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Season 1 – I'm a Virgo

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A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13-foot-tall man, who escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world; he forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol named The Hero.
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I'm a Virgo — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Boots Riley's towering imagination looms as large as his supersized hero in I'm a Virgo, an uproarious satire that's given an enormous heart to match by star Jharrel Jerome.

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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Jul 6, 2023
4/4
I’m a Virgo is a fairy tale -- polemical, blunt, subtle, often astonishingly funny, sweet, tough, angry, sad and stubbornly hopeful. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Jul 3, 2023
I am not much for predictions, but I am fairly certain that there will be few if any new series more strangely beautiful and beautifully strange this year than Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Jun 29, 2023
4/5
Riley isn’t content to solely be a provocateur, and it’s his empathy along with Jerome’s inspired performance that makes this single season worth more than every Marvel show to date. Go to Full Review Prabhjot Bains Exclaim! Nov 14, 2023
7/10
I'm a Virgo is Riley's first series, and while it's undoubtedly his most ingeniously realized piece of world-building, it's also his most preachy...In its joyously bold attempt to depict propaganda in the entertainment industry, it also surrenders to it. Go to Full Review Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres Oct 3, 2023
3/4
In his series I Am Virgo, the African-American director Boots Riley expresses his frank and open annoyance with the state of things in the United States but he spices it up with humor and imagination. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Jorge Cotte The Nation Jul 31, 2023
If art is, in one way or another, political, then the question is whether it is in the service of those in power or those outside it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth v @geewah Sep 1, 2025 A daring, funny, and moving series that’s as thought-provoking as it is entertaining—Boots Riley delivers something truly unique. One of the best shows of 2023. See more Alef a @RT23336760 Mar 14, 2024 It combines good humor, a good story and philosophy. One of the only TV shows that makes you see how much the structure of capitalist society needs to change! See more Andrei D @RT74856639 Dec 18, 2023 Has one big idea and does little with it See more Peter P @RT12977648 Dec 9, 2023 Don't know what the reviewers were watching but this is basically a moralistic version of the BFG, without the charm. Tries too hard to be clever. Vacuous from start to finish. See more Randolph P @RT70418403 Nov 27, 2023 I love this story so much. So original, meaningful and entertaining. See more Topa J @RT74596471 Aug 17, 2023 Unbelievable that this was made, some of the best depiction of organizing in media. Entertaining and deeply political. Looking forward to Boots Riley's next project! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Boots Riley

Creator

Boots Riley

Director

Jharrel Jerome

Cootie

Brett Gray

Felix

Kara Young

Jones

Allius Barnes

Scat

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 23, 2023 You a Big MuthaF... Cootie grows up and sneaks out into the world, where he is being curious, having adventures, making friends and getting on the radar of The Hero. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 23, 2023 The Universe And My Spirit Cootie takes his first steps into the world and secures a job as a streetwear label mannequin; learning the value of money, he struggles to earn it for his ongoing Bing Bang Burgers purchases, which are his way to spend time Flora. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 23, 2023 Paco Rabanne. Cootie experiences dating for the first time as he and Flora hit up the town; Flora's speedy movements are actually a superpower of her own that she's had to keep hidden; Scat is wounded on his minibike. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 23, 2023 Balance Beam Cootie and Flora take their relationship to the next level intimacy-wise and have sex for the first time; Jones rallies people in protest for the way Scat was treated before he died. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 23, 2023 Brillo, If Possible Bear wakes up and is surprised to find himself shrunken, along with all of his neighbors; the media coverage of Cootie and the demonstration has started. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 23, 2023 It Requires Trust on My Part The Hero faces a mysterious assassin, runs Cannon Comics, busts his rich parents and visits a death penalty execution; Cootie implores his friends and neighbors to help in his plan to steal power from the power company. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 23, 2023 A Metaphor for What Cootie and his friends are in the aftermath of their heist; Jones takes The Hero on a psychedelic trip. Details

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Season Info

Director
Boots Riley
Creator
Boots Riley
Executive Producer
Boots Riley, Tze Chun, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Rebecca Rivo, Jharrel Jerome
Screenwriter
Boots Riley, Tze Chun, Michael R. Jackson
Network
Prime Video
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 23, 2023
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