Miniseries · Netflix
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Brand New Cherry Flavor actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Brand New Cherry Flavor reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
I Exist
Sunlit promise — and the darkest danger — lies around each bend when new director Lisa meets a powerful producer. But he wants more than she expects.
- Directed by Arkasha Stevenson
- Written by Nick Antosca, Lenore Zion
S01E03
Roman Candle
Lost in Boro's jungle and astonished by her rampaging plant, Lisa gets an unsavory proposition from Lou. First comes a screening — then the screams.
- Directed by Gandja Monteiro
- Written by Christina Ham
S01E07
Egg
A desperate Lisa kisses the toad, but blood-sex magic holds the key. Lou and Jonathan have a moment. A savage spirit accomplishes the impossible.
- Directed by Jake Schreier
- Written by Mando Alvarado, Christina Ham
S01E04
Tadpole Smoothie
If a weird door in the floor opens, why not go down it? As chaos reigns, Lou confronts Lisa. Clues to Boro's past materialize. A new opening appears.
- Directed by Matt Sobel
- Written by Haley Z. Boston, Alana B. Lytle
S01E05
Jennifer
You can't go home again: A wild woman reconnects with her family. Lou finds a frantic Mary and eyes a way to get back at Lisa. The prodigal son returns.
- Directed by Matt Sobel
- Written by Haley Z. Boston, Lenore Zion
S01E02
Hair of the Dog
Rocked by a bizarre birth and thirsty for revenge, Lisa commits herself fully to the curse despite hateful visions. Roy unexpectedly steps up to help.
- Directed by Gandja Monteiro
- Written by Mando Alvarado
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
I Exist
- Directed by Arkasha Stevenson
- Written by Nick Antosca, Lenore Zion
S01E02
Hair of the Dog
- Directed by Gandja Monteiro
- Written by Mando Alvarado
S01E03
Roman Candle
- Directed by Gandja Monteiro
- Written by Christina Ham
S01E04
Tadpole Smoothie
- Directed by Matt Sobel
- Written by Haley Z. Boston, Alana B. Lytle
S01E05
Jennifer
- Directed by Matt Sobel
- Written by Haley Z. Boston, Lenore Zion
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nick AntoscaExecutive Producer
- Lenore ZionExecutive Producer
- Jan Peter MeyboomProducer
Writing
- Mando AlvaradoWriter
- Haley Z. BostonWriter
- Matt FennellWriter
- Christina HamWriter
- Alana B. LytleWriter
- Nick AntoscaWriter
Direction
- Arkasha StevensonDirector
- Nick AntoscaDirector
- Jake SchreierDirector
- Gandja MonteiroDirector
- Matt SobelDirector
Cinematography
- Celiana CárdenasDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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