| Director: | Cynthia Wade |
| Opentheme: | "Black Sea" by Natasha Blume |
| Composer: | Adam Crystal |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Producer: | Angela Almeida |
| Cinematography: | Boaz Freund |
| Runtime: | 41–48 minutes |
| Released: | [1] |
MerPeople is a documentary miniseries that premiered May 23, 2023, on Netflix.[1] It explores the subculture and performing art of "mermaiding".
MerPeople has received mostly positive reviews from critics. As of June 2023, has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews.[2] On Metacritic it holds a score of 68, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Joel Keller of Decider recommended streaming the miniseries, noting that the show had "magic and whimsy" with "doses of reality".[3] However, CNN's Brian Lowry felt "there's just not enough here to merit making MerPeople part of your world."[1] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the show three out of five stars, and noted the docuseries possibly caught the mermaid industry in a "transitional point" before its "full commodification and corporatisation".[4]