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- 2011
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2011
- TV-14
- NBC
Summary Coworkers Alex (Hank Azaria) and Helen (Kathryn Hahn) both struggle with overcoming their previous relationships. After sleeping together, they decide to be just friends. Anthony Head reprises his role as Hank's boss, Stephen, in this series based on a British series with the same name.
- 2011
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2011
- TV-14
- NBC
Free Agents (2011)
Season 1 Premiere: 2011
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4.8
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Summary Coworkers Alex (Hank Azaria) and Helen (Kathryn Hahn) both struggle with overcoming their previous relationships. After sleeping together, they decide to be just friends. Anthony Head reprises his role as Hank's boss, Stephen, in this series based on a British series with the same name.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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30% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
35% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
35% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
51
30% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
35% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
35% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Despite its lead characters' fragile makeups, Free Agents is a niftily scripted, bracingly grownup comedy when in the hands of its two leads.
These initial 23 minutes offer a promising mix of rapid banter, smart cultural references, and delightful absurdity.
Free Agents has a strong premise, solid characters, good chemistry and some great one-liners. Like Alex and Helen, it needs to trust its heart.
The British show accepts that this is the story of two very damaged individuals and is willing to confront that damage early and often - sometimes seriously and sometimes in black comic fashion. Whether by choice or NBC fiat, Enbom has placed these same characters into a much lighter style, and the fit doesn't work.
There's not a character you're likely to believe, which is a problem, or one you want to see again, which for a series is a bigger problem.
It's virtually impossible to care about the characters, and not only is the show without a single laugh line, its attempts at humor come off as brittle and nasty.
User Score
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Based on 16 User Ratings
4.8
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38% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.8
31% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
31% Mixed
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5 Ratings
38% Negative
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Production Company:
- Universal Media Studios (UMS)
- Dark Toy Entertainment
- Big Talk Productions
Initial Release Date: 2011
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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