I've seen pretty much every women's prison TV series there is and they usually have similarities.
In the Mud has some things in common with other dramas of this genre, but unlike most of the others, the violence, death and brutality never seems to let up.
With a the exception of a few of the inmates, there is no one likable or relatable in the whole prison. That includes the brutal administration and medical staff.
Pretty much everyone is either violent, cruel, drugged out or mentally unstable. That makes it difficult to care what happens to them and to get engaged in the story.
It's pretty obvious that the show is written by a man because most of the women are either being sexually exploited or portrayed as grotesque, obese, or physically damaged.
It seems like a fight or a riot breaks out every ten minutes. At some point you realize that there's no real plot and no payoff.
If you want to see something decent in this genre, these are the top three.
Orange is the New Black
Wentworth
Bad Girls.
