Flack (TV series)

Flack is a British dramedy television series. The first season, starring Anna Paquin, premiered on 21 February 2019[1] and consisted of six episodes.

Flack
Genre
Created byOliver Lansley
Written byOliver Lansley
Directed byPeter Cattaneo
George Kane
StarringAnna Paquin
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Oliver Lansley
Production location(s)London, United Kingdom
Running time50 minutes
Production company(s)CASM Films
Hat Trick Productions
Release
Original network
  • Pop (U.S) (season 1)
  • W (U.K)
  • Amazon Prime Video (U.S) (season 2 - present)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original release21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) –
18 May 2020 (2020-05-18)
External links
Website

On August 2, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season.[2] It was scheduled to premiere on Pop in the U.S. on March 13, 2020,[3] but was removed from the schedule after cutbacks by parent company ViacomCBS.[4] In the UK, the show's website listed the second series as scheduled to run on W that March, before being changed to "Coming Soon".[5][6] In late March 2020, the first season was made available through the video on demand platforms of Pop's sister network Showtime in the United States, though a confirmation of the network airing the second season has not been made.[7] In June 2020, it was announced that the series would move to Amazon Prime Video for its second season.[8]

The second season premiered in the UK on April 13, 2020, on W.[9] and consists again of six episodes.

Premise

Robyn (Anna Paquin), an American PR executive living in London, must figure out how to make the best of bad situations and somehow manage to get out unscathed. Robyn specialises in clearing up the monumental messes caused by her hapless and selfish clients. Although utterly in command of her job, her personal life is spinning out of control.[10][11]

Cast

Main

Guest

Episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1621 February 2019 (2019-02-21)28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)
2613 April 2020 (2020-04-13)18 May 2020 (2020-05-18)

Season 1 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K./U.S. viewers [14]
11"Anthony"Peter CattaneoOliver Lansley21 February 2019 (2019-02-21)370,000 (U.K.)
22"Summer"Peter CattaneoOliver Lansley28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)45,000 (U.S.)[15]
307,000 (U.K.)
33"Dan"Peter CattaneoOliver Lansley7 March 2019 (2019-03-07)22,000 (U.S.)[16]
282,000 (U.K.)
44"Brooke"George KaneOliver Lansley14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)52,000 (U.S.)[17]
282,000 (U.K.)
55"Rodney"George KaneOliver Lansley21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)64,000 (U.S.)[18]
242,000 (U.K.)
66"Patrick"George KaneOliver Lansley28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)36,000 (U.S.)[19]
254,000 (U.K.)

Season 2 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers [14]
71"Sofi"Alicia MacDonaldOliver Lansley13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)218,000
82"Brand Barron"Alicia MacDonaldOliver Lansley20 April 2020 (2020-04-20)127,000
93"Clara"Alicia MacDonaldOliver Lansley27 April 2020 (2020-04-27)165,000
104"Duncan"Oliver LansleyOliver Lansley4 May 2020 (2020-05-04)231,000
115"Alexa"Stephen MoyerOliver Lansley11 May 2020 (2020-05-11)286,000
126"Danny & Deepak"Stephen MoyerOliver Lansley18 May 2020 (2020-05-18)270,000

Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% with an average rating of 6.38/10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Audiences looking for an arsenic cookie of a series may cut Flack some slack, but its cynical take on publicity is exacerbated by hyperbolically unpleasant, underdeveloped characters."[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[21]

References
  1. Burt, Kayti (January 30, 2019). "Flack: Anna Paquin Pop TV Series Release Date, Cast, News, and More". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. "Anna Paquin's Flack Renewed at Pop, Sam Neill and Daniel Dae Kim Join Cast". TVLine. August 2, 2019.
  3. Petski, Denise (13 January 2020). "'Flack': Anna Paquin's Dark Comedy Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On Pop TV – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (5 March 2020). "Pop Pulls the Plug On 'Florida Girls', 'Best Intentions' & 'Flack', Raising Questions About Net's Scripted Future". Deadline. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Flack | W Channel". w.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. "Flack | W Channel". w.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Series page on Showtime Anytime (TV Everywhere login required)". showtimeanytime.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. Deadline Hollywood (June 11, 2020). "'Flack': Amazon Picks Up Anna Paquin Comedy Drama After It Was Abruptly Pulled By Pop TV". Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  9. https://w.uktv.co.uk/shows/flack/
  10. Hipes, Patrick (20 March 2018). "'Flack': Sophie Okonedo, Genevieve Angelson, More Join Anna Paquin's Pop TV Drama". deadline.com.
  11. Wiseman, Andreas (12 March 2018). "Anna Paquin, 'The Full Monty' Director Peter Cattaneo Team On PR-World Series 'Flack' For Pop TV, UKTV's W channel". deadline.com.
  12. "Flack". Pop Press. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  13. Sundar, Priyanka (1 March 2019). "'Flack' episode 3 preview: Robyn's life is expected to spiral down further". meaww.com.
  14. "Weekly Top 15 Programmes (See relevant weeks and scroll down to UK Channel Management and W Total)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  15. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
  16. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.7.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
  17. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.14.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
  18. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
  19. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
  20. "Flack: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  21. "Flack reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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