''Muse'' is a

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series written and directed by

Kayden Kross Kayden Kross (born 1985) is an American pornographic actress and director. She is a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Early life Kross grew up in the foothills between Sacramento and Placerville in a strict, religious household. She h ...

, and produced by Deeper, and distributed by Pulse Distribution. It stars an

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that includes

Maitland Ward Maitland Ward (born Ashley Maitland Welkos; February 3, 1977) is an American actress and model. She made her acting debut as Jessica Forrester on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (1994–1996). Continuing to appear in film and ...

Adriana Chechik Adriana Chechik (born November 4, 1991) is an American pornographic actress, media personality and Twitch streamer. By 2022, she had mostly retired from pornography in favor of video game livestreaming on Twitch. In October 2022, she broke her b ...

Gianna Dior Gianna Dior (born May 12, 1997) is an American pornographic film actress and erotic photography model. She is the winner of multiple awards including the 2020 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2022 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Ye ...

, Lena Paul, Scarlit Scandal and

Manuel Ferrara Manuel Jeannin (; born 1 November 1975), known professionally as Manuel Ferrara, is a French adult entertainer and director. One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards a ...

. The series has received overall positive feedback from the industry, winning dozens of major industry accolades. The first season was released on September 18, 2020, and the second on September 16, 2021. The first season received eleven nominations at the 38th AVN Awards, winning seven, including Grand Reel, Best Screenplay and Best Directing – Drama for Kross,

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for Ward, and Best Editing for Duboko. For her performance, Ward won two

XBIZ XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles. In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and ...

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and XCritic Awards for Best Actress.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Special (2020)

Season 2 (2021)

Reception

Critical response

The series has received generally positive reviews from critics. An All Adult Network critic called the series an ''"exquisite piece of film making"'' and continued saying ''"...the shadings, looks, backgrounds, locales and pacing that Ms. Kross gives this piece really put this project over the top. Then add in some very crisp, sharp cinematography that provides masterful visuals and you have something very special. It has a number of well deserved nominations in the upcoming AVN awards and others and they are very well deserved."'' Another adult film critic website Die-Screaming.com compliments director

writing ''"Kayden has firmly established herself as one of the most talented creative forces currently working in smut and the joints she’s churning out with her Deeper studio are consistently some of the most expertly crafted films of any hardcore studio anywhere in the world."'' On the adult review aggregator AdultDVDTalk the film received extremely positive reviews, seeing a 4.6 out of 5 stars on sixteen reviews. In the sites featured review on the film the reviewer stated, "Needless to say, this flick is absolutely a must-see. Even those who aren''t typically inclined toward features will likely marvel at just how good it is. Indeed, there is little doubt that what Kross and Ward are doing as a team right now is several cuts above the competition and, quite frankly, may well be changing and reforming the broader adult landscape...both in terms of quality and public perception."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=14456714 2020s pornographic films American film series Drama film series Film series introduced in 2020 Pornographic film series