White Famous
White Famous | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by |
Tom Kapinos Chris Spencer Buddy Lewis |
Starring | Jay Pharoah |
Composer(s) |
Dhani Harrison Paul Hicks |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Jamie Foxx Jamie King Tom Kapinos Tim Story |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Aggressive Mediocrity, Inc. Foxxhole Productions Lionsgate Television |
Distributor | Showtime Networks |
Release | |
Original network | Showtime |
Original release | October 15 – December 10, 2017 |
External links | |
Website |
White Famous is an American comedy television series starring Jay Pharoah, based on the life of Jamie Foxx, which aired on Showtime from October 15, 2017 until December 10, 2017.[1]
It is co-created by Tom Kapinos, Chris Spencer and Buddy Lewis, directed by Tim Story and Foxx, who will also be a recurring guest star.[1]
On December 29, 2017, the series was canceled after one season.[2]
Premise
White Famous follows "a talented, young African-American comedian, Floyd Mooney, whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross-over toward becoming “'white famous.'”[3]
The series is set in the same universe as Kapinos's previous show, Californication, and features some secondary characters from that series.
Cast and characters
- Jay Pharoah as Floyd Mooney
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Malcolm
- Cleopatra Coleman as Sadie Lewis
- Jacob Ming-Trent as Ron Balls
- Lonnie Chavis as Trevor Mooney
- Meagan Good as Kali
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Stu Beggs
- Natalie Zea as Amy Von Getz
- Michael Rapaport as Teddy Snow
- Jack Davenport as Peter King
- Lyndon Smith as Gwen
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Tim Story | Teleplay by: Tom Kapinos Story by: Tom Kapinos, Chris Spencer & Buddy Lewis | September 29, 2017 (online) October 15, 2017 (Showtime) | 0.154[4] |
2 | "Heat" | Tim Story | Tom Kapinos | October 15, 2017 | 0.129[4] |
3 | "Woo" | Tim Story | Tom Kapinos | October 22, 2017 | 0.196[5] |
4 | "Appetites" | Ken Whittingham | Tom Kapinos | October 29, 2017 | 0.266[6] |
5 | "Life on Mars" | Millicent Shelton | Tom Kapinos | November 5, 2017 | 0.339[7] |
6 | "Wolves" | Michael Lehmann | Tom Kapinos | November 12, 2017 | 0.297[8] |
7 | "Duality" | Seith Mann | Tom Kapinos | November 19, 2017 | 0.271[9] |
8 | "Make Believe" | Michael Lehmann | Tom Kapinos | November 26, 2017 | 0.222[10] |
9 | "Scandal" | Seith Mann | Tom Kapinos | December 3, 2017 | 0.287[11] |
10 | "Zero F**ks Given" | Tim Story | Tom Kapinos | December 10, 2017 | 0.333[12] |
Reception
The first season of White Famous was met with a mixed to negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, as of January 2018, the first season held a 58% approval rating with an average rating of 5.64 out of 10 based on 26 reviews.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 54 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]
References
- 1 2 Petski, Denise (August 8, 2017). "'White Famous' & 'SMILF' Get Premiere Dates On Showtime – TCA". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ 'White Famous' Is Done at Showtime After One Season (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter, December 29, 2017
- ↑ Petski, Denise (30 December 2017). "'White Famous' Canceled After One Season At Showtime". Deadline. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (October 17, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.15.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 24, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.22.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 31, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.29.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 7, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.5.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 14, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.12.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 21, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.19.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 29, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.26.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (December 5, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (December 12, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.10.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "White Famous: Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "White Famous: Season 1 - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.