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
Network: Hulu. Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: October 7, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins, Tara Lynne Barr, Nyasha Hatendi, Frances Conroy, Julie Berman, Katie Aselton, Fred Melamed, and Zak Orth. TV show description: A dysfunctional family sitcom, the Casual TV show centers on Alex Cole (Dewey), founder of Snooger.com, an online dating site, his sister, therapist Valerie Meyers (Watkins), and her teenaged daughter, Laura (Barr). Read More…...
- 5/23/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Performer | Jeannie Berlin
The Show | The Night Of
The Episode | “Ordinary Death” (August 21)
The Performance | The Emmy for outstanding choreography is usually reserved for reality-competition series like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars. But you’ll see no finer tango on TV this year than Jeannie Berlin’s courtoom cross-examination in Sunday’s episode of The Night Of.
Using the subtlest of gestures, inflections and pauses, Berlin put on a riveting show as her veteran D.A. Helen Weiss undermined the defense’s expert witness Dr. Katz (Chip Zien) with a lethal combination of humor and cynicism,...
The Show | The Night Of
The Episode | “Ordinary Death” (August 21)
The Performance | The Emmy for outstanding choreography is usually reserved for reality-competition series like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars. But you’ll see no finer tango on TV this year than Jeannie Berlin’s courtoom cross-examination in Sunday’s episode of The Night Of.
Using the subtlest of gestures, inflections and pauses, Berlin put on a riveting show as her veteran D.A. Helen Weiss undermined the defense’s expert witness Dr. Katz (Chip Zien) with a lethal combination of humor and cynicism,...
- 8/27/2016
- TVLine.com
"It was funny and moving in equal meaure. I think I share a humor with Alex (that) deflects things with sarcasm and glibness sometimes, which I'm probably guilty of," admits Tommy Dewey as we chat via webcam (watch below) about his character Alex Cole on the new comedy series "Casual." He adds, "He's a great listener and a guy that really has his ear to the ground in terms of how language ebbs and flows. It was really easy to learn which is usually an indication that the writing is solid." -Break- Related: Watch our video chat with 'Casual' star Michaela Watkins Alex is the co-founder of the dating website Snooger, which he uses to find attractive women. His older sister Valerie (Michaela Watkins), a recently divorced woman with a teenage daughter (Tara Lynne Barr), moves in with her bachelor brother. With virtually no limitations on streaming website Hulu,...
- 12/4/2015
- Gold Derby
The rise in critical acclaim for television shows over the years has been well-documented, with a corresponding rise in interest among viewers to discuss and analyse television the way films are at festivals. While festivals dedicated to television shows, such as Atx and PaleyFest, are on the rise, film festivals still outweigh them.
For its 2015 incarnation, however, the Toronto International Film Festival will be doing something unique, beginning a programme dedicated to television. Titled the Primetime Programme, the section of the festival will conduct screenings and Q&A sessions just like the films that play at Tiff, focusing on specific episodes of shows instead. The lineup for the inagural Primetime programme has now been announced, and can be seen below.
Casual Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Jason Reitman, making its World Premiere
Festival favourite Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) directs this wonderfully endearing...
For its 2015 incarnation, however, the Toronto International Film Festival will be doing something unique, beginning a programme dedicated to television. Titled the Primetime Programme, the section of the festival will conduct screenings and Q&A sessions just like the films that play at Tiff, focusing on specific episodes of shows instead. The lineup for the inagural Primetime programme has now been announced, and can be seen below.
Casual Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, created by Zander Lehmann and directed by Jason Reitman, making its World Premiere
Festival favourite Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) directs this wonderfully endearing...
- 8/14/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Six Feet Under alum Frances Conroy and Nyasha Hatendi (The Ghost) are set as series regulars in Hulu's single-camera comedy series Casual, executive produced by Jason Reitman, who will direct the opening episode. Written by up-and-coming scribe Zander Lehmann, Casual follows the story of a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother, Alex Cole (Tommy Dewey), and his newly divorced sister, therapist Valerie Cole (Michaela Watkins). Together, they coach each other through…...
- 3/23/2015
- Deadline TV
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