Swimming with Sharks is an American psychological drama television series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger inspired by the 1994 film of the same name. The series premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and was named one of the "10 to watch" by Variety. The series premiered in the US on April 15, 2022 on The Roku Channel and internationally on Amazon Prime Video.
The series follows a young female assistant at the center of a studio filled with manipulators and schemers, none of whom know she is poised to outwit them all.
The show, which is set and filmed in Los Angeles, was originally picked up by Quibi before it went under. The production endured a nearly 8-month COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
On Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 of the series has a 71% rating with an average score of 6.30 out of 10 based on 14 reviews. The site's critical consensus read: "Swimming with Sharks doesnâÂÂt have enough teeth to deliver on its promise of satirical bite, but the waterâÂÂs warm for viewers who enjoy frothy entertainment." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".