1. “Bridgerton” Season 2 (available March 25)
Why Should I Watch? Shondaland’s hit period drama returns in March with a second season focused on Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest of the high-society family’s offspring, who’s searching for his ideal partner. But Anthony’s idea of the perfect bride has little to do with true love, even though his standards remain astronomically high, so when he sets his sights on Edwina (Charithra Chandran), her sister Kate (Simone Ashley) does everything she can to nix the ill-fated romance. Get ready for a heated love triangle sure to set fire to a few of fancy gowns.
Bonus Reason: “Bridgerton” was nominated for 12 Emmys in its first well-received season, and Netflix reported the hourlong soap netted enough viewers to rank as the streamer’s second most-watched series of all time. Still, questions linger about the show’s long-term viability. Breakout star Regé-Jean Page...
Why Should I Watch? Shondaland’s hit period drama returns in March with a second season focused on Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest of the high-society family’s offspring, who’s searching for his ideal partner. But Anthony’s idea of the perfect bride has little to do with true love, even though his standards remain astronomically high, so when he sets his sights on Edwina (Charithra Chandran), her sister Kate (Simone Ashley) does everything she can to nix the ill-fated romance. Get ready for a heated love triangle sure to set fire to a few of fancy gowns.
Bonus Reason: “Bridgerton” was nominated for 12 Emmys in its first well-received season, and Netflix reported the hourlong soap netted enough viewers to rank as the streamer’s second most-watched series of all time. Still, questions linger about the show’s long-term viability. Breakout star Regé-Jean Page...
- 3/6/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Hulu is reteaming with producers of its series Casual to develop a drama with gambling at its center.
After a long dealmaking process, the streamer has snagged rights to author Sean Michaels’ novel The Wagers. Casual creator Zander Lehmann will adapt the book and executive produce alongside Helen Estabrook, also a veteran of Casual. Michaels will be a consulting producer on the project, which hails from ABC Signature.
The Wagers centers on Theo Poitras, who’s grieving the loss of his mother when he meets two sisters who will change the course of his life: one a gambler with enough data to swing betting odds, and ...
After a long dealmaking process, the streamer has snagged rights to author Sean Michaels’ novel The Wagers. Casual creator Zander Lehmann will adapt the book and executive produce alongside Helen Estabrook, also a veteran of Casual. Michaels will be a consulting producer on the project, which hails from ABC Signature.
The Wagers centers on Theo Poitras, who’s grieving the loss of his mother when he meets two sisters who will change the course of his life: one a gambler with enough data to swing betting odds, and ...
- 10/8/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hulu is reteaming with producers of its series Casual to develop a drama with gambling at its center.
After a long dealmaking process, the streamer has snagged rights to author Sean Michaels’ novel The Wagers. Casual creator Zander Lehmann will adapt the book and executive produce alongside Helen Estabrook, also a veteran of Casual. Michaels will be a consulting producer on the project, which hails from ABC Signature.
The Wagers centers on Theo Poitras, who’s grieving the loss of his mother when he meets two sisters who will change the course of his life: one a gambler with enough data to swing betting odds, and ...
After a long dealmaking process, the streamer has snagged rights to author Sean Michaels’ novel The Wagers. Casual creator Zander Lehmann will adapt the book and executive produce alongside Helen Estabrook, also a veteran of Casual. Michaels will be a consulting producer on the project, which hails from ABC Signature.
The Wagers centers on Theo Poitras, who’s grieving the loss of his mother when he meets two sisters who will change the course of his life: one a gambler with enough data to swing betting odds, and ...
- 10/8/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC Studios has signed ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ showrunner Liz Tigelaar to a two-year overall pod deal, with Tigelaar’s new company Best Day Ever adding Netflix exec Stacey Silverman as her producing partner.
“I am so excited to call ABC Studios home,” said Tigelaar. “I feel eternally grateful to Dana, Craig, Jonnie and their entire team — both for their support of ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ and for their partnership in all I aspire to create and accomplish together. Through Best Day Ever, Stacey and I look forward to continuing to do what we love most — tell resonant, character-driven, relevant stories that we’re passionate about — while raising up the next generation of future showrunners, especially those whose stories haven’t been given voice.”
Tigelaar, a writer-producer who also exec produces “Little Fires Everywhere,” previously served as showrunner and executive producer of “Casual,” the Hulu comedy created by Zander Lehmann and executive produced by Jason Reitman.
“I am so excited to call ABC Studios home,” said Tigelaar. “I feel eternally grateful to Dana, Craig, Jonnie and their entire team — both for their support of ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ and for their partnership in all I aspire to create and accomplish together. Through Best Day Ever, Stacey and I look forward to continuing to do what we love most — tell resonant, character-driven, relevant stories that we’re passionate about — while raising up the next generation of future showrunners, especially those whose stories haven’t been given voice.”
Tigelaar, a writer-producer who also exec produces “Little Fires Everywhere,” previously served as showrunner and executive producer of “Casual,” the Hulu comedy created by Zander Lehmann and executive produced by Jason Reitman.
- 1/15/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/producer Liz Tigelaar (Little Fires Everywhere) has launched Best Day Ever, a new production company, which has entered a two-year overall pod deal with ABC Studios. Additionally, former Netflix executive Stacey Silverman will serve as Tigelaar’s producing partner at the new company.
Tigelaar is currently showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming limited series Little Fires Everywhere, produced by ABC Signature Studios. Starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, the series is based on the bestselling novel by Celeste Ng, and debuts on Hulu on March 18.
“Liz is not only incredibly talented, but she’s exactly the kind of smart, collaborative, thoughtful showrunner that we want at ABC Studios,” said Jonnie Davis, President, ABC Studios. “Her work on Little Fires Everywhere has been extraordinary and her track record of creating emotional, dense, groundbreaking stories is the perfect fit with the direction our studio is taking.
Tigelaar is currently showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming limited series Little Fires Everywhere, produced by ABC Signature Studios. Starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, the series is based on the bestselling novel by Celeste Ng, and debuts on Hulu on March 18.
“Liz is not only incredibly talented, but she’s exactly the kind of smart, collaborative, thoughtful showrunner that we want at ABC Studios,” said Jonnie Davis, President, ABC Studios. “Her work on Little Fires Everywhere has been extraordinary and her track record of creating emotional, dense, groundbreaking stories is the perfect fit with the direction our studio is taking.
- 1/15/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Rome – Over the course of two decades in the industry, Lionsgate Television chairman Kevin Beggs has witnessed the ups and downs of a business that has frequently found itself confronting both dizzying new possibilities as well as existential threats. But these days the veteran exec, who oversees the development of all scripted and non-scripted content for the company, is energized by the prospects for what he calls the “platinum era” of television.
“The new streamers coming into the market are obviously bringing a lot of money and changing the business dynamics, but from a pure selling perspective, and getting new content out…it’s really unbelievably exciting,” said Beggs, speaking Friday at the Mia market in Rome.
Beggs entered the TV biz at a time when four broadcast networks dominated primetime viewing. In the years since the industry has undergone seismic shifts, first with the rise of cable television and...
“The new streamers coming into the market are obviously bringing a lot of money and changing the business dynamics, but from a pure selling perspective, and getting new content out…it’s really unbelievably exciting,” said Beggs, speaking Friday at the Mia market in Rome.
Beggs entered the TV biz at a time when four broadcast networks dominated primetime viewing. In the years since the industry has undergone seismic shifts, first with the rise of cable television and...
- 10/19/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
When Zander Lehmann chose to write an episode of “Casual” envisioning the end the National Football League, it wasn’t a rash decision.
“I was terrified of the NFL in writing this,” Lehmann said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I was basically shocked at every turn that they didn’t shut it down or say we couldn’t do this.”
The episode — pointedly titled “The Last Super Bowl” — follows the series’ de facto leads Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Valerie (Michaela Watkins) as the former hosts a spur-of-the-moment Super Bowl party in his expansive Los Angeles home. But Alex’s party isn’t celebrating the big game itself; it’s celebrating that it’s the last “big game” ever. In Lehmann’s imagined future, set approximately five years from today, “the NFL is on the one-yard-line of its demise” after the courts side with the players’ union and force the league to shut down.
“I was terrified of the NFL in writing this,” Lehmann said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I was basically shocked at every turn that they didn’t shut it down or say we couldn’t do this.”
The episode — pointedly titled “The Last Super Bowl” — follows the series’ de facto leads Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Valerie (Michaela Watkins) as the former hosts a spur-of-the-moment Super Bowl party in his expansive Los Angeles home. But Alex’s party isn’t celebrating the big game itself; it’s celebrating that it’s the last “big game” ever. In Lehmann’s imagined future, set approximately five years from today, “the NFL is on the one-yard-line of its demise” after the courts side with the players’ union and force the league to shut down.
- 8/16/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
With this week’s release of its fourth and final season, “Casual” finished a magical run. One of Hulu’s first original series, the show managed its main characters’ personal turmoil with great care, avoiding some of the teen and midlife cliches that can befall so many other TV shows.
Aside from sharp writing and an influx of strong directorial voices, “Casual” also greatly benefited from having the best soundtrack in the business. It’s a catalogue of songs, bridging decades’ worth of sensibilities, that worked in concert with Mateo Messina’s gentle, understanding score to make a solid musical foundation for the show’s 44 episodes.
As music supervisor for all four seasons, Tricia Halloran helped bring together that wide-ranging collection of songs, from Dirty Projectors to Cyndi Lauper, Sinkane to Richard Hawley, Anderson .Paak to Lucius. As Halloran told IndieWire, her process benefited from a great amount of trust...
Aside from sharp writing and an influx of strong directorial voices, “Casual” also greatly benefited from having the best soundtrack in the business. It’s a catalogue of songs, bridging decades’ worth of sensibilities, that worked in concert with Mateo Messina’s gentle, understanding score to make a solid musical foundation for the show’s 44 episodes.
As music supervisor for all four seasons, Tricia Halloran helped bring together that wide-ranging collection of songs, from Dirty Projectors to Cyndi Lauper, Sinkane to Richard Hawley, Anderson .Paak to Lucius. As Halloran told IndieWire, her process benefited from a great amount of trust...
- 8/1/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The following contains spoilers from the fourth and final season of Hulu’s Casual, including the series finale. Still binge-watching? Bookmark and return later.
Before there was The Handmaid’s Tale, there was Casual, Hulu’s first critically acclaimed series which never quite got the attention it deserved. The half-hour dramedy concluded with a fourth and final season on Tuesday which showed that, despite all we’ve come to know about these characters, each and every one of them is capable of change.
Picking up several years in the future, the eight-episode farewell found Alex and Rae raising a child together,...
Before there was The Handmaid’s Tale, there was Casual, Hulu’s first critically acclaimed series which never quite got the attention it deserved. The half-hour dramedy concluded with a fourth and final season on Tuesday which showed that, despite all we’ve come to know about these characters, each and every one of them is capable of change.
Picking up several years in the future, the eight-episode farewell found Alex and Rae raising a child together,...
- 8/1/2018
- TVLine.com
Speaking directly to the potent emotional resonance “Casual” has built over four seasons — and, in particular, in its beautiful goodbye — this review was very nearly titled, “An Unfounded and Irrational Letter of Hate to Those Who Ended a Perfect Show.” Anyone who’s seen the final episode will understand: It’s a bittersweet conclusion for our core trio of characters, as well as the audience who’ve become invested in their all-too-relatable search for connection, intimacy, and happiness in a world that’s becoming more and more divisive.
It’s also over far too soon, both because we are greedy TV consumers who always want more of a good thing, and also because “Casual” is its best self in Season 4. What began as an examination of online dating’s oddities has blossomed into a fully-fledged appreciation of relationships in all forms. The final season of Zander Lehmann’s Hulu series...
It’s also over far too soon, both because we are greedy TV consumers who always want more of a good thing, and also because “Casual” is its best self in Season 4. What began as an examination of online dating’s oddities has blossomed into a fully-fledged appreciation of relationships in all forms. The final season of Zander Lehmann’s Hulu series...
- 7/31/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
After four seasons and 44 episodes, Zander Lehmann’s brother-sister relationship series “Casual” is signing off with a final season in which the growth for its characters mirrors the growth of Hulu, the streaming service that served as its home.
“‘Casual’ is a platform-defining series in the tradition of groundbreaking Lionsgate shows like ‘Weeds,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and ‘Dear White People,’” says Chris Selak, Lionsgate executive vice president and head of worldwide scripted television. “These shows underscore our commitment to carefully crafted episodes of serialized television. We are very proud of ‘Casual’ and the amazing creative team behind it, and grateful to our partners at Hulu for four seasons of support and commitment.”
Hulu began original programming in 2011 and moved into original scripted series in 2012. Back then, its lineup ranged from a mockumentary (“Battleground”) to a parody (“The Hotwives of Orlando”) to a supernatural comedy...
“‘Casual’ is a platform-defining series in the tradition of groundbreaking Lionsgate shows like ‘Weeds,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and ‘Dear White People,’” says Chris Selak, Lionsgate executive vice president and head of worldwide scripted television. “These shows underscore our commitment to carefully crafted episodes of serialized television. We are very proud of ‘Casual’ and the amazing creative team behind it, and grateful to our partners at Hulu for four seasons of support and commitment.”
Hulu began original programming in 2011 and moved into original scripted series in 2012. Back then, its lineup ranged from a mockumentary (“Battleground”) to a parody (“The Hotwives of Orlando”) to a supernatural comedy...
- 7/31/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Does Casual‘s final season take place in a world where Donald Trump is no longer president? While the Hulu dramedy doesn’t come right out and say it, it certainly seems to be the case.
“I think probably [Trump is no longer president in our show],” creator Zander Lehmann tells TVLine. The series’ swan song, which was released on Tuesday, takes place nearly half a decade after the events of Season 3, placing it somewhere between 2021 and 2022. As for why the show doesn’t come right out and say that there’s a new Potus? “We never specifically said it because it opens up a can of worms...
“I think probably [Trump is no longer president in our show],” creator Zander Lehmann tells TVLine. The series’ swan song, which was released on Tuesday, takes place nearly half a decade after the events of Season 3, placing it somewhere between 2021 and 2022. As for why the show doesn’t come right out and say that there’s a new Potus? “We never specifically said it because it opens up a can of worms...
- 7/31/2018
- TVLine.com
Sometimes, coming home isn’t as idyllic as it sounds.
In the trailer for the fourth and final season of “Casual,” Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) comes back home after two years away, and Valerie (Michaela Watkins) is characteristically anxious about seeing her daughter after so long. But when Laura arrives, it seems just the same as the good ol’ days, Leon (Nyasha Hatendi) and all.
Meanwhile, Alex (Tommy Dewey) is concerned that his daughter will end up just as messed up as him if she sees her parents dating/sleeping with other people, and Valerie is also trying to figure what she wants to do with her life.
Also Read: 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 Finale: Is Aunt Lydia Ok After That, Um, Accident?
The trailer ends on the perfect storm of family dysfuntion, with Laura, Alex and Valerie stuck somewhere in the desert.
“Does anyone else feel like the gods are...
In the trailer for the fourth and final season of “Casual,” Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) comes back home after two years away, and Valerie (Michaela Watkins) is characteristically anxious about seeing her daughter after so long. But when Laura arrives, it seems just the same as the good ol’ days, Leon (Nyasha Hatendi) and all.
Meanwhile, Alex (Tommy Dewey) is concerned that his daughter will end up just as messed up as him if she sees her parents dating/sleeping with other people, and Valerie is also trying to figure what she wants to do with her life.
Also Read: 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 Finale: Is Aunt Lydia Ok After That, Um, Accident?
The trailer ends on the perfect storm of family dysfuntion, with Laura, Alex and Valerie stuck somewhere in the desert.
“Does anyone else feel like the gods are...
- 7/13/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
“Imagine your world in five years, Valerie (Michaela Watkins) asks her friend Leon (Nyasha Hatendi). “What do you see?”” Hulu has released the trailer for the fourth and final season of comedy series Casual ahead of its July 31 premiere. The premium cabler also revealed the key art (see below), with the appropriate tagline “Well, we had a good ride.”
Season four picks up several years in the future, with Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Rae (Maya Erskine) raising a child, Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) returning from her time abroad with a new job and serious girlfriend, and Valerie (Watkins) about to make a big life change of her own. Natasha Hatendi and Julie Berman also star.
A Lionsgate and Right of Way production, Golden Globe-nominated Casual is created by Zander Lehmann, and executive produced by Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann and Helen Estabrook. Lionsgate serves as the international distributor.
Season four picks up several years in the future, with Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Rae (Maya Erskine) raising a child, Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) returning from her time abroad with a new job and serious girlfriend, and Valerie (Watkins) about to make a big life change of her own. Natasha Hatendi and Julie Berman also star.
A Lionsgate and Right of Way production, Golden Globe-nominated Casual is created by Zander Lehmann, and executive produced by Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann and Helen Estabrook. Lionsgate serves as the international distributor.
- 7/13/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
From memorable turns in “Enlightened” to “Trophy Wife” to “Transparent,” Michaela Watkins has established herself as one television’s greatest comedic actresses. In “Casual,” she plays the anxious but adventurous Valerie, a single mother and therapist who lives with her teenage daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) and brother Alex (Tommy Dewey). Created by Zander Lehmann and executive-produced by Jason Reitman, “Casual” was an early critical success for Hulu, earning the burgeoning network a Golden Globe nomination for Best Comedy.
For the fourth and final season will conclude with eight episodes, and jumps ahead two years. The newly released trailer teases Valerie looking for a career change, Alex in a new relationship with a woman with a daughter, and Laura beginning young adulthood. At the beginning of the season, Valerie and Laura are about to reunite after not speaking for two years.
Boasting an excellent track record of hiring women writers and directors,...
For the fourth and final season will conclude with eight episodes, and jumps ahead two years. The newly released trailer teases Valerie looking for a career change, Alex in a new relationship with a woman with a daughter, and Laura beginning young adulthood. At the beginning of the season, Valerie and Laura are about to reunite after not speaking for two years.
Boasting an excellent track record of hiring women writers and directors,...
- 7/13/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Former Feed the Beast star Lorenza Izzo is set for a recurring role opposite Tara Lynne Barr on the fourth and final season of Hulu’s Casual. Izzo will play Tathiana, a friend that Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) met traveling. Casual, co-produced by Lionsgate and Right of Way, is created by Zander Lehmann, and executive produced by Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann and Helen Estabrook. Stars Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey, Tara Lynne Barr, Nyasha Hatendi and Julie Berman will return…...
- 2/27/2018
- Deadline TV
Hulu has set an end date for its Casual relationship. The streaming service has picked up a fourth and final season of Zander Lehmann's dramedy.
Casual tells the story of Valerie (Michaela Watkins), who moves in with her brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) after going through a divorce. All three seasons of the show have received mostly positive reviews from critics, though the decision to cancel the program after its fourth go-around is likely due a relative lack of interest from Hulu subscribers.
Even if it ultimately leaves a minimal impression on viewers, Casual will still go down as a relevant part of its distributor's history. The show's nomination at the 2015 Golden Globes, where it was up for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical, represented the most significant piece of award show recognition Hulu had received up to that point. Two years later, the streaming service would notch a...
Casual tells the story of Valerie (Michaela Watkins), who moves in with her brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) after going through a divorce. All three seasons of the show have received mostly positive reviews from critics, though the decision to cancel the program after its fourth go-around is likely due a relative lack of interest from Hulu subscribers.
Even if it ultimately leaves a minimal impression on viewers, Casual will still go down as a relevant part of its distributor's history. The show's nomination at the 2015 Golden Globes, where it was up for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical, represented the most significant piece of award show recognition Hulu had received up to that point. Two years later, the streaming service would notch a...
- 10/23/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Hulu’s “Casual” has a formal end in sight. The comedy series created by Zander Lehmann has been renewed for a fourth and final season. The last eight-episode run will premiere in 2018. “Casual” launched in October 2015 and stars Michaela Watkins as Valerie, a single mother living with brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) and daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr). Frances Conroy and Nyasha Hatendi round out the main cast. Also Read: 'Designated Survivor' Boss Says Natascha McElhone Exit Will Lead to 'New Ground' for Series The series from Lionsgate Television and Right of Way Films was directed by Jason Reitman.
- 10/19/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Casual, the series that helped usher in high-end original programming on Hulu, will be coming to the end. The streaming network has ordered an abbreviated eight-episode fourth season of the comedy, which will be its last. It will air in 2018. Casual, from director Jason Reitman, creator Zander Lehmann and showrunner Liz Tigelaar, was one of the first original series to launch on Hulu in October 2015 as the service was beginning its transformation from a place…...
- 10/19/2017
- Deadline TV
A first-time showrunner when Casual bowed in 2015, Zander Lehmann was thrust into a new world with new responsibilities, alongside executive producers Jason Reitman, Helen Estabrook and Liz Tigelaar—the latter, the only TV veteran among the bunch. Quickly picking up the process, the Casual creator found an easy rapport among his peers, with tasks divvied up organically amongst the series' four voices. With Season 3, Lehmann was excited about a variety of interesting…...
- 6/23/2017
- Deadline TV
“[The characters] are extremely flawed and very dysfunctional and co-dependent and un-moored," said Michaela Watkins, star of Hulu’s Golden Globe-nominated series Casual. “But I think it's relatable.” Speaking before a packed DGA theater crowd of TV Academy and guild voters during Deadline’s recent The Contenders Emmys event, Watkins was joined by exec producers Zander Lehmann, Helen Estabrook, Liz Tigelaar and co-stars Tara Lynne Barr and Tommy Dewey. The dramatic…...
- 6/6/2017
- Deadline TV
[Editor’s note: The following contains light spoilers for each of the shows described.]
“The Carmichael Show” – “Yes Means Yes”
Season 3, Episode 1
Directed by Gerry Cohen
Written by Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz
“The Carmichael Show” has never been afraid to present its audience with an idea or moment that cuts through the belly laughs and goes right for something that feels, for lack of a better term, real. Now in its third season, that practice is inextricably woven into the show’s DNA. The best news for fans and potential newcomers alike is that once that sharp intake of breath the subsides, it’s still one of the funniest shows on TV. – Steve Greene
Read More: ‘The Carmichael Show’ Review: TV’s Boldest Sitcom Is Funnier Than Ever, Even In A Season 3 Filled with Deep Questions
“Casual” – “Things to Do in Burbank When You’re Dead”
Season 3, Episode 2
Directed by Carrie Brownstein
Written by Zander Lehmann
In the second episode of “Casual’s” all-around excellent third season,...
“The Carmichael Show” – “Yes Means Yes”
Season 3, Episode 1
Directed by Gerry Cohen
Written by Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz
“The Carmichael Show” has never been afraid to present its audience with an idea or moment that cuts through the belly laughs and goes right for something that feels, for lack of a better term, real. Now in its third season, that practice is inextricably woven into the show’s DNA. The best news for fans and potential newcomers alike is that once that sharp intake of breath the subsides, it’s still one of the funniest shows on TV. – Steve Greene
Read More: ‘The Carmichael Show’ Review: TV’s Boldest Sitcom Is Funnier Than Ever, Even In A Season 3 Filled with Deep Questions
“Casual” – “Things to Do in Burbank When You’re Dead”
Season 3, Episode 2
Directed by Carrie Brownstein
Written by Zander Lehmann
In the second episode of “Casual’s” all-around excellent third season,...
- 6/1/2017
- by Ben Travers, Steve Greene and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Zander Lehmann, creator/executive producer of Hulu’s Casual, talks about how the idea for Season 3’s big reveal came about and the risks with it. Hulu’s Casual is...
- 5/26/2017
- by Megan McLachlan
- AwardsDaily.com
Each year, when “Casual” executive producers Zander Lehmann and Helen Estabrook brainstorm who should direct the new season, it starts with two very simple requirements:
“We sit down and make our list of who we most want to work with, and which good indie movies we’ve seen lately,” said Lehmann, who created the Hulu comedy.
“We’ve always really wanted to match the indie filmmaking aesthetic and perspective with a television show, so a lot of it comes from us sitting down and thinking about, ‘Who are the directors working in this space that we’re really excited about?’” Estabrook said.
Read More: ‘Casual’ Season 3 Review: 10 Reasons You Have to Watch Hulu’s Excellent Comedy Series
Their Season 3 session saw a stronger push than ever into the indie film world, and the results are nothing short of a veritable all-star team.
Meet the Team: Lake Bell: The acclaimed director of “In a World…...
“We sit down and make our list of who we most want to work with, and which good indie movies we’ve seen lately,” said Lehmann, who created the Hulu comedy.
“We’ve always really wanted to match the indie filmmaking aesthetic and perspective with a television show, so a lot of it comes from us sitting down and thinking about, ‘Who are the directors working in this space that we’re really excited about?’” Estabrook said.
Read More: ‘Casual’ Season 3 Review: 10 Reasons You Have to Watch Hulu’s Excellent Comedy Series
Their Season 3 session saw a stronger push than ever into the indie film world, and the results are nothing short of a veritable all-star team.
Meet the Team: Lake Bell: The acclaimed director of “In a World…...
- 5/25/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Four episodes were provided for review.
As Hulu continues to expand its creative horizons, it’s all the more refreshing to return to Casual. The charming, laid-back, frank talking party uncle of a television series is witty, funny, heartfelt, reserved and generally amusing in almost stark contrast to the streaming service’s other, bleaker original content, but that’s not to suggest that it doesn’t deal with its own fair share of emotional conflict. The darkly comedic drama series is melancholy, mournful and somber-eyed in its own ways, especially in its more downbeat, if still entirely delectable, third season, which finds engrossing, often touching and sometimes surprising ways to keep its low-key format fresh just as it’s on the verge of becoming formulaic. The result is another cuddly, but not as warm, season that proves showrunner Zander Lehmann knows exactly what he’s doing with characters who have...
As Hulu continues to expand its creative horizons, it’s all the more refreshing to return to Casual. The charming, laid-back, frank talking party uncle of a television series is witty, funny, heartfelt, reserved and generally amusing in almost stark contrast to the streaming service’s other, bleaker original content, but that’s not to suggest that it doesn’t deal with its own fair share of emotional conflict. The darkly comedic drama series is melancholy, mournful and somber-eyed in its own ways, especially in its more downbeat, if still entirely delectable, third season, which finds engrossing, often touching and sometimes surprising ways to keep its low-key format fresh just as it’s on the verge of becoming formulaic. The result is another cuddly, but not as warm, season that proves showrunner Zander Lehmann knows exactly what he’s doing with characters who have...
- 5/23/2017
- by Will Ashton
- We Got This Covered
‘Casual’ Season 3 Review: No More Excuses — It’s Time to Watch Hulu’s Incisive and Enlivening Comedy
For those of you sporting an anything-but-casual obsession with Hulu’s delightful and insightful comedy series, let me tell you this about Season 3: It only gets better.
Following a Season 2 finale that put all the pieces in place — dramatically, comedically, narratively, figuratively, performance…-ly? — Season 2 picks up with an even more creatively aggressive mentality. There’s a two-hander within the first four episodes sporting one of the best episode titles of the year — along with terrific turns from stars Tommy Dewey and Michaela Watkins — and creator Zander Lehmann has set up Season 3 for even more rewardingly novel storytelling.
Read More: What Makes TV ‘Very Good’ in 2017? Damon Lindelof, Aya Cash, The Cast of ‘Casual’ and More Share Insights
It’s already great and primed to improve, but, as many of you likely already know, one of the more common problems in fully enjoying “Casual” has nothing to do with its quality.
Following a Season 2 finale that put all the pieces in place — dramatically, comedically, narratively, figuratively, performance…-ly? — Season 2 picks up with an even more creatively aggressive mentality. There’s a two-hander within the first four episodes sporting one of the best episode titles of the year — along with terrific turns from stars Tommy Dewey and Michaela Watkins — and creator Zander Lehmann has set up Season 3 for even more rewardingly novel storytelling.
Read More: What Makes TV ‘Very Good’ in 2017? Damon Lindelof, Aya Cash, The Cast of ‘Casual’ and More Share Insights
It’s already great and primed to improve, but, as many of you likely already know, one of the more common problems in fully enjoying “Casual” has nothing to do with its quality.
- 5/17/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Every year, celebrities, filmmakers, journalists and movie fans flock to the Tribeca neighborhood in lower Manhattan for the Tribeca Film Festival, an illustrious celebration of film and television that features some of the most exciting projects and panel discussions of any media festival in the country.
Founded by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, shortly after the attacks of 9/11, the festival has helped revitalize the city and remind both filmmakers and fans alike of New York City’s valued place in film and TV while becoming a welcoming community for voices and perspectives from all over the world. “It’s also a fabric of our city. So whether or not it’s a film from Israel or Palestine or something for kids, our festival was about community and it still is,” Rosenthal tells Et. “It’s about bringing community together.”
The 2017 festival, which runs April 19-30, continues to expand beyond film and TV with...
Founded by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, shortly after the attacks of 9/11, the festival has helped revitalize the city and remind both filmmakers and fans alike of New York City’s valued place in film and TV while becoming a welcoming community for voices and perspectives from all over the world. “It’s also a fabric of our city. So whether or not it’s a film from Israel or Palestine or something for kids, our festival was about community and it still is,” Rosenthal tells Et. “It’s about bringing community together.”
The 2017 festival, which runs April 19-30, continues to expand beyond film and TV with...
- 4/17/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
You can’t accuse the Tribeca Film Festival (April 19-30) of bandwagon jumping: Back in 2005, it screened the series finale of “Friends” outdoors on a Hudson pier for rapturous fans. Today, TV is a fait d’accompli as Tribeca expands its second annual TV program to 15 shows and five series. Golden-age TV draws viewers, Hollywood filmmakers, and a wider audience.
Last year, the TV program included world premieres of “The Night Of” (HBO, from Oscar-winning executive producer Steve Zaillian), “The Night Manager” (AMC, directed by Oscar-winning Susanne Bier), and “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn, directed by eventual Oscar-winner Ezra Edelman).
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: The Scariest TV Show Ever Made, Because It Feels So Real
This year’s highest-profile debuts include the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) starring Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, and directed by indie filmmaker Reed Morano...
Last year, the TV program included world premieres of “The Night Of” (HBO, from Oscar-winning executive producer Steve Zaillian), “The Night Manager” (AMC, directed by Oscar-winning Susanne Bier), and “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn, directed by eventual Oscar-winner Ezra Edelman).
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: The Scariest TV Show Ever Made, Because It Feels So Real
This year’s highest-profile debuts include the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) starring Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, and directed by indie filmmaker Reed Morano...
- 4/17/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
You can’t accuse the Tribeca Film Festival (April 19-30) of bandwagon jumping: Back in 2005, it screened the series finale of “Friends” outdoors on a Hudson pier for rapturous fans. Today, TV is a fait d’accompli as Tribeca expands its second annual TV program to 15 shows and five series. Golden-age TV draws viewers, Hollywood filmmakers, and a wider audience.
Last year, the TV program included world premieres of “The Night Of” (HBO, from Oscar-winning executive producer Steve Zaillian), “The Night Manager” (AMC, directed by Oscar-winning Susanne Bier), and “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn, directed by eventual Oscar-winner Ezra Edelman).
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: The Scariest TV Show Ever Made, Because It Feels So Real
This year’s highest-profile debuts include the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) starring Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, and directed by indie filmmaker Reed Morano...
Last year, the TV program included world premieres of “The Night Of” (HBO, from Oscar-winning executive producer Steve Zaillian), “The Night Manager” (AMC, directed by Oscar-winning Susanne Bier), and “O.J.: Made in America” (Espn, directed by eventual Oscar-winner Ezra Edelman).
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: The Scariest TV Show Ever Made, Because It Feels So Real
This year’s highest-profile debuts include the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) starring Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, and directed by indie filmmaker Reed Morano...
- 4/17/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
"We know that if we have a script with an upbeat ending," says Casual's Tommy Dewey, "the next week we'll be really screwed." Part of Hulu's original series slate, the Golden Globe-nominated comedy series offers a refreshingly honest look at family bonds. Created by Zander Lehmann and executive produced by Jason Reitman (with whom Hulu has a first-look deal), Casual stars Michaela Watkins as Valerie, a recently divorced woman navigating her new life with her brother Alex…...
- 4/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Hulu adaption of in-demand Margaret Atwood novel among small screen programming roster at Tribeca Film Festival.
Top brass unveiled on Thursday the line-up for the second annual television festival that runs concurrently with the 16th Tribeca Film Festival.
This year’s event will features 15 shows, including five new series world premieres, four season premieres, three independent pilots, and one feature documentary.
The new series world premiere (first episode) of Hulu’s highly anticipated dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale will be followed by a conversation with the cast including Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes.
Watch the full trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale below or click here to watch on mobile.
The programme includes the first episode of National Geographic’s first scripted series Genius about the life of Albert Einstein, followed by a conversation with executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, who also directs the first episode.
Also receiving its debut is USA’s crime...
Top brass unveiled on Thursday the line-up for the second annual television festival that runs concurrently with the 16th Tribeca Film Festival.
This year’s event will features 15 shows, including five new series world premieres, four season premieres, three independent pilots, and one feature documentary.
The new series world premiere (first episode) of Hulu’s highly anticipated dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale will be followed by a conversation with the cast including Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes.
Watch the full trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale below or click here to watch on mobile.
The programme includes the first episode of National Geographic’s first scripted series Genius about the life of Albert Einstein, followed by a conversation with executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, who also directs the first episode.
Also receiving its debut is USA’s crime...
- 3/23/2017
- ScreenDaily
Cue the handmaids.
The Tribeca Film Festival announced its second annual Tribeca TV program on Thursday and it includes a range of world premieres, popular show returns and a slate of independent pilots. One of the most highly anticipated debuts will be Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Tribeca 2017 Lineup: New Fillms From Alex Gibney, Azazel Jacobs and Laurie Simmons Lead the Eclectic Mix
The series has been in the news lately, and not only because it will premiere soon. The dystopian story about a government forcing fertile women to become breeders for their high-ranking officials has struck a nerve among progressive women who are wary of having their health and reproductive rights controlled. Recently, protestors dressed in the handmaids’ red robes and white bonnets made an appearance in the Texas Senate gallery as its members were passing abortion legislation.
The TV lineup...
The Tribeca Film Festival announced its second annual Tribeca TV program on Thursday and it includes a range of world premieres, popular show returns and a slate of independent pilots. One of the most highly anticipated debuts will be Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Tribeca 2017 Lineup: New Fillms From Alex Gibney, Azazel Jacobs and Laurie Simmons Lead the Eclectic Mix
The series has been in the news lately, and not only because it will premiere soon. The dystopian story about a government forcing fertile women to become breeders for their high-ranking officials has struck a nerve among progressive women who are wary of having their health and reproductive rights controlled. Recently, protestors dressed in the handmaids’ red robes and white bonnets made an appearance in the Texas Senate gallery as its members were passing abortion legislation.
The TV lineup...
- 3/23/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Casual wrapped its second season on Hulu, and the creator of the series was prepared for the series to end after season two. Hulu renewed the series for a third season.Zander Lehmann spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the season two finale and what it means for the upcoming third season. He said the following:“I wrote the episode with the idea that in the event we didn’t get a third season, it could serve as a series finale because there’s a level of resolution, and it feels like a lot of the problems of the past were wrapped up. And I think what it gives us, which I’m really happy about, is an answer to a lot of the deep-seeded dramatic tension that’s been permeating through these two seasons. So now we’re kind of free to tell whatever story we want and...
- 8/26/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In IndieWire’s review of Season 2’s first half, we noted how the latest from “Casual” benefitted from communication and connection; the dialogue between characters was enhanced by our comfortability with them. And because we were getting to know Alex (Tommy Dewey), Valerie (Michaela Watkins) and Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) all the better, so, too, were they getting to know each other better.
In reality, that meant creator Zander Lehmann and his talented group of writers (shout-out to Liz Tigelaar, whose talents were recently recognized by Showtime) had time to sit with their subjects, insightfully recognizing their strengths. The trio grew magnificently over the back half of Season 2 into the beautiful, unique individuals we TV devotees always want to see and so rarely get to glimpse.
Just as importantly, their conversations became equally unique, culminating with a Season 2 finale that marked the best episode of “Casual” to date and elevated...
In reality, that meant creator Zander Lehmann and his talented group of writers (shout-out to Liz Tigelaar, whose talents were recently recognized by Showtime) had time to sit with their subjects, insightfully recognizing their strengths. The trio grew magnificently over the back half of Season 2 into the beautiful, unique individuals we TV devotees always want to see and so rarely get to glimpse.
Just as importantly, their conversations became equally unique, culminating with a Season 2 finale that marked the best episode of “Casual” to date and elevated...
- 8/23/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
On the heels of a strong Season 2 premiere, Hulu has picked up a 13-episode third season of comedy series Casual from Jason Reitman and creator Zander Lehmann, for premiere in 2017. In addition, Hulu has signed Reitman to a first-look deal for all television related projects, its first development deal of this kind. Casual season two follows Alex (Tommy Dewey), Valerie (Michaela Watkins), and Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) after a season full of disastrous dates and their…...
- 6/23/2016
- Deadline TV
Pencil “more complicated family dynamics and a bunch of laughs” into your planner, because Casual has been renewed for a third season.
The Jason Reitman/Zander Lehmann dramedy will be back with 13 new episodes in 2017, Hulu announced Thursday. Reitman also signed a first-look TV deal with the streaming video provider, which is a first for the site.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
The Golden Globe-nominated series, which stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey, returned for its second season on June 7.
Got thoughts on Casual‘s renewal? Sound off in the comments!
The Jason Reitman/Zander Lehmann dramedy will be back with 13 new episodes in 2017, Hulu announced Thursday. Reitman also signed a first-look TV deal with the streaming video provider, which is a first for the site.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
The Golden Globe-nominated series, which stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey, returned for its second season on June 7.
Got thoughts on Casual‘s renewal? Sound off in the comments!
- 6/23/2016
- TVLine.com
Hulu recently announced that one of its longest-running original series, Deadbeat, would not be back for a fourth season, but one day later, the video platform did roll out new episodes of what is perhaps its most-acclaimed comedy. Casual, created by Zander Lehmann, has begun its second season on Hulu.
Casual, which features Oscar-nominee Jason Reitman as one of its executive producers, premiered last October to generally positive reviews. It stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey as Alex and Laura, who move in together after Laura’s marriage falls apart. Tara Lynne Barr co-stars as Laura’s daughter, who has problems of her own. Hulu waited just two weeks after Casual’s premiere before renewing it for a second season.
Two months later, more good news arrived, as the show earned a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical category. The Globe nod was the...
Casual, which features Oscar-nominee Jason Reitman as one of its executive producers, premiered last October to generally positive reviews. It stars Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey as Alex and Laura, who move in together after Laura’s marriage falls apart. Tara Lynne Barr co-stars as Laura’s daughter, who has problems of her own. Hulu waited just two weeks after Casual’s premiere before renewing it for a second season.
Two months later, more good news arrived, as the show earned a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical category. The Globe nod was the...
- 6/7/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
When I watch TV comedies, even the good ones, I often find myself wondering what cocktail of personality disorders would be required to make a real human being behave the way sitcom characters do to further stories and jokes. For the most part, those shows don't want their viewers to ask questions like that, treating references to abandonment issues or hyperactivity as just another humor source. With Casual, which begins its second season today on Hulu, the question of what the hell is wrong with these people isn't obscured subtext, but the whole point of the thing. Not only is its main character, Val (Michaela Watkins) a therapist, but she, brother Alex (Tommy Dewey), and her teenage daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) are each extremely damaged. They're able to vaguely function as human beings when they work together as an unconventional family unit, but on a codependent, self-destructive level that...
- 6/7/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
One of Jason Reitman’s gifts as a filmmaker is tuning into idiosyncratic voices who speak to him, from writer Diablo Cody (“Juno”) to Zander Lehmann (“Casual”). Lehmann and Reitman have the same agent, so Lehmann knew that Reitman wanted to check out TV. He waited for the director to read his script about two siblings who live together as they explore online dating. His patience was rewarded.
With the first season of “Casual,” Hulu gave Reitman, Lehmann, and executive producers Liz Tigelaar (she runs the writer’s room) and Helen Estabrook (she masterminds production) plenty of leeway to create the 10-episode, half-hour series. “Rather than one person leading,” said Lehmann during our video interview at Reitman’s Sunset Boulevard office, “we are fortunate that four of us all have a voice in it.”
Thanks to three charismatic, skilled actors—Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey as siblings Valerie and Alex,...
With the first season of “Casual,” Hulu gave Reitman, Lehmann, and executive producers Liz Tigelaar (she runs the writer’s room) and Helen Estabrook (she masterminds production) plenty of leeway to create the 10-episode, half-hour series. “Rather than one person leading,” said Lehmann during our video interview at Reitman’s Sunset Boulevard office, “we are fortunate that four of us all have a voice in it.”
Thanks to three charismatic, skilled actors—Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey as siblings Valerie and Alex,...
- 6/6/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville is hard to pin down. While he made his name with music docs, from Oscar-winner “20 Feet from Stardom” to Yo-Yo Ma concert film “The Music of Strangers” (HBO/The Orchard), he’s moving away from music subjects. “There are a handful of music docs I’d love to do, including David Bowie,” he said in a phone interview. “But at the moment I’m interested in stretching myself on projects on design, food, and art.”
Over the last year, Neville jumped into the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley for “Best of Enemies,” (Participant/Magnolia) and took an unexpected ride with Chelsea Handler on Netflix documentary series “Chelsea Does.”
Netflix approached Neville after working with him on “Keith Richards: Under the Influence.” Said Neville, “I’d worked on music docs for years. It felt like writing a novel. By the time I got to Keith Richards,...
Over the last year, Neville jumped into the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley for “Best of Enemies,” (Participant/Magnolia) and took an unexpected ride with Chelsea Handler on Netflix documentary series “Chelsea Does.”
Netflix approached Neville after working with him on “Keith Richards: Under the Influence.” Said Neville, “I’d worked on music docs for years. It felt like writing a novel. By the time I got to Keith Richards,...
- 6/1/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
School's out, birds are singing and the sun hangs high in a cloudless sky — time for the streaming junkie to retreat to the safe confines of the great indoors, safe from harmful non cathode rays of light. Those who think of summer as a season of sand and surf may feel a slight twinge of guilt while hunkering down for that eighth consecutive episode or triple feature. But as a wise man once said, you're not hardcore unless you live hardcore — so get going on Episode Nine, people. And with...
- 6/1/2016
- Rollingstone.com
The Golden Globe-nominated series "Casual" is back for a thrilling new season and we now have a new trailer to see what's in store for Season 2. The Hulu original show follows Michaela Watkins as a recently divorced therapist Valerie, her angsty daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) and her womanizing brother, Alex (Tommy Dewey). In this second batch of episodes, mother and daughter will discover that nowadays, in a world ruled by social media, it's harder to make friends at any age. We see both Valerie and Laura try out new groups to meet people, but just don’t seem to fit in, once again showing that finding a romantic relationship is not the only thing that is difficult to come by these days. Alex also seems to be dealing with relationship issues, getting more exercise in his life and even trying to get into green juice. Read More: 5 Important Secrets...
- 5/21/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Hulu showed its series wares at Deadline’s TV Contenders panel panel including a Bad Robot series 11.22.63 was well as Jessica Goldberg’s The Path and EPs Jason Reitman and Zander Lehmann. Goldberg said her series about conflicted couple (Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan) who get swept up in a cult led by an ambitious leader (Hugh Dancy) “was not based on Scientology. They’re not the only movement, there are over 4,000 in the world.” Goldberg spawned the series after…...
- 4/11/2016
- Deadline TV
Hulu has unveiled summer premiere dates for a trio of its original series. The streaming service said today that the respective second seasons of comedies Casual and Difficult People will premiere June 7 and July 12, each with back-to-back episodes, and Season 4 of drama East Los High will bow July 15. Created by Zander Lehmann, Casual‘s 13-episode sophomore season follows Alex (Tommy Dewey), Valerie (Michaela Watkins) and Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) as they try to rebuild…...
- 4/4/2016
- Deadline TV
Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) has booked a recurring role on the second season of Hulu's comedy series Casual. Written by up-and-coming scribe Zander Lehmann, Casual follows the story of a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother (Tommy Dewey) and his newly divorced sister (Michaela Watkins). Together, they coach each other through the crazy world of dating — online and off — while living under one roof again and raising a teenager (Tara Lynne Barr). Gelula…...
- 3/11/2016
- Deadline TV
Kyle Bornheimer has booked a recurring role on the second season of Hulu's comedy series Casual. Written by up-and-coming scribe Zander Lehmann, Casual follows the story of a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother (Tommy Dewey) and his newly divorced sister (Michaela Watkins). Together, they coach each other through the crazy world of dating — online and off — while living under one roof again and raising a teenager (Tara Lynne Barr). Bornheimer will play Jack…...
- 3/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Julie Berman (Chicago Med), who recurred as Leia in Season 1 of Hulu's comedy series Casual, has been promoted to series regular for the second season, and Katie Aselton (The Gift, The League) has joined the cast in a recurring role. Written by up-and-coming scribe Zander Lehmann, Casual follows the story of a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother (Tommy Dewey) and his newly divorced sister (Michaela Watkins). Together, they coach each other through the crazy world…...
- 2/22/2016
- Deadline TV
The world of television in 2015 was a swirl of fascinating chaos, with an incredible diversity of new stories being told episode by episode, supported by an industry coping with incredible change. There were a lot of stories to be told in 2015, and, in order to get those stories, there were set visits, and the TCAs, and calls to England, and balancing cocktail party hors d'oeuvres in one hand and a recording device in the other. Read More: Indiewire's Top Stories of 2015 As Indiewire took advantage of every interview opportunity it could over the last 12 months to capture one of television's most intriguing years, there were plenty of things to be said. But there were also a couple of subjects we found ourselves bringing up over and over again with the people we spoke with. Below are just a few of their answers. "What are 'dramedies,' and how should awards shows handle them?...
- 12/31/2015
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Jason Reitman's new comedy "Casual" finds Michaela Watkins' psychiatrist character living with her brother (Tommy Dewey) and daughter (Tara Lynne Barr). Together they're on a quest to be Hulu's first big player at the Golden Globes, SAG and Critics' Choice Awards, which unveil nominees over the next few weeks. -Break- Join the 'Casual' discussion in our fun TV forums! Awards darling Reitman is a four-time Oscar nominee for directing "Juno" (2007) and directing, writing and producing "Up in the Air" (2009). He bring awards cache with him as he lends his signature quirky touch to this Hulu series created by Zander Lehmann. Just last year, another streaming family comedy -- Amazon's "Transparent" -- swept through the awards derby, clearing the way for shows like "Casual" to succeed. That laffer won Best Comedy at the Golden Globes while star Jeffrey Tambor ea...
- 11/30/2015
- Gold Derby
The show that might be Hulu’s most promising original series so far will return for a second season. Casual, a comedy created by Zander Lehmann, produced by Lionsgate Television, executive produced by Oscar nominee Jason Reitman, and starring Michaela Watkins and Tommy Dewey, has been renewed for 13 additional episodes.
In Casual, Watkins and Dewey play Valerie and Alex, a pair of siblings who must team up to raise Valerie’s child after she files for divorce from her husband. Upon its release, the show’s ten-episode first season was greeted with mostly positive reviews, with its nuanced characters drawing particular praise. New episodes are still rolling out each week on Hulu, but the streaming platform has already decided to green-light a new batch of them.
“Casual really struck a chord,” said Craig Erwich, Svp and Head of Content at Hulu, in a press release. “We couldn’t be prouder of the quality,...
In Casual, Watkins and Dewey play Valerie and Alex, a pair of siblings who must team up to raise Valerie’s child after she files for divorce from her husband. Upon its release, the show’s ten-episode first season was greeted with mostly positive reviews, with its nuanced characters drawing particular praise. New episodes are still rolling out each week on Hulu, but the streaming platform has already decided to green-light a new batch of them.
“Casual really struck a chord,” said Craig Erwich, Svp and Head of Content at Hulu, in a press release. “We couldn’t be prouder of the quality,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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