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  • NBC
  • Oct 14, 2014
  • NBC
  • Oct 14, 2014

Summary Will Freeman (David Walton), an unemployed songwriter living off his royalties, finds his life changed by the arrival of Fiona (Minnie Driver) and her son Marcus (Benjamin Stockham) in this comedy based on the Nick Hornby novel of the same name.

  • NBC
  • Oct 14, 2014
  • NBC
  • Oct 14, 2014
About A Boy
Season 2
Season Premiere: Oct 14, 2014
Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary Will Freeman (David Walton), an unemployed songwriter living off his royalties, finds his life changed by the arrival of Fiona (Minnie Driver) and her son Marcus (Benjamin Stockham) in this comedy based on the Nick Hornby novel of the same name.

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 14, 2014 • 22 m
About a Vasectomy
Episode 2 • Oct 21, 2014 • 22 m
About a House for Sale
Will tries to find a new best friend for Marcus as he deals with packing up his home in San Francisco to move to New York for good.
Episode 3 • Oct 28, 2014 • 22 m
About a Will-O-Ween
Episode 4 • Nov 4, 2014 • 21 m
About a Bad Girl
Episode 5 • Nov 18, 2014 • 22 m
About an Angry Ex
Marcus' affections alienate Shea. Will finds the woman who's messing with his money.
Episode 6 • Nov 25, 2014 • 22 m
About a Balcony
Episode 7 • Dec 2, 2014 • 22 m
About a Duck
Fiona asks Dakota to come along on her date with Mr. Chris. Will tags along and tries to WOO Dakota.
Episode 8 • Dec 9, 2014 • 22 m
About a Christmas Card
Episode 9 • Jan 6, 2015 • 30 m
About a Manniversary
Episode 10 • Jan 13, 2015 • 30 m
About a Boy Becoming a Man
Episode 11 • Jan 27, 2015 • 22 m
About a Hook
Music mogul Johnny Idalis listens to Will's new song, but wants him to improve the hook.
Episode 12 • Feb 3, 2015 • 22 m
About a Prostitute
Will starts teaching guitar lessons, but ends up having a fling with a student's mother.
Episode 13 • Feb 10, 2015 • 22 m
About a Cat Party
Marcus plans Valentine's Day with Shea. Will heads out for the night hoping to take advantage of the holiday to pick up desperate women.
Episode 14 • Feb 17, 2015 • 21 m
About a Boyfriend
Shea treats Marcus more like a personal assistant than a boyfriend.
Episode 15 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About a Trunk
Episode 16 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About a Memory Hole
Episode 17 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About a Babymoon
Episode 18 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About Another Boy
Episode 19 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About a Self Defense
Episode 20 • Jul 20, 2015 • 22 m
About a Love in the Air

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Oct 10, 2014
The show makes a few stumbles with Fiona's (Minnie Driver) awkwardness — you'll see her force her son, Marcus (Benjamin Stockham), to reenact his birth — but her new role as a doula will tie in nicely with the story.
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27% Mixed
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18% Negative
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