Summary
Penny and Mia are best friends, but they are not good for each other or anyone else. Leaving a path of destruction in their wake wherever they go, they say and do what they want - regardless of the consequences.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer63%
IMDb6.4
Audience score61%
Time to watch it all
2 h 24 min
6 episodes, about 24 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121First aired
2021
February 16, 2021
Ended 2021
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchSpanishMade in
- Australia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 32 · most episodes first
Naomi HigginsPenny · 6 episodes
Olivia JunkeerMia · 6 episodes
Wil KingAustin · 6 episodes
Lawrence LeungDaniel · 2 episodes- RBRik BrownRichard · 2 episodes
Tiama MartinaGrace · 1 episode
Alexander LloydBartender · 1 episode
Patrick Durnan SilvaSeth · 1 episode
Lara RobinsonMaddie · 1 episode- NSNicholas SoperlarioNic / Paddington Bareback · 1 episode
Brett CousinsPeter · 1 episode- MSMatt StewartAlex · 1 episode
- SPSun ParkDr. Lee · 1 episode
Susie YoussefSophie · 1 episode- KJKhisraw Jones-ShukoorAndrew · 1 episode
- PJPeter JonesNeil · 1 episode
- TLTim LancasterMichael · 1 episode
- DFDavid FreemanJohn · 1 episode
- JTJustin TeliqureEmcee · 1 episode
- LOLachlan O'BrienTradie · 1 episode
- KHKylie HigginsSick Woman · 1 episode
Dave LawsonGavin · 1 episode- DJDavid JamesMike · 1 episode
Roz HammondJulie · 1 episode
Writing · 3
- Naomi Higgins Writer, Creator
- Mark Bonanno Writer, Creator
- Humyara Mahbub Writer, Creator
Production · 6
- Jessie Oldfield Executive Producer, Director
- Adam Murfet Executive Producer, Director
- Amanda Higgs Executive Producer
- Nick Hayden Executive Producer
- Rick Kalowski Executive Producer
- Sarah Freeman Producer
Why Are You Like This? episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 I Love Gay, 7.0
- S1 E2 The Pressures of Late Capitalism, 8.0
- S1 E3 D*ck or P*ssy of Colour, 7.8
- S1 E4 Hey Rich Baby, 7.7
- S1 E5 The Infinite Mercy of God, 7.6
- S1 E6 I Will Not Speak for the Entire Queer Community, 8.4
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