2019 British TV series or programme
Flack is a British dramedy television series, comprising two seasons of six episodes each, in 2019 and 2020.
Premise
Robyn (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 she is utterly in command of her job, her personal life is spinning out of control.[1][2]
Cast
Main
Guest
- Bradley Whitford as Calvin Cooper,[3] a veteran director who Robyn reports for child pornography possession
- Max Beesley as Anthony Henderson, a celebrity chef embroiled in several cheating scandals
- Alan Davies as Dan Proctor, a stand-up comedian filmed making a transphobic outburst after being heckled during his routine
- Rebecca Root as Allie Gregs, a transgender stand-up comedian who became the focus of a transphobic outburst from Dan Proctor
- Amanda Abbington as Alexa, an actress who baselessly MeTooed a renowned nature presenter and environmentalist to advance her own career
- Katherine Kelly as Brooke Love-Wells, a model fronting an anti-ageist advertising campaign photographed with scarring from cosmetic surgery
- Sam Neill as Duncan Paulson, Caroline's ex-husband and the co-founder of Mills Paulson
- Daniel Dae Kim as Gabriel Cole, an electric aircraft innovator who Eve briefly dates.
- Rebecca Scroggs as Abigail Reese,[5] an entertainment reporter and one of Robyn's former flames
- Dinita Gohil as Narinda
- Toby-Alexander Smith as Terry
- Aude des Pallieres as Sofi Adjani, a temperamental fashion model who assaulted a club patron unprovoked
- John Askew as Darren Barron,[6] a Formula 1 driver forced to lie about being infertile after his wife cheated on him with basketball player Kadell James
- Sophia La Porter as Roxy Barron,[6] the wife of Darren Barron whose affair with Kadell James resulted in her becoming pregnant
Episodes
Series 1 (2019)
Series 2 (2020)
Release
The first season, starring Anna Paquin, premiered on 21 February 2019.[3]
On 2 August 2019, the series was renewed for a second season.[13] In the UK, the show's website listed the second season as scheduled to run on W that March, before being changed to "Coming Soon".[14][15] The second season premiered in the UK on 13 April 2020, on W.[16]
The second season was scheduled to premiere on Pop in the U.S. on 13 March 2020,[17] but was removed from the schedule after cutbacks by parent company ViacomCBS.[18] 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.[19] In June 2020, it was announced that the series would move to Amazon Prime Video for its second season.[20] Series 2 became available for streaming on Prime Video on 10 June 2021.[citation needed]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 73% with an average rating of 6.1/10, based on 26 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."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 58 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[22]
References
- ^ a b c Hipes, Patrick (20 March 2018). "'Flack': Sophie Okonedo, Genevieve Angelson, More Join Anna Paquin's Pop TV Drama". deadline.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Burt, Kayti (30 January 2019). "Flack: Anna Paquin Pop TV Series Release Date, Cast, News, and More". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Flack". Pop Press. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Sundar, Priyanka (1 March 2019). "'Flack' episode 3 preview: Robyn's life is expected to spiral down further". meaww.com.
- ^ a b "Flack - S2 - Episode 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.7.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.14.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2019 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Anna Paquin's Flack Renewed at Pop, Sam Neill and Daniel Dae Kim Join Cast". TVLine. 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Flack | W Channel". w.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Flack | W Channel". w.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Flack | W Channel".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Series page on Showtime Anytime (TV Everywhere login required)". showtimeanytime.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Deadline Hollywood (11 June 2020). "'Flack': Amazon Picks Up Anna Paquin Comedy Drama After It Was Abruptly Pulled By Pop TV". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Flack: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Flack reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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