Review of Sirens

If you’re new here, and stumbled upon this blog through the mythical powers of the Internet, welcome! I know a lot of visitors to my website are people who randomly come upon this website through search engines like Google, but I also do have a lot of visitors who come back. Regardless: my name is Ashley, and I started this blog in order to keep track of everything I’m coming across in the world.

I recently fell into a spell of unemployment probably during the worst time to be unemployed, as it was very hard to find a job. I was applying to hundreds of jobs, getting interviews, but no offer was manifesting for me in the near future. So during this time, I had a lot of free time, and spent a good chunk of it chipping away at the blog.

I’m writing this blog post in early August 2025, even though, due to my publishing schedule, this is going to come out in probably November. Editorial calendars on my end are very backed up, which means that a solid chunk of my blog posts are going to be released much later than expected unless it’s timely. I also found a job soon after writing this, which is a good sign for me!

Anyways: I was watching a lot of television when I was unemployed and really catching up on the books I was reading. I was in the financial situation where I could sit back for a bit and wait to see what happens. I did end up needing to desperately find a job for health insurance in the end, but I did enjoy the brief period of rest I was able to get before needing to work.

For a hot minute when Sirens came out I kept seeing it in the Netflix Top 10, and I kept telling myself I was going to watch it. Well, I never did. Procrastination is one of my biggest qualities when it comes to watching movies, television, or picking up a book I’m excited about.

I ended up watching the five episodes of Sirens when I was waiting for my job to start. I took my time, then was shocked because I never checked the episode count and when episode five ended, I was Googling around out of confusion to figure what exactly just happened. I haven’t seen a five episode US series in a long time.

Let’s get into the review! Maybe one day we’ll get a season two, but for now we’re focusing on season one.

A woman suspects her sister is being woven into a cult led by an eccentric billionaire.

Buckle up, because for the five episodes of this series, you’re going to be into a wild ride. We first meet each of the characters. There’s Simone, who works as an assistant for the billionaire Michaela Kell. Michaela is a bit of an odd one herself, but as we see throughout the series, there are some reasons for her odd behavior.

Simone is living it up working as Michaela’s assistant, but someone else is less than thrilled about it: her sister Devon. Devon rolls up to the property ready to fight everyone off because of her sister, even though Simone definitely does not want Devon to be there and cause issues.

It also doesn’t help that the estate is literally on an island, so when Devon comes to visit and try to drag her sister out of there, she’s also kind of stuck on the island until the next ship comes around. As she observes Simone and Michaela in their natural habitats though, that’s when she starts suspecting something else is going on.

This leads to friction not only between the two sisters, who are already tense and at a low point in their relationship, but also Michaela and the other people living on the island. Devon becomes absolutely convinced that Michaela is running a cult situation on the island, but she doesn’t have any hard evidence to back up her claims.

But the longer she stays there, too, the more she gets sucked into Michaela’s web. The series technically takes place over the course of a single weekend, and as the three of them come together, secrets are going to come to light in violent ways, exposing some injustices and betrayals that should stay covered.

I would say more and go deeper into the plot, but this is a relatively spoiler free review. I will say there are some elements of romance between certain characters, even if questionable, which leads to tension and different plot points. The plot itself is relatively straightforward, which is good considering this series is literally only five episodes. Any further and it wouldn’t be able to resolve itself nicely.

Overall Thoughts

I would say that overall I enjoyed this show. Moore was one of the standouts when it came to acting, which really came as no surprise to me personally. I’m very familiar with her work and know that she can own most of the roles given to her and make the characters come alive.

That said, I don’t know if I would return to this show. At the time of typing this there is no innocent about a season two, so who knows if it will be continued. Regardless: I found it to be a bit repetitive in the sense where I felt like I’ve seen a show, read a book, watched a movie, etc. about similar situations.

It didn’t feel particularly unique—that’s why I am trying to say. I was getting a little bit bored of it because of that, even with the five episodes. I also think that it could have been longer and expanded upon in general, but that’s a completely different story for another day.

I say go watch this if it interests you. It wasn’t to my taste personally, but I know some people who love this show, and that’s alright. None of us are wrong for our taste, which is always incredibly subjective. What I may love someone else hates.

Follow me below on Instagram, Letterboxd, and Goodreads for more.