Flaked is an American comedy web television series That stars Will Arnett , Who Developed it Alongside the creator / executive producer of Arrested Development , Mitch Hurwitz . [2] [3] The first season consisted of eight episodes, qui Were Simultaneously released worldwide on March 11, 2016. [4] In July 2016, the series Was Renewed for a six-episode second season, [5] qui premiered it June 2, 2017. [6]Columnist Cindy Elavsky describes the show as being “a self-help guru named Chip who’s struggling to stay a step ahead of his own lies.” [7]
Cast
- Will Arnett as Chip
- Ruth Kearney as London / Claire
- David Sullivan as Dennis
- Lina Esco as Kara [8]
- George Basil as “Cooler” / John
- Dennis Gubbins as That Fucking Guy
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Topher [9]
- Mike Cochrane as a tattoo artist
- Jeff Daniel Phillips as Uno
- Kirstie Alley as Jackie
- Heather Graham as Tilly
- Seana Kofoed as Vanessa Weiss
- Annika Marks as Brooke
- Jessica Lowe as Widow
- Annabeth Gish as Alicia Wiener
- Robert Wisdom as George Flack
- Travis Mills as Stefan
- Mark Boone Junior as Jerry
- Frankie Shaw as Natasha
- Jim Turner as Chairperson
- Elisabeth Röhm as Alex [10]
- Shawn Hatosy as Karel
- Lenora Crichlow as Rosa
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | “Westminster” | Wally Pfister | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | “Horizon” | Wally Pfister | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | “Pink” | Josh Gordon & Will Speck | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | “Palms” | Josh Gordon & Will Speck | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | “Electric” | Tom DiCillo | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | “Shell” | Tom DiCillo | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 7 | 7 | “7th” | Wally Pfister | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
| 8 | 8 | “Sunset” | Wally Pfister | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | March 11, 2016 |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | “Day One” | Michael Patrick Jann | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | June 2, 2017 |
| 10 | 2 | “Day Two” | Michael Patrick Jann | Maggie Rowe | June 2, 2017 |
| 11 | 3 | “Day Three” | Mark Chappell | Bobby Bowman | June 2, 2017 |
| 12 | 4 | “Day Four” | Will Arnett | Jim Vallely | June 2, 2017 |
| 13 | 5 | “Day Five” | Ben Berman | Evan Mann & Gareth Reynolds | June 2, 2017 |
| 14 | 6 | “Day Six” | Ben Berman | Will Arnett & Mark Chappell | June 2, 2017 |
Reception
The first season received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the season has an approval rating of 42%, based on reviews of 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5.12 / 10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Dull and pointless, Flaked makes it uncomfortably clear that the man-child persona is no longer compelling.” [11] On Metacritic , the season has a score of 43 out of 100, based on reviews of 16 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. [12]
The show was criticized by Vox for “stupid plot twists” and devolving into melodrama. [13]
References
- Jump up^ “Stephen Malkmus Is Scoring Will Arnett’s New Netflix Series ‘Flaked ‘ ” . Billboard . 12 February 2016.
- Jump up^ Todd Spangler. “Netflix Sets Will Arnett Comedy ‘Flaked’ for 2016” . Variety .
- Jump up^ ” ‘ Flaked’ On Netflix: Will Arnett Comedy Series To Stream In 2016″ . The Huffington Post .
- Jump up^ Lisa de Moraes (January 17, 2016). “Netflix Unveils Premiere Dates For ‘Orange Is The New Black,’ ‘The Get Down,’ ‘Flaked’ And Others’ . Deadline.com .
- Jump up^ Lincoln, Ross A (July 28, 2016). “Netflix Renews Will Arnett’s ‘Flaked’ For 2017 Second Season” . Deadline .
- Jump up^ Pedersen, Erik (April 18, 2017). “‘Flaked’: Netflix Sets Season 2 Premiere Date For Will Arnett Comedy” . Deadline .
- Jump up^ Elavksy, Cindy (January 29, 2015). “Celebrity Extra” . King Features . Retrieved February 2, 2015 .
- Jump up^ Sage, Alyssa (February 11, 2016). “Netflix Releases Trailer for Will Arnett’s ‘Flaked'” . Variety . Retrieved February 26, 2016 .
- Jump up^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2015). “Christopher Mintz-Plasse Joins Will Arnett’s Netflix Comedy Series ‘Flaked'” . Deadline . Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
- Jump up^ Petski, Denise (October 6, 2016). “Elizabeth Rohm Joins ‘Flaked’ John Marshall Jones In ‘The Fosters'” . Deadline . Retrieved October 7, 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Flaked: Season 1” . Www.rottentomatoes.com . Retrieved 2016-03-24 .
- Jump up^ “Flaked” . Metacritic . Retrieved 2016-03-24 .
- Jump up^ VanDerWerff, Todd (March 13, 2016). “Fluffy review: Stupid plot twists ruin this new Netflix comedy” . Vox Media . Retrieved March 23, 2016 .