# ‘Minimum Wage’ Review: Netflix’s Format-Breaking Hangout Series Makes Good on the Promise of Short Episode Running Times

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/minimum-wage-review-netflixs-format-breaking-hangout-series-makes-good-on-the-promise-of-short-episode-running-times/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:35:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:06:14+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/minimum-wage-review-netflix-american-high-randall-park-1236739455/
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Companies, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Netflix’s pizzeria comedy uses 12 to 20-minute episodes.
- Its quick pace makes for an energetic, disposable binge.
- The review sees promise but finds the show uneven.

## Summary

Netflix has released *Minimum Wage*, a short-episode comedy about young staff at an upstate New York pizzeria. Its 12 to 20-minute episodes make for a fast-moving, easy binge, offering an example of how shorter formats can suit streaming, though the series is uneven.

The first season has 28 episodes, released in two batches of 14; the review covers the first batch. The cast also created the format, and several members write and direct episodes, with Grace Reiter singled out for her potential. The reviewer says the show can feel padded and cheaply made, and criticises its narrow character relationships and lack of diversity.

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