TV lovers urged to binge must-watch comedy hailed this generation’s ‘Golden Girls’
'Where has this show been all my life?' One fan asked about the series from the creators of Will and Grace.
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Previous Page Next PageDisney Plus’ newest comedy series from the creators of Will and Grace has been praised by viewers as ‘downright hilarious’.
Mid-Century Modern, starring Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham, follows ‘three best friends – gay gentleman of a certain age.’
The synopsis continues: ‘After an unexpected death [they] decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother.
‘As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.’
The comedy show – from Emmy-winning duo Max Mutchnick and David Kohan – has been continuously compared to beloved 80s sitcom Golden Girls.
It also features the late Linda Lavin (in her last filmed project) and Modern Family icon Jesse Tyler Ferguson who join our three leads as they encounter messy shenanigan after messy shenanigan.
Mid-Century Modern is the newest sitcom you don’t want to miss (Picture: Disney)The 10-episode season has already scored an impressive 86% on Rotten Tomatoes with a flurry of praise from critics and viewers alike applauding it’s nostalgic humour and old-timey sitcom aesthetic.
‘Mid-Century Modern is really funny. It’s humor is similar to older sitcoms, especially The Golden Girls, but it’s also modern in a more relevant way. Apt title. Always a Matt Bomer fan and loved him in this. Nathan Lane is downright hilarious too,’ Triple M wrote on X.
‘Nathan Lane deserves a Lead Actor in a Comedy nom for his work on #Mid-Century Modern. A comedic force with such impeccable timing. Definitely the emotional center of a great ensemble. I can’t recommend this show enough! Feels nostalgic in the most current way,’ Kendall echoed.
‘Why did I never know that Matt Bomer is so good at comedy?! He’s hilarious,’ Andrew McBride shared.
‘Mid-Century Modern is my newest comfort show!! This cast is perfect, I’ve never seen Matt Bomer be this adorable!! He’s really flexing those comedic chops!!’ Jesse Manuel Quiles posed.
‘Just finished Mid-Century Modern. It was cute and campy. I need 20 episodes per season going forward. I need a Halloween, Holiday, etc episodes,’ Ryan Charchian demanded.
It’s been described as a nostalgic, 80s style sitcom for the modern-day (Picture: Disney)‘The balance of this is perfection. The star of the show is the trio. l you actually laugh out loud, but it’s not so damn much shoved at you once.
‘I want 7 seasons so I can rewatch several times for the rest of my life and have an assortment,’ mrsemilybemily agreed.
‘Mid-Century Modern is the male Golden Girls: Matt Bomer is the Rose, Nathan Lee Graham the Blanche, Nathan Lane the Dorothy, and Linda Lavin the Sophia,’ the crixorcist declared.
‘Finished watching Mid-Century Modern on Hulu and these 3 gays are my queens these my girls. I need Season 2 announced IMMEDIATELY,’ Alex posted.
‘Where has this show been all my life? Three iconic performers with the writing to back them up. The show brings the laughs and also feels deeply personal and has a ton of heart. This one could not be more aggressively For Me, and I hope it runs 12 seasons,’ _shutupmatt questioned.
And critics have heartily echoed.
The show comes from the minds of the Will and Grace creators (Picture: Disney)‘Mid-Century Modern may be the best show of 1987 that couldn’t have possibly been made in 1987. It back-fills a cultural void in a way that represents moving forward and backward at once, albeit probably more the latter,’ The Hollywood Reporter shared.
‘Mid-Century Modern is an unmissable comedy that fits as well in the golden age of sitcoms as it does in our era,’ Collider agreed.
The stars of the show have also spoken up about how important this LGBTQ+ series is under the Trump administration.
‘It’s more important than ever these days now that we’re in an authoritarian regime and all of our rights are under threat,’ Lane said during Deadline’s Contenders TV panel.
The White Collar star said that ‘hopefully [the show] brought a little joy, a little queer joy, to the world in 2025’ and Graham revealed that he ‘cannot tell you how liberating it is to play a character without shame.’
Mid-Century Modern is available to stream on Disney Plus now.
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