Anthony Hemingway defended “All’s Fair” and its embattled star, Kim Kardashian, after the authorized drama was slammed by critics and saddled with a dismal 6% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.

The director, who helmed 4 episodes of the Ryan Murphy-produced sequence, addressed the backlash in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, saying, “You’re not going to please everybody.”

The present, which additionally stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash-Betts, has been extensively panned regardless of its high-profile forged. Still, Hemingway stood by the venture, emphasizing that private style performs a serious position in how viewers reply to content material.

“You may have certain criticisms, while there are a million others who love it. I think the show holds a mirror up to each person who watches it,” he stated. “It’s just about: Can you connect to it or relate to it, and see yourself? It may be out of your league, it may not be anything you can connect to, and I think that goes for anything that gets presented on screen.”

Hemingway, who additionally served as an government producer alongside Murphy, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, acknowledged the present may not resonate with everybody.

“It may not be for you, and that’s OK, but I personally enjoy the show,” he stated. “I had a lot of fun relating to it in my own way. Not everything is for everybody, and you can’t also expect one person to define something and for that be the totality of what it is — I don’t agree with that.”

Drawing from his personal expertise, Hemingway pointed to the slow-burning success of The Wire, the acclaimed HBO sequence he labored on within the early 2000s.

“I also think sometimes things may take time,” he stated. “I did The Wire. No one liked the show when it was out. They hated it. They didn’t watch it. Two people watched it every week. But it got to a point where it found a moment.”

He clarified that he wasn’t immediately evaluating the 2 exhibits however used The Wire for instance of how public opinion can shift over time.

“It becomes something totally different in another time,” he added.

All’s Fair premiered in 2025 and has struggled to achieve traction with each viewers and critics.

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