Episodes (TV series)

*Episodes*
Episodes
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David Crane; Jeffrey Klarik;
Written by	David Crane; Jeffrey Klarik;
Directed by	James Griffiths; Jim Field Smith; Iain B. MacDonald; Jeffrey Klarik;
Starring	Matt LeBlanc; Stephen Mangan; Tamsin Greig; John Pankow; Kathleen Rose Perkins; Mircea Monroe;
Composer	Mark Thomas
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	41 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David Crane; Jeffrey Klarik; Jimmy Mulville;
Production locations	Hollywood; Windlesham;
Cinematography	Rob Kitzmann
Editor	Nigel Williams
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	27 minutes
Production companies	Hat Trick Productions; Crane/Klarik Productions; Showtime Networks;
Original release
Network	BBC Two (UK); Showtime (US);
Release	January 9, 2011 –; October 8, 2017
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Episodes is a television sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and produced by Hat Trick Productions.^[1] It premiered on Showtime in the United States on January 9, 2011^[2] and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011.^[1] The show is about a British husband-and-wife comedy writing team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with unexpected results. It stars Matt LeBlanc portraying a satirical version of himself. LeBlanc made his regular return to television for the first time since he was on NBC's Joey.

On June 10, 2015, it was announced that Showtime had renewed Episodes for a fifth season, which was due to begin filming in London in 2016.^[3] On April 11, 2016, Season 5 was confirmed to be the show's last; it consists of seven episodes and premiered on August 20, 2017. The series finale, Season 5's "Episode Seven", aired on October 8, 2017.^[4]

Episodes has received positive reviews from critics,^[5]^[6] with specific praise being given to the performances of stars Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, and Matt LeBlanc.^[7] For his performance in the series, LeBlanc won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards.

^ ^a ^b "Press Packs: Episodes". BBC. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ "Biggest Sunday Ever on Showtime! Shameless, Episodes & Californication to Premiere 9th January", Showtime press release, 22 September 2010, via FutonCritic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
^ "'Episodes' Renewed for Nine Episode Season Five by Showtime". TV by the Numbers. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
^ Morfoot, Addie (1 May 2017). "'Episodes' Creators, Matt LeBlanc on Making the Finale 'Surprising and Satisfying at the Same Time'". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ "Episodes Review Season 2". metacritic.com. CBS Interactive INC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^ "Episodes Season 1 Metacritic Reviews". CBS. Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ Gay, Verne. "'Episodes' review: Matt LeBlanc's a star". Newsday. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[bbcprdec-1] "Press Packs: Episodes". BBC. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.

[2] "Biggest Sunday Ever on Showtime! Shameless, Episodes & Californication to Premiere 9th January", Showtime press release, 22 September 2010, via FutonCritic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

[3] "'Episodes' Renewed for Nine Episode Season Five by Showtime". TV by the Numbers. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

[4] Morfoot, Addie (1 May 2017). "'Episodes' Creators, Matt LeBlanc on Making the Finale 'Surprising and Satisfying at the Same Time'". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[5] "Episodes Review Season 2". metacritic.com. CBS Interactive INC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[6] "Episodes Season 1 Metacritic Reviews". CBS. Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[7] Gay, Verne. "'Episodes' review: Matt LeBlanc's a star". Newsday. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

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