Vice Principals

Vice Principals
Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Composer(s) Joseph Stephens
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Rough House
Release
Original network HBO
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17) – present
External links
Website

Vice Principals is an American television comedy series starring Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Sheaun McKinney and Shea Whigham. The co-creators are Danny McBride and Jody Hill. The series was ordered by HBO in May 2014 with an 18-episode pickup,[1] which will be split into two seasons and conclude the series.[2] The series began to shoot in 2015, and premiered on July 17, 2016.[3]

Synopsis

Vice Principals focuses on ill-tempered, dogmatic, and disliked vice principal of North Jackson High School Neil Gamby (Danny McBride), and his ambitions of being promoted to the principal's chair when the principal is due to step down. However, when the current principal (Bill Murray) retires, he reveals that he trusts neither Gamby nor his scheming and seemingly sociopathic co-vice principal Lee Russell (Walton Goggins), and so instead outsources the job to college professor Dr. Belinda Brown (Kimberly Herbert Gregory). When Gamby's attempt to get the school faculty to veto the appointment backfires (as Brown quickly makes a positive impression on the staff with her goal-oriented agenda and amicability with students), he conspires with Russell to find some way of ruining Brown's reputation and installing himself as principal. The show chronicles the schemers' gradual self-destruction as their own biases and unlikable personalities increasingly alienate Brown and the rest of their co-workers.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Principal"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & Jody HillJuly 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)1.15[7]
After their principal resigns, Vice Principals Neal Gamby and Lee Russell face off for the newly opened position. Both, however, are distraught when they meet the new principal, Dr. Belinda Brown, and agree to team up to take her down.
2"A Trusty Steed"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John CarcieriJuly 24, 2016 (2016-07-24)0.79[8]
Dr. Brown begins to get under Gamby's skin as she hires someone to evaluate both him and Russell.
3"The Field Trip"Danny McBrideDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Adam CounteeJuly 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)0.89[9]
In an attempt to get closer to teacher Amanda Snodgrass, Gamby agrees to go on an out of town field trip.
4"Run for the Money"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Jeff FradleyAugust 7, 2016 (2016-08-07)0.71[10]
As their homecoming football game approaches, Russell uses it as an opportunity to take down Dr. Brown while Gamby is worried it'll have negative consequences on the school.
5"Circles"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Hayes DavenportAugust 14, 2016 (2016-08-14)0.82[11]
After Gamby sabotages their latest venture, he and Russell cut ties; Dr. Brown works with Gamby to tone down his disciplinary methods; Russell deals with problems at home.
6"The Foundation of Learning"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Ben DouganAugust 21, 2016 (2016-08-21)0.85[12]
Gamby and Russell create an elaborate scheme to turn the school against Dr. Brown; Gamby, eager to get closer to his daughter, learns motocross, with the help of Snodgrass.
7"The Good Book"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Hayes DavenportAugust 28, 2016 (2016-08-28)0.62[13]
At teacher workday, Dr. Brown has Russell watch her mischievous children; Gamby and Snodgrass get closer; Dr. Brown's husband returns.
8"Gin"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John Carcieri & Tim SaccardoSeptember 11, 2016 (2016-09-11)0.63[14]
Gamby must decide who he is loyal to as Dr. Brown offers him a new, more respectable role and reveals she plans on firing Russell. His relationship with Snodgrass is complicated as he learns that she used to sleep with a different teacher at the school.
9"End of the Line"Jody HillDanny R. McBride & John CarcieriSeptember 18, 2016 (2016-09-18)0.56[15]
Gamby and Russell blackmail Dr. Brown, resulting in a shake up in the school staff; Gamby and Snodgrass are still not talking.

Production

On June 15, 2015, the Charleston City Paper reported Vice Principals filming in the North Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood of Park Circle.[16] The newspaper added that comic actors Will Ferrell and Bill Murray would make cameo appearances in the series.[17] Scenes that take place in the school were shot on the campus of R. B. Stall High School[18] and also filmed on campus of West Ashley High School.

Reception

Vice Principals has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 64%, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Vice Principals is sporadically amusing and benefits from its talented stars, but its mean-spirited humor sometimes misses the mark."[19] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[20]

References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 28, 2014). "HBO Orders New Danny McBride Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, Derek (July 8, 2016). "Danny McBride says Vice Principals will last only two seasons". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pederson, Erik (April 19, 2016). "HBO Books Summer Dates For 'Ballers', 'Vice Principals' & 'The Night Of'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 9, 2015). "'Justified's' Walton Goggins to Star in HBO's 'Vice Principals'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 29, 2015). "HBO's 'Vice Principals' Adds 'Devious Maids' Alum (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Henne, B.G. (December 17, 2014). "Da'vine Joy Randolph and Sheaun McKinney join Danny McBride in Vice Principals". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Porter, Rick (July 19, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Power' Season 3 premiere sets a record for Starz". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 26, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 2, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.31.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 9, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.7.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 16, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.14.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 23, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.21.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 30, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.28.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  14. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 13, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.11.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 20, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ Paul Bowers, "Danny McBride’s Vice Principals filming in Park Circle on Monday," Charleston City Paper, 15 June 2015.
  17. ↑ Charleston City Paper, 15 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Official website
  19. ↑ "Vice Principals (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Vice Principals: Season 1 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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