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NextImg:Tom Holland Knows What You Think About His New Show ‘The Crowded Room’: “It’s No Secret That My Show Has Been so Horribly Reviewed”

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Not all shows become fan favorites, and one of the most recent victims of this unfortunate circumstance is none other than Tom Holland.

Starring in Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room as Danny Sullivan, Holland went on Unilad’s YouTube series “Get a Job” to promote the miniseries, but ended up speaking to how the show has been “horribly reviewed,” per IndieWire.

When asked how being a fan of Tottenham (a soccer or ‘football’ club that has historically been known to lose, and often) has influenced his character, Holland compared his support for the team to “somewhat like being in The Crowded Room.”

“It has taught me resilience,” Holland replied. “You know, Tottenham have never won anything and supporting them is incredibly difficult.”

While Holland revealed that “it’s no secret that [the] show has been horribly reviewed,” he is “still here” promoting it, for which he deemed himself to be “very resilient.”

Returning to the source of the segment, Holland quipped, “[Resiliency is] a good quality in a new employee, right?,” to which the host replied, “Absolutely, we really respect it.”

While Holland’s recent break from acting was revealed to be as a result of the show, it was not due to the poor reviews, but to “how difficult [filming the] show was,” as he previously told Extra.

In a separate appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, the actor told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos about how the timing of his acting break led to rumors about why he was taking a hiatus.

“Obviously, The Crowded Room came out,” Holland shared. “We didn’t have very favorable reviews. So the press story was that I have taken this year off because of the reviews.”

He continued, “But I’m eight months into my year off. I’ve been chilling at home in London, going to Grand Prixes, playing golf.”

Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland in 'The Crowded Room'
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Nonetheless, Holland pushed the core themes of the show during his “Get a Job” appearance, including the importance of asking for help when you need it, which he referred to as “an act of bravery.”

“I think that the message of the show, which can speak to so many different issues, is that asking for help should be something that we as a society celebrate,” he shared. “I hope that this show can represent that in a truthful, and authentic, and most importantly, sensitive way. So for me, if we can somehow make people feel empowered by saying, ‘I’m not feeling good, I really need some help,’ then we’ve done what we set out to do.”

The first season of The Crowded Room is available for streaming on Apple TV+.