Published Apr 8, 2026, 8:39 PM EDT
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Peacock's new series achieves a feat that's anything but small – securing a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.
Launched in 2020, NBCUniversal's streaming service is home to several critically acclaimed television shows, such as The Day of the Jackal, Poker Face, and Bel-Air. This year alone, several shows have premiered and caught critics' attention, such as Ponies, which boasts a near-perfect 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Now, Peacock's new series has achieved the rare feat of a perfect score.
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The Miniature Wife Debuts To Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
Prior to its premiere, The Miniature Wife has secured a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. Created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner, Peacock's new series follows a married couple whose fight for control in their relationship takes an unexpected turn when a technological mishap shrinks the wife down to just six inches tall.
Four-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks and two-time Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) lead the cast as the married couple alongside Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, Emmy nominee O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale), Emmy nominee Sian Clifford (Fleabag), Emmy winner Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show), Aasif Mandvi, Rong Fu, and Tricia Black.
Now, a day before its premiere on April 9, The Miniature Wife has debuted to a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The show only has five reviews at the time of writing, so it could lose its perfect score as more are published. Its audience score should also start to take shape once all 10 episodes are released on Thursday.
What Critics Are Saying About The Miniature Wife
In ScreenRant's review of The Miniature Wife, Ben Gibbons gives the show seven out of 10 stars and writes:
Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen's charming sci-fi comedy feels familiar... The Miniature Wife is a charming sci-fi comedy series starring incredible talent like Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks with one small problem... The Miniature Wife is laugh-out-loud funny, with a brilliant cast that takes a seed of an idea and turns it into something fast-paced, vibrant, and entertaining.
Overall, reviews are unanimously positive, noting that The Miniature Wife thrives on its inventiveness, even if it sometimes feels a bit all over the place. One review suggests that its genre-blending approach might confuse viewers, but still praises its imaginative "side-missions" and how its sci-fi premise expands in surprising ways.
Others appreciate the strong performances and emotional payoff more than the structure itself. While one critic calls it overly long for its concept, the acting and final stretch help land the plane, so to speak, even drawing comparisons to The War of the Roses. Overall, critics suggest The Miniature Wife is messy at times, but rewarding in the end.
Release Date April 9, 2026
Network Peacock
Directors Greg Mottola, Bertie Ellwood
Writers Manuel Gonzales, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
English (US) ·