Parents' Guide to

The Baker and the Beauty

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Unlikely romance series has humor, innuendo, and drinking.

TV ABC Drama 2020
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • The Baker and the Beauty TV Show: The Garcia Family
  • The Baker and the Beauty TV Show: Lewis reasons with Noa
  • The Baker and the Beauty TV Show: Baking a dessert

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age 14+

Based on 4 parent reviews

John M.
John M. Adult
February 4, 2023
age 17+

We really enjoyed season 1

We watched all of season 1 waiting to watch season 2 only to find out that ABC cancelled it. The movie contains how a family should stick together and forgive each other and work things out in spite of differences of views.
xoceandove
xoceandove Adult
June 9, 2020
age 16+

Latino Family in Miami

They hit the mark on the Genre, I grew up in Miami in my youth I met many Cuban families, My wife is from Ecuador. I have dual citizenship and yes, giggling she and others are just like that Mom. Watching the Story turns, The Machismo. The love that the writers project is well within the spectrum and of course the humor is spot on. I find it intelligent, engaging. Lewis is an amazing soul. I have had the pleasure in life to have met persons like him. Attitude and all. I hope the show continues, All these actors give an incredible performance making it light hearted comedy to watch. and mixing the right amount of drama. I think there is something for everyone in the story. Danielle reminds me of myself when I was younger. I can connect with all of these characters and I think the audience can also. Keep it going.

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What's the Story?

Adapted from a popular Israeli series, THE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY is a dramatic comedy series about a young man and his relationship with a woman who just happens to be an international celebrity. Daniel Garcia (Victor Rasuk) works in his family's Miami bakery alongside his mom and dad (Lisa Vidal and Carlos Gómez respectively). When his long-term relationship with girlfriend Vanessa (Michelle Veintimilla) suddenly ends, he unexpectedly finds himself spending time with Australian celebrity Noa Hamilton (Nathalie Kelley), who has just been jilted by her boyfriend. As they fall in love, they must enter each other's unfamiliar world, and figure out how to cope with the paparazzi, cultural and class differences, and Vanessa's relentless efforts to get her ex-boyfriend back.

Is It Any Good?

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This amusing series mixes romance with humor as it presents both Daniel Garcia and Noa Hamilton as fish out of water in each other's worlds. Daniel's Cuban-American family, which also includes Daniel's younger brother Mateo (David Del Rio) and his sister Natalie (Belissa Escobedo), injects Latin flair into the show by speaking Spanish, putting family first, and putting pressure on each other to get married and have families. While this is not stereotypical, it's an obvious juxtaposition with the superficial, often excessive celebrity world in which Noa Hamilton normally operates, and which few can be counted on except her manager Lewis (Dan Bucatinsky) and her friend and assistant Riley (Georgina Reilly). But there's an earnestness to Noa, which makes her surprisingly relatable, and which makes the connection between the two lovers (mostly) believable. If you like fairy tale romances that mix in some unique adult problems, you'll probably find The Baker And The Beauty entertaining.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the differences between the U.S. version of The Baker And The Beauty and the Israeli version of the series. Outside of the language, what are some of the cultural distinctions between the two? Are there any similarities?

  • What is the difference between incorporating specific cultural elements from a given community into a TV show or movie, and representing a culture or community stereotypically? How can you tell the difference?

  • The Israeli version of this series is (roughly) based on a true story. Do you think similar events could happen in the United States? Why or why not?

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