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  The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 77% approval rating based on 64 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, " Sirens sings a tune tried and true thanks to laudable performances by Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 66 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
  
  Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the series an A− and said, "The top trio of stars all turn in fine performances, led by Moore finding just the right pitch for Michaela—believable and mystical, easy to stereotype yet hard to pin down. Reviewing the series for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan gave a rating of 5/5 and said "his endlessly entertaining study in class and family is a witty, star-packed treat that zips through five tight episodes." Roxana Hadadi of Vulture wrote, "The show's appeal lies in its complicated depiction of bickering and bruising sisters, with prickly performances from Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock giving the series an alluring and distinguishing jolt." John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal commented, "In Sirens, money simply provides the means to be the monster you are."
  
  For the week of May 19, Sirens was number 1 on the Nielsen U.S. ranking of streaming originals and the Overall Top 10, with about 1.4 billion minutes viewed for the series.
  
  The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 77% approval rating based on 64 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, " Sirens sings a tune tried and true thanks to laudable performances by Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 66 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
  
  Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the series an A− and said, "The top trio of stars all turn in fine performances, led by Moore finding just the right pitch for Michaela—believable and mystical, easy to stereotype yet hard to pin down. Reviewing the series for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan gave a rating of 5/5 and said "his endlessly entertaining study in class and family is a witty, star-packed treat that zips through five tight episodes." Roxana Hadadi of Vulture wrote, "The show's appeal lies in its complicated depiction of bickering and bruising sisters, with prickly performances from Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock giving the series an alluring and distinguishing jolt." John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal commented, "In Sirens, money simply provides the means to be the monster you are."
  
  For the week of May 19, Sirens was number 1 on the Nielsen U.S. ranking of streaming originals and the Overall Top 10, with about 1.4 billion minutes viewed for the series.