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- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
Summary Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) go on a backpacking trip to help their relationship only to end up trapped in a town where everyone appears to be in a 1940s movie musical and they can only leave if they find their true love in this comedy inspired by Brigadoon.
Created By: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
Schmigadoon!
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 16, 2021
77
6.8
Where to Watch
Summary Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) go on a backpacking trip to help their relationship only to end up trapped in a town where everyone appears to be in a 1940s movie musical and they can only leave if they find their true love in this comedy inspired by Brigadoon.
Created By: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
77
82% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
18% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
77
82% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
18% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Hard to imagine anything bringing more happiness than Schmigadoon! [24 Apr - 7 May 2023, p.6]
Jubilant and wonderfully clever. ... Schmigadoon! is such a delight I never wanted to leave. [19 Jul - 1 Aug 2021, p.6]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
6.8
68% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
14% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
18% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
6.8
68% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
14% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
18% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Funny funny funny, songs are great too, hoping for a season two! 6 episodes is too short!
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Watch it until the end, you won’t regret it. I was thoroughly surprised by the acting and the story. Modern twists to a classic formula.
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“Schmigadoon!” manages to both expose and celebrate the formulaic structure of traditional musicals; theater buffs will love the sheer audacity of it all.
The show goofs on the conventions of the genre, but it’s an affectionate goof, one that makes fun of the sexism and vapidity of the old shows while simultaneously delivering top-notch and well-shot choreography and plenty of catchy schmaltz. ... It’s fun to suss out all the allusions — but if you’re not a student of Broadway musicals, you will most likely get a kick out of the witty songs anyway.
An ambitious show that hopes to both modernize the musical while humorously poking fun at some of the more obvious narrative flaws of the genre. With hummable songs and a stellar cast of Broadway and comedy veterans, it’s almost enough to make you forget how surface-level the conceit comes across.
This really is just a redo in a different era, and the story feels particularly slight in terms of serving as little more than the connective-tissue excuse for all those ripe musical parodies. A trip to “Schmicago!” isn’t bad by that measure, but to borrow from one of those aforementioned musicals, this is another case when one singular sensation, in hindsight, probably would do.
Schmigadoon! passes the time harmlessly enough but overall, it is a one-note show and even that is too often flat. Must hit that exclamation mark harder next time.
A very funny parody of classic musicals. It walks a fine line between homage and satire, but it does so very adeptly.
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Production Company:
- Apple TV+
- Broadway Video
- Universal TV
Initial Release Date: Jul 16, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Dorian TV Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards
• 5 Nominations
