This is what critics are saying about Dan Levy’s new sitcom Big Mistakes
Dan Levy’s Big Mistakes premieres on Netflix. (Spencer Pazer/Netflix)
Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy’s new show, Big Mistakes, hits Netflix today – but is it worth a watch?
Big Mistakes, a co-creation between Levy and Bottoms’ Rachel Sennott, is a crime-comedy sitcom. The show follows dysfunctional siblings Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (The Four Seasons’ Taylor Ortega).
The show kicks off when the New Jersey family becomes unexpectedly entangled with their town’s underground gangs. The two siblings find themselves pulled deeper into the criminal underworld.
Before long, there’s blackmail, kidnapping and car chases. However, all the while, Levy’s pastor character is hiding a secret boyfriend he hasn’t told his family about, just to add an extra smattering of gay drama.
The eight-episode show also stars FX’s Adults star Jack Innanen, Lady Birds’s Laurie Metcalf, Doom of Love’s Boran Kuzum and Knock at the Cabin’s Abby Quinn. Elizabeth Perkins, Jacob Gutierrez, Joe Barbara, Josh Fadem, and Mark Ivanir also star.
Big Mistakes is the first series from Levy and his production company’s (Not a Real Production Company) deal with Netflix. The eight-episode show is Levy’s second original scripted series, the first being Schitt’s Creek. Levy made his directorial debut with Good Grief in 2023.
What do the reviews of Big Mistakes say?
Currently, Big Mistakes holds a strong score on Rotten Tomatoes. The show is scored 94% by the critics’ Tomatometer and a 80% Popcornmeter score from the general public.
The Guardian‘s review gives the show three stars, outlining that the cast is great, but the premise doesn’t hold up.
“The domestic cringe comedy at its heart means Big Mistakes is far from a major error, but it isn’t quite a triumph either,” the review reads.
The AV Club gave the show a B+ rating. Their review outlines: “Though the pacing can drag at times, Big Mistakes finds its groove in the back half of the season.
“And the series proves that, if done right, a certain kind of dark comedy can make you feel just as good as the feel-good variety.”
“Levy himself delivers a much more understated performance as Nicky than his ostentatious David Rose,” Collider‘s review notes.
“Much of how Nicky’s sexuality is handled in this series feels so grounded in how it feels as a queer person to have a deep well of patience with the people you love.
“From hiding his relationship from his congregation, to telling his father he can’t say “a gay,” and then later keeping another closeted person’s secret at the very real risk of his own life, Nicky’s queerness is incredibly nuanced.”
Big Mistakes is available to stream on Netflix now.
