Underplayed Gems

About a Boy (2014)

About a Boy poster
Directed by
Jon Favreau
Genre
comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 33 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 90 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bachelor in his thirties pretends to be a single dad to meet women. He gets stuck actually caring for a nerdy eleven-year-old boy who moves in next door.

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What happens

About a Boy is an American single-camera sitcom television series that aired on NBC from February 22, 2014, to July 20, 2015. The show was created by Jason Katims and premiered as a midseason replacement following the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was the second adaptation based on the 1998 novel of the same title by Nick Hornby, preceded by the 2002 theatrical film. The series starred David Walton, Minnie Driver and Benjamin Stockham, and used "Comeback Kid (That's My Dog)" by Brett Dennen as its theme song. On May 9, 2014, NBC renewed the series for a second season. Season 2 premiered on October 16, 2014, and contained 20 episodes. The fourteenth episode of season 2 aired on February 17, 2015, before the show went on hiatus to accommodate the return of The Voice. On May 8, 2015, NBC canceled the series after two seasons. On July 20, 2015, the remaining six episodes were released via iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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