions. The result is a study of the human ego operating at a scale that necessitates a spectacular collapse.
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- First Aired
- March 17, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 223