Red Shoe Diaries is currently streaming on major platforms, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. 5 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. 33 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. David Duchovny sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Red Shoe Diaries is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Red Shoe Diaries takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Jake takes out an ad in the newspaper after the suicide of his unfaithful fiancée, in an effort to understand the reasons for the betrayal. By soliciting the secret diaries of other women, he hopes to find some reconciliation with the truth. David Duchovny leads a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It ran for 5 seasons (1992–1998), and the writing holds up across every one of them. The performances in Red Shoe Diaries do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Red Shoe Diaries is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. Unchosen is the obvious comparison, but Red Shoe Diaries earns its own place alongside it. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. David Duchovny is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

Red Shoe Diaries wrapped up in 1998 — and 5 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.