Sirens – Series Review | Netflix

SIRENS on Netflix is a new mystery series with just five episodes. It’s a wildly intriguing trip down the rabbit hole with characters that keep you guessing and a stellar cast. Read our full Sirens limited series review here!

SIRENS is a new Netflix series that’s officially a drama and dark comedy. Not wrong, at all, but also selling it short. This is a wicked mystery where something supernatural may be happening. Why else would people be reacting the way we see?

Well, one answer could be money. Money equals power, which in turn becomes a “When they say jump, you ask how high” situation. Okay, not everyone (as the story in this limited series shows), but most. And especially anyone who relies on a good paycheck from the rich.

Continue reading our Sirens limited series review below. Find all five episodes on Netflix from May 22, 2025.

From Buffalo to insane wealth

The entire Sirens miniseries plays out over one Labor Day weekend. Sure, we do get some flashbacks and have an idea of what happened before (and what will happen in the immediate aftermath), but other than that, this all happens in a very short time span.

Sirens follows Devon (Meghann Fahy) as she tracks down her younger sister, Simone (Milly Alcock). This leads Devon to arrive on a lavish island. The kind where mansions and pastel colors are abound.

Devon knows Simone is working for a wealthy family, but not much else. The two sisters had a very rough (to put it mildly) childhood and adolescence. Something the Sirens series delves into, so I won’t give spoilers here.

Never has “Hey, hey” sounded creepier

What Devon soon discovers is that Simone is working for Michaela (Julianne Moore). She’s her assistant and gets to call Michaela “Kiki” which is apparently a huge thing. The world on this island is so wildly different from anything Devon knows that she sees it as a cult.

When Michaela says “Hey, hey”, everyone else repeats it. Like a mantra or a prayer, almost. And it does sound quite creepy and cult-adjacent, so it’s no wonder that Devon feels something is off. But what exactly is going on?

Well, you’ll have to watch Sirens on Netflix to find out. And you should.

A fierce character gallery

While Julianne Moore‘s Michaela (or “Kiki”) along with Milly Alcock’s Simone are at the forefront, the star of Sirens is Meghann Fahy as Devon. She’s the one we follow from start to finish. Also, she’s the one who calls out all the weirdness, and she is amazing.

Really, the magic and weirdness of this mystery comes from all three female leads. Each delivers something very unique to the story, and their backstories alone make for a much more interesting overall story.

Alongside these women, we have several wonderful and fascinating (good and bad) male characters. They are also portrayed by very well-known actors. From Kevin Bacon as Michaela’s husband to Bill Camp as the often useless father of Devon and Simone.

In other key characters who orbit the lead characters in some way, we’re getting so much quality. The casting of the supporting characters includes Glenn Howerton, Felix Solis, Britne Oldford, Josh Segarra, Trevor Salter, Jenn Lyon, and Lauren Weedman.

Watch Sirens on Netflix

The new Netflix mystery series has 5 one-hour episodes and, yes, it is very binge-worthy, so get ready to watch it in one or two sittings. Creator and showrunner is Molly Smith Metzler, who also executive produces the limited series.

The series is based on Molly Smith Metzler’s own play “Elemeno Pea”. She wrote this play during her time at the Juilliard School, so this is very much Metzler’s project in every sense. With her as producers are Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap.

Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap also produced Metzler’s previous Netflix hit, Maid, starring Margaret Qualley. Why ruin a winning combination?! I’m already rooting for a third project by them.

As directors on the episodes of the limited series, we’re getting Nicole Kassell (Watchmen, The Baby), Quyen Tran (The Madness), and Lila Neugebauer (The Last Thing He Told Me).

With Sirens, we’re getting a different kind of genre-mix. One that is darkly funny, though doing a deep dive into the exploration of women, power, and class. Also, we’re getting mystery tied in with mythology, which may have a supernatural element to it. Check it out!

Sirens is on Netflix from May 22, 2025.

Details

Showrunner / Writer: Molly Smith Metzler
Directors: Nicole Kassell, Quyen Tran, Lila Neugebauer
Starring: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Bill Camp, Felix Solis