“Netflix spent huge amounts of money on this feature, and it ended up getting tanked by reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.”
Rotten Tomatoes isn’t a source of truth. If you go by the critics it’s only 71% despite being well written and historically accurate (say, well, historians).
It has become the Twitter of review sites.
“Unfortunately we get Michael Douglas miscast as being a Ben Franklin”
This line is repeated ad nauseum.
They didn’t watch it.
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/atlas-netflix-rotten-tomatoes-bomb.html
I have seen this happen with other shows that were well cast, well written and lovingly crafted.
I can guarantee you if there is a strong female lead, who doesn’t bare her chest, it will get lousy reviews.
We haven’t seen Atlas yet, but it’s on our list.
No matter what Rotten Reviews says.