Fleabag

Fleabag
Starring
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Release
Original network BBC Three
Picture format HDTV
Original release 21 July 2016 (2016-07-21)

Fleabag is a six-part British comedy television series set in London. It was produced by Two Brothers Pictures for digital channel BBC Three[1] and in a co-production agreement with Amazon Studios.[2] The show premiered on 21 July 2016.[3] Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars as the main character, Fleabag, a young woman attempting to navigate modern life in London.

Background

The show is adapted from Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh one-woman play of the same name which won the Fringe First Award.[4][5][6] The initial idea of the character of Fleabag came from a challenge by a friend, where Waller-Bridge was tasked with creating a sketch for a 10-minute section in a stand-up storytelling night.[7]

Cast

Waller-Bridge's sister composed the music and her mother appears in a cameo as the lecturer during the feminist talk in the first episode.[7]

Distribution and broadcast

Following the initial release on BBC Three the series was broadcast on BBC Two between 21 August and 25 September 2016. It was picked up by the on-demand Amazon Video service and premiered in the United States on 16 September 2016.[6][9]

Critical reception

Fleabag has received positive reviews. Metacritic gave it an 88 score,[10] with Emily Nussbaum from The New Yorker calling it "a precision black-humor mechanism, a warped and affecting fable about one single woman’s existence."[11] Mo Ryan at Variety calls it scathingly funny.[12] Mike Hale in The New York Times praises the show for its "restless, almost feral energy and its slap-in-the-face attitude."[13] Tim Goodman from The Hollywood Reporter sees the show as "heralding a very distinctive new voice on television."[14] And Alan Sepinwall from HitFix describes the show as "something achingly beautiful."[15]

Awards and nominations

Season 1

Award Category Nominee Result Ref
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Fleabag Pending [16]
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Phoebe Waller-Bridge Pending [16]

References

  1. ↑ Bullimore, Emma (19 July 2016). "Seven reasons why feminist comedy Fleabag will be your latest TV addiction". Stylist. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Day, Elizabeth (7 July 2016). "Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on female anger, emotional honesty -and fancying Barack Obama". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Rees, Jasper (16 September 2016). "Fleabag: a gloriously rude, and far funnier, update of Bridget Jones – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ MJ (20 April 2016). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag coming to BBC Three". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Drywrite and Soho Theatre present Fleabag". Soho Theatre. May 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Barraclough, Leo (19 May 2016). "Amazon Acquires Comedy Series 'Fleabag' From 'Broadchurch's' Phoebe Waller-Bridge". Variety. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 Jung, E. Alex (20 September 2016). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Her Amazon Show Fleabag, Sex Jokes, and Ryan Gosling Feminism". Vuture. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Delgado, Kasia (21 August 2016). "Fleabag is an unflinching, clever look at tricky youth, terrible sex and self-destruction". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Schwartz, Ryan (7 August 2016). "Transparent Season 3, High Castle Season 2, Woody Allen Comedy and Others Get Amazon Premiere Dates". TVLine.com.
  10. ↑ "Fleabag". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Nussbaum, Emily (26 September 2016). ""Fleabag," an Original Bad-Girl Comedy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Maureen (7 September 2016). "TV Review: 'One Mississippi' and 'Fleabag'". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Hale, Mike (15 September 2016). "Review: 'Fleabag,' Biting, Bitter and Pushing Boundaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Goodman, Tim (16 September 2016). "'Fleabag': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (15 September 2016). "Review: Amazon's 'Fleabag' a terrific mix of raunchy comedy and painful drama". HitFix. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  16. 1 2 Lincoln, Ross A. (November 14, 2016). "Critics' Choice TV Nominations Unveiled". Deadline. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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