Run (2020): Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: April 12, 2020

Summary: Ruby Richardson (Merritt Wever) decides to leave her dull life to travel across America with her old college boyfriend Billy (Domhnall Gleeson) after receiving a text message from him to fulfill a pact they made 17 years ago in this romantic comedy thriller written by Vicky Jones.

Creator: Vicky Jones

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Episode 08
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. Trick
Air Date: May 24, 2020
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S1:E6. Tell
Air Date: May 17, 2020

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Tom Long

Aug 14, 2020

By the time you hit the fifth of its eight episodes you may find yourself yelling at the screen in amazed delight. Read full review

Allison Keene

Mar 30, 2020

When Run is at its most authentic, it truly shines as a character study, honestly searching for how something so outlandish would really work. In those moments, it never shies away from the truth that we can’t run from ourselves, and Wever and Gleeson plays that sadness with aplomb. But again, once things start spiraling so out of control that it reaches territory that can never be undone in these characters’ lives, it has the potential to lose some of that authenticity as it moves towards bigger and bigger moments. Read full review

Judy Berman

Apr 13, 2020

An energetic hybrid of rom-com and action thriller whose half-hour episodes move as swiftly as the vehicle that is their primary setting. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 9, 2020

It takes a while for “Run” to find its footing — is this a drama with comedy, or a comedic farce with drama? — but when events heat up, we get some fantastically funny set pieces, including the brutal demise of one particular player. This is a well-filmed show. Read full review

Joel Keller

Apr 14, 2020

There’s great potential for a fun road-trip comedy here. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Apr 7, 2020

Wever’s boundless appeal, and Gleeson’s willingness to make an ass of himself early and often, go a long way towards compensating for the dawning possibility that Ruby is right to hate herself for what they’ve done. But Run is often neither fish nor fowl in its blend of different tones and genres: rarely funny enough when it’s trying to be a straightforward comedy, nor taut enough when it shifts into mystery mode. Read full review

Steven Scaife

Mar 31, 2020

Though the series certainly isn’t blind to Ruby and Billy’s rather pronounced sense of entitlement, the chaos piling up in their wake becomes far less endearing than it’s seemingly meant to be. Ruby and Billy’s actions make them harder and harder to root for, and Run becomes unable to sustain itself beyond the initial thrill of their reunion. Read full review

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zig_zac

May 3, 2020

Two middle-aged characters run from their lives to try again - or to get disenchanted, we don't know yet:) for now it is fast and gripping, and the dynamics between characters comes from their personalities and insecurities. I like them, they irritate me and I cheer for them. AdditionalTwo middle-aged characters run from their lives to try again - or to get disenchanted, we don't know yet:) for now it is fast and gripping, and the dynamics between characters comes from their personalities and insecurities. I like them, they irritate me and I cheer for them. Additional characters are sparse, but they add something to the plot.
In the very first scene we get that Ruby is frustrated with her husband, and her life, a little bit why even; and the action begins in the same scene! And it is fast from there. The only caveat is that actions are driven by emotions here, not punches, bullets or even bullet points. If it seems to be Your thing give it a try.… Expand

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UncleWillard

May 3, 2020

Barely finished the first episode. What a snoozer. Nothing about the two leads interests me.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 12, 2020
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  S1:E8. Episode 08
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E7. Trick
  Air Date: May 24, 2020
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  S1:E6. Tell
  Air Date: May 17, 2020
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  S1:E5. Jump
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E4. Chase
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
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  S1:E3. F**k
  Air Date: April 26, 2020
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  S1:E2. Kiss
  Air Date: April 19, 2020
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  S1:E1. Run
  Air Date: April 12, 2020