Glamorous is a Netflix series about Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), a young make-up and fashion enthusiast who gets a job as an assistant at a major cosmetic company, Glamorous by Madolyn.
The founder of Glamorous by Madolyn is former top model Madolyn Addison (Kim Cattrall). Madolyn is a free-thinking businesswoman who can make or break a career. Her first assistant is Venetia Kelaher (Jade Payton), an independent young woman with drive. The director of sales is Chad Addison (Zane Phillips), Madolyn’s son. The company graphic designers are Ben (Michael Hsu Rosen) and Britt (Ayesha Harris).
The story is light, soapy, and humorous. The story focuses on Marco’s relationship with Parker (Graham Parkhurst), a young financial wizard (a.k.a. finance bro) who Marco meets while getting into the wrong Uber. After forgetting a bag of new product in the car, Marco is forced to meet up with Parker again to retrieve it. Soon they hook up and begin an unhealthy relationship.
While Parker is into Marco, they only meet at Parker’s apartment. It doesn’t take long for Marco to catch on and confront Parker about it. Parker apologizes, then makes a date with him, only to cancel due to a back issue. The relationship soon becomes on-again, off-again.
Since Glamorous is basically a soap opera, the cast are either dating or trying to date each other. Graphic designer Ben has a crush on Marco. His lesbian gal pal, Britt, tries to talk him into making a move, but he’s too shy to act. Meanwhile, Britt has a crush on the sexually ambiguous Venetia, and Madolyn is growing increasingly interested in James (Mark Deklin), a documentary film maker she ran into on the elevator.
All of that is going on while Madelyn and her son are trying to sell the company for a much-needed cash injection. In order for them to sell at the highest price, they have to hide the fact that they’re broke and only one company is interested.
Glamorous takes place in the happy dreamland of many gay romances, where ninety percent of the cast is gay, and nobody has a problem with anything outside of societal norms. Luckily, everybody involved in this project are on the same page, and the cast knows how to make it work.
The characters are well defined, the script is full of entertaining nonsense, and the acting is decent. If you’re looking for some mindless fun, Glamorous should fit the bill.