Throughout the early episodes of Idris Elba’s breezy Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie, his charge Gabriella (Frankie Hervey) often muses aloud: “Is it cute … or is it cringe?” Her question is in reference to different things, mostly Charlie’s (Elba) attempts to “connect on her level” or being the lovable goof that he is. But it’s also a valid question for this quick, 8-episode series that Elba co-created with Gary Reich. Turn Up Charlie’s beats are all familiar, and the first episodes will not convince you that there is enough material here for a series …
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