from the golden age of prestige TV, Lipstick Jungle is currently streaming in the US on Peacock Premium with a 6/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 20 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Lipstick Jungle is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Brooke Shields's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick. Brooke Shields and Kim Raver lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 2 seasons (2008–2009), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Lipstick Jungle holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Brooke Shields sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If Broad City is already in your rotation, Lipstick Jungle fits naturally alongside it.