Episodes (2011)

Directed by

James Griffiths

Genre

sitcom, LGBT-related television series

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Length

5 seasons, 41 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 205 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British husband and wife comedy writing team move to Hollywood to remake their successful TV series. They find the process goes nothing like they expected, especially when a star actor gets involved.

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What happens

Episodes is a television sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and produced by Hat Trick Productions. It premiered on Showtime in the United States on 9 January 2011 and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2011. The show is about a British husband-and-wife comedy writing team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with unexpected results. It stars Matt LeBlanc portraying a satirical version of himself. LeBlanc made his regular return to television for the first time since he was on NBC's Joey. On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Showtime had renewed Episodes for a fifth season, which was due to begin filming in London in 2016. On 11 April 2016, the fifth season was confirmed to be the series' last; it consists of seven episodes and premiered on 20 August 2017. The series finale, "Episode Seven", aired on 8 October 2017. Episodes has received positive reviews from critics, with specific praise being given to the performances of stars Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, and LeBlanc. For his performance in the series, LeBlanc won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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