Started August 15, 2019 · Canceled · Based on 2 seasons, 20 episodes through July 29, 2021 · TV-MA · 50 min
Why Women Kill is a dark comedy anthology series created by Marc Cherry. Season 1 follows three women in different decades who discover betrayal in their marriages and turn to murder or help cause deaths. Season 2 follows a 1949 housewife who grows bold and commits murders to climb into an exclusive garden club. The 2019 storyline centers on a bisexual lawyer in an open marriage and throuple, and one 1980s plot involves a husband who is gay.
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Was our 49% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Why Women Kill.
Woke representation / casting
Prominent Asian-American and black actresses play lead women across timelines. The 2019 storyline features a bisexual woman in a central open marriage and throuple plot.
53%
Woke political dialogue
The modern character is described as a feminist lawyer. The open relationship is presented as a modern option but leads to conflict and violence.
20%
Production
Identity-driven story themes
The show examines women's changing social roles and responses to betrayal over decades. Season 1 has prominent gay and bisexual characters and a polyamory plot.
42%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Traditional 1960s housewife roles are shown as restrictive. Some male characters are unfaithful or flawed. No strong modern activist reframing of institutions.
25%
Woke character or canon changes
Not present in this title.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Very little found. A single review called out the 2019 characters as overly progressive, but no broad public complaints treated the show as activist or identity-driven.
8%
Creator track record context
Marc Cherry is a gay writer known for campy female-driven shows. He has written about evolving marriage and women's roles without activist language.
20%
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