The series explores a range of dramatic and comedy events about three women living in three different decades. They're a housewife in the 1960s, a socialite in the 1980s and a lawyer in 2018. Each of these women deals with infidelity in their marriages but in a different way, where the series reflects the reality of the people and how their roles have changed, but did not change their reaction to the infidelity at all times.
Mark Cherry assembles a truly magnificent cast for what is billed as a darkly comedic drama, but it's very difficult to connect with the characters, and that's troublesome.
With such enjoyably brilliant performances from Lucy Liu and the rest of the cast, the juicy storytelling becomes that much more engrossing, and the ten-episode season will certainly under-stay its welcome, if anything.
Despite its partial period setting, "Women" is essentially a modern version of "Housewives," mixing dark comedy with violence to illuminate the lives of its main characters.
The tongue-in-cheek tone can be tricky. But beginning with the opening credits, which is set against the Frank Sinatra classic L.O.V.E. and pulpy comic book scenes, Why Women Kill gets the tone just right.
