Tom Holland gets candid about bad reviews of The Crowded Room and his response is empowering

The Crowded Room
(Image credit: Apple TV+)

Tom Holland has opened up about the bad reviews of his new Apple TV Plus show The Crowded Room. The show, which Holland also executive produces, sees him play a real man named Danny Sullivan who was arrested for his role in a shooting back in the 1970s.

The show has proved popular with viewers but has suffered from bad critic reviews since its release. Currently, it has a 31% score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, even though the audience review is up at 89%.

"I think being a Tottenham fan is somewhat like being in The Crowded Room. It has taught me resilience," Holland told Unilad about the reception to the show. "Tottenham has never won anything and supporting them is incredibly difficult. It’s no secret my show has been so horribly reviewed, but I’m here today to promote the show and I’m still here. I’m very resilient. It’s a good quality."

This isn’t the first time the Spider-Man star has addressed reviews of the show either as he previously cleared up his plan to take some time off acting wasn’t anything to do with it. 

"Obviously, The Crowded Room came out," he told Live with Kelly and Mark. "We didn’t have very favorable reviews. So, the press story was that I have taken this year off because of the reviews. But I’m eight months into my year off. I’ve been chilling at home in London, going to Grand Prixes, playing golf."

The Marvel star did also thank fans for their support of the show and added, "I would like to say a massive thank you to my fans, and the people that have seen the show because we’re at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. I feel so grateful that I have a wonderful community of people that support me and are there for me, so I’m honored and really excited for the rest of the show to come out."

The Crowded Room is airing on Apple TV+ now. For what else to watch, here’s our list of the best Apple TV shows available to stream. 

Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at 12DOVE, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.

Read more
Captain America: Brave New World
Marvel fans are loving Captain America: Brave New World way more than critics as very divisive Rotten Tomatoes score emerges
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man showrunner defends Peter Parker actor after 'woke' comments: "I believe he simply misspoke and I know that's been weighing on him"
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
New Marvel show Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man debuts to perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, taking over X-Men ‘97
A screenshot of the upcoming TV show Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, from Marvel's 2024 announcement trailer.
First reactions to Disney Plus's new animated Spider-Man series claim "it's the freshest take we've seen on the web-head in... forever"
A screenshot of the upcoming TV show Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, from Marvel's 2024 announcement trailer.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man review: "Freeing this creative series from MCU canon is the secret to its success"
Captain America: Brave New World
First reactions to Captain America: Brave New World compare the Marvel movie to Winter Soldier, but point out some major issues
Latest in Drama Shows
A group of Men wearing armour during the TV show, Vikings.
Vikings creator is heading back to his Norse roots with this new historical drama on Amazon
Sam Worthington
Avatar star to lead Harlan Coben’s next gut-wrenching drama
Rick and Michonne in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead boss looks to squash hopes of The Ones Who Live season 2 – though that doesn't mean we won't ever see Rick and Michonne again
Rick Hoffman in Suits
Suits star coming back for one-off appearance in LA spin-off, but there could be more if season 2 happens
Neil Patrick Harris in Doctor Who's 60th anniversary specials
Dexter fans praise "insane" casting for new series' second season as Doctor Who's Neil Patrick Harris joins Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman and more
Severance
Ben Stiller asked President Barack Obama to appear in Severance and he declined in the most Obama way: "Hey Ben, big fan of the show"
Latest in News
Jordan A. Mun looks at herself in a mirror in just a vest in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet screenshot
5 years after starting development, Neil Druckmann says Naughty Dog's new game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is "still evolving and changing as we're making it"
Silent Hill f
After 2 years of silence, the next mainline Silent Hill game is getting a dedicated stream this week with "the latest news"
Original Xbox console
Former Microsoft exec says the first Xbox was killed early in favor of 360 because it was "losing money left right and center," but luckily "we could afford to hemorrhage cash"
A Monster Hunter Wilds character holding binoculars.
Despite Monster Hunter Wilds suffering monstrous performance problems on PC, it still outsold the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions in the US
Jordan A. Mun looks at herself in a mirror in just a vest in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet screenshot
The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann says Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will also be about "being lonely," as if his zombie apocalypse wasn’t isolating enough: "I really want you to be lost"
A screenshot of Jordan drinking a soda during the reveal trailer for Intergalactic: The Hertic Prophet.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is "a game about faith and religion," which Neil Druckmann jokes will surely get less hate than The Last of Us 2