For nearly twenty years, Kim Kardashian has built an empire — from reality TV to fashion, beauty, and billion-dollar business deals.
But her latest venture into scripted television seems to have hit a wall.
Her new legal drama, All’s Fair, created by Ryan Murphy, has been slammed by critics and audiences alike, with some calling it “the worst TV show ever made.”
A Star-Studded Project That Promised So Much
The highly anticipated series features an impressive line-up including Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, Teyana Taylor, and Niecy Nash.
The show dropped its first three episodes this week on Disney+ and Hulu, following months of heavy promotion and glossy teasers.
Fans of The Kardashians even saw the project’s early stages play out over a year ago, when Ryan Murphy and Kris Jenner pitched the idea on the family’s reality show.
Since then, the cast has traveled the world on an all-out publicity blitz — but it seems all the glamour couldn’t save All’s Fair from an epic critical disaster.
No Press Screenings, No Mercy from Critics
When critics noticed there were no advance press screenings, many suspected the network wasn’t confident.
And once the episodes finally aired on Tuesday, those fears were confirmed.
Within hours, All’s Fair was hit with a rare 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ben Dowell from The Times didn’t hold back, calling it “the worst TV drama ever,” while USA Today’s Kelly Lawler declared it “the worst TV show of the year.”
Most of the venom, though, was directed straight at Kim Kardashian herself.
“She’s to Acting What Genghis Khan Is to Peace”
Dowell took aim at Kim’s performance with a brutal comparison: “Does Kardashian make a convincing lawyer? No, she does not.
She is to acting what Genghis Khan is to a peaceful liberal democracy.”
Angie Han from The Hollywood Reporter wasn’t kinder, writing that Kim’s performance was “stiff and affectless without a single authentic note.”
She added that the writing was equally lifeless.
Meanwhile, The Guardian’s Lucy Mangan began her review with disbelief: “I did not know it was still possible to make television this bad… but I was wrong.”
She described the show as “existentially terrible,” calling Kim “inoffensively useless.”
Naomi Watts and Ryan Murphy Also in the Firing Line
It wasn’t just Kim taking the hits. Mangan also took shots at Naomi Watts, saying she “preens and pouts and poses in search of a character” and compared her performance to “Ally McBeal at her very worst.”
The Telegraph’s Ed Power gave the show a single star — not because it deserved it, but because there were no lower options.
He laid the blame at Ryan Murphy’s feet, dubbing him “the high priest of tacky, tasteless television,” and claimed All’s Fair was a “mind-bending horror sure to trigger nightmares.”
Anisha Rao from India Today echoed the global sentiment, writing: “This isn’t law and order — it’s just luxury, loud and lost in translation.
All’s Fair is a style statement disguised as storytelling.”
Viewers Agree — “Kim Kardashian Cannot Act”
Fans weren’t any kinder online. After watching the pilot, social media lit up with complaints about Kim’s “monotone” delivery and lack of emotion.
“Kim Kardashian cannot act and she needs to stop touching her face,” one viewer wrote on X.
Another added, “Trying to watch All’s Fair but I can’t with Kim Kardashian.
All those amazing actors, and Ryan Murphy puts Kim in too?”
Others echoed the same sentiment: “Why is she so stiff?” one person asked, while another joked, “Damn, Kim K really can’t act. You can tell she’s acting — nothing comes naturally.”
A Painful Start to Kim’s Acting Era
Despite her star power and global influence, Kim’s attempt to pivot from reality TV to dramatic acting appears to have backfired spectacularly.
Critics and viewers seem united — All’s Fair has failed to deliver the drama it promised.
Whether Kim will take the feedback in stride and continue acting, or retreat back to the safety of her reality empire, remains to be seen.
But for now, one thing’s certain — All’s Fair has quickly become Hollywood’s most unfairly received experiment.