Mammals
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Mammals (2022) is a drama and comedy series from Prime Video. It has built a run of 6 episodes. It premiered on November 11, 2022. Viewers rate it 3.6 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 1 season.
What Mammals Is About
In the new Original series, revelations and secrets come to light as the complexity of modern marriage and fidelity are exposed. In a world of 8 billion, what happens after we’ve found “the one?” Can we stay true to the promises we strive to keep when, after all, aren’t we all just Mammals?
Mammals follows the story of Jamie, a chef whose world implodes when he discovers shocking secrets about his pregnant wife, Amandine. Jamie finds himself hunting for answers with the help of his brother-in-law Jeff. Through this hunt, the cracks in Jeff’s marriage to Jamie’s sister Lue also widen.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 6 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its drama/comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on James Corden, Melia Kreiling and Colin Morgan to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
James Corden, Melia Kreiling, Colin Morgan, Sally Hawkins and Jez Butterworth lead the cast.
Key roles include James Corden as Jamie Buckingham; Melia Kreiling as Amandine Buckingham; Colin Morgan as Jeff Wilson; Sally Hawkins as Lue Wilson.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama and comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Prime Video’s other originals, a 3.6/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2022 and carried by Prime Video with the series still running, it lands hardest with drama and comedy viewers.
How Mammals Compares
If Mammals lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Mammals comes from Prime Video. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Mammals is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with James Corden and Melia Kreiling doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/comedy roots, It has held up since 2022 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Mammals is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and comedy lane, at 6 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 3.6/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 3.6/10. Watch it if you want drama/comedy you can settle into.
