--- title: Netflix's 'Sirens' Is This Summer's 'The Perfect Couple' description: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock lead a fun, star-studded vacation thriller that falls short of its lofty ambitions canonical: https://time.com/7287013/sirens-review-netflix/ author: Judy Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-05-22T07:01:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:51:11.944Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Netflix's 'Sirens' Is This Summer's 'The Perfect Couple' og:description: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock lead a fun, star-studded thriller that falls short of its lofty ambitions og:url: https://time.com/7287013/sirens-review-netflix/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2edfa58becafad00/6998c6ca66d4e35505cbc7e9/Sirens_n_S1_E1_00_30_21_12R.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Sirens_n_S1_E1_00_30_21_12R og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Netflix's 'Sirens' Is This Summer's 'The Perfect Couple' twitter:description: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock lead a fun, star-studded thriller that falls short of its lofty ambitions twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2edfa58becafad00/6998c6ca66d4e35505cbc7e9/Sirens_n_S1_E1_00_30_21_12R.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Netflix's _Sirens_ Is This Summer's _The Perfect Couple_—Even If It's Trying to Be Something Better > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic May 22, 2025 7:01 AM UTC  Milly Alcock, left, and Julianne Moore in Sirens Milly Alcock, left, and Julianne Moore in SirensNetflix  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic May 22, 2025 7:01 AM UTC Meghann Fahy doesn’t have the best luck with vacations. [_The White Lotus_ took her to Sicily](https://time.com/6223583/the-white-lotus-season-2-review/), where her character’s marriage was tested and [many people got killed](https://time.com/6240351/white-lotus-season-2-finale-explained/). In [_The Perfect Couple_](https://time.com/7018623/the-perfect-couple-ending-explained-netflix/), her character _was_ the murder victim, whose death derailed a Nantucket society wedding. Fahy’s latest bad trip, _Sirens_, feels a lot like this year’s _Perfect Couple_. Both are Netflix shows that cast big-name actors as rich people summering on exclusive New England islands. Each pits a young heroine of humble means against the formidable, possibly sinister lady of the estate; this time, that [quintessential Nicole Kidman role](https://time.com/7018235/perfect-couple-netflix-nicole-kidman/) is played by a serenely terrifying [Julianne Moore](https://time.com/5547452/gloria-bell-julianne-moore/). And while _Sirens_ shows flickers of ambition to transcend the typical A-list crime soap, its admittedly addictive pleasures are chiefly of the sudsy variety. Based on a play by creator Molly Smith Metzler ([_Maid_](https://time.com/6101999/maid-review-netflix/)) and backed by a team of executive producers that also includes [Margot Robbie](https://time.com/6293686/margot-robbie-barbie-inspired-press-tour-looks/), the miniseries introduces Fahy’s Devon as a Central Casting burnout, exiting a police station in all black, combat boots, and smudgy eyeliner. Never mind, for now, what she was doing there. Devon has been stuck in Buffalo caring for a dad with dementia (Bill Camp). Now, she’s hit a breaking point and needs help from her semi-estranged sister, Simone ([_House of the Dragon_](https://time.com/6207254/house-of-the-dragon-review/)breakout Milly Alcock).  Meghann Fahy in Sirens Macall Polay—Netflix The trouble is, Simone loves her job as the live-in assistant and creepily close confidant of Michaela (Moore), the charismatic but exacting wife of a billionaire (Kevin Bacon), whose philanthropic foundation seems kind of like a cult. Devon’s raccoon-eyed arrival on an island that might as well be sponsored by Lilly Pulitzer, at the beginning of an event-packed Labor Day weekend set to culminate in Michaela’s big annual gala, throws the household into chaos. _Sirens_ has been promoted as a dark comedy with a “[Greek mythology vibe](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sirens-series)” befitting its title; flourishes such as a trio of fawning Michaela followers who speak in unison do occasionally conjure a surreal, satirical mood. The finale implies a desire to comment on the misogyny and wealth worship underlying stories like _The Perfect Couple_ rather than reproduce it. Yet Metzler too often stops short of true wit and strangeness. This makes for an inconsistent tone, from which we’re happily distracted by a dazzling backdrop, a twisty plot, and diva-worthy performances—all elements that make _Sirens_ just as fun to watch as the shows it means to critique, but not much more insightful. 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