Cancellation Island
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Cancellation Island is a hilarious, hyperbolic journey through a rehab for the cancelled – the egregious, the blameless, and those in between. Led by a wellness hack turned guru named “Karen” (Holly Hunter) and her specially curated staff of Gen Z’ers (“What they lack in life experience, they make up for in certainty”) – the cancelled attendees are put through their paces so they can crawl back into society’s good graces. But therapies including “Harass the Harasser,” “Bad Touch Football,” “Anti-Racism Spin Class” (“We never seem to get anywhere!”), and mandatory ayahuasca ceremonies start to go awry. Then people start to disappear. Are they escaping...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Gary Ryan • Telegraph UK • Feb 10, 2025
"Jokes abound regarding identity politics...But as the episodes progress, Cancellation Island broadens out into a nuanced, surreal plea to find commonality in the face of a greater looming threat...."