Three Women

Three Women follows three very different women who each push against the roles society has written for them. Lina, Gia and Sloane make choices that shock the people closest to them as they pursue needs they've kept hidden, while a writer grieving her own loss coaxs each woman to tell her story. Those confessions are stitched into a narrative that questions who gets to shape another person’s truth, and the consequences of airing intimate lives. The show keeps its focus on relationships and the fallout from desire, without resolving every moral knot or offering easy answers.

Released in 2024, the series was created by Lisa Taddeo and features Betty Gilpin as Lina, Shailene Woodley as Gia, DeWanda Wise as Sloane, Gabrielle Creevy as Maggie Wilkin and Blair Underwood as Richard.

Awards attention for the show was limited, it did not emerge as a major award-season frontrunner. Still, individual performances and the source material’s notoriety brought the series into conversation among critics and viewers looking at portrayals of intimacy on television.

The series prompted conversations about how female desire gets portrayed, who controls intimate narratives, and the ethics of turning personal stories into art. It also revived interest in Lisa Taddeo’s nonfiction work, and viewers debated whether the show’s frankness was honest exploration or sensationalism. The casting and acting choices, particularly the leads’ willingness to take risks, kept the show in public discussion even when opinions were split.

Critical and audience reception has been mixed, reflected in a modest average rating of 6.1/10 from the sample of votes. Many reviewers praised the actors for bringing complexity to thorny roles, while others felt the storytelling sometimes relied on shock rather than deeper insight. Major themes include grief, the search for autonomy, power imbalances in relationships, and the moral questions that arise when private lives are made public. The series asks uncomfortable questions and leaves viewers debating its moral framing long after an episode ends.