# Mrs. Davis

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/mrs-davis/

7 people recommended Mrs. Davis in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Chipotlai Max”.

**Verdict:** A colorful, funny, well-paced show with eight episodes that people call underrated and great, and that some compare to Silicon Valley.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Underrated but consistently great show (2 comments in the sample): "There was a really great, really underrated show on Peacock a few years ago called Mrs. Davis." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372790)) "Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen, Mrs Davis: they are all great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380906))

## Other TV series people recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire/): 123 recommend, 35 mixed, 19 criticize
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5/): 52 recommend, 24 mixed, 16 criticize
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor/): 45 recommend, 7 mixed, 5 criticize
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley/): 44 recommend, 7 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mrs. Davis", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mrs-davis/ (7 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.