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Search Party (2016)

Summary Dory (Alia Shawkat) becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl she barely knew in college with reluctant help from her boyfriend Drew (John Reynolds), her narcissist friend Elliott (John Early), and actress friend Portia (Meredith Hagner). TBS will air all 10 episodes over one week, with two episodes per night.

Created By: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, Michael Showalter

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Search Party (2016)
Season 4
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jan 14, 2021
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary Dory (Alia Shawkat) becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl she barely knew in college with reluctant help from her boyfriend Drew (John Reynolds), her narcissist friend Elliott (John Early), and actress friend Portia (Meredith Hagner). TBS will air all 10 episodes over one week, with two episodes per night.

Created By: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, Michael Showalter

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 14, 2021 • 28 m
The Girl in the Basement
Dory wakes up to a terrifying new reality, while Portia, Elliott, and Drew grow impatient with their seemingly AWOL "friend."
Episode 2 • Jan 14, 2021 • 31 m
Something Sharp
Dory tries to break out of her felt prison, Drew starts a new life at a theme park, Portia auditions for the film adaption of the trial, and Elliott reconsiders his political beliefs for a chance to host his own talk show.
Episode 3 • Jan 14, 2021 • 29 m
Escape to Nowhere
Drew's deep, dark, secret is discovered by his new-found love, Portia works on her movie, Elliot works with Charlie in his new political party, and Dory and Chip celebrate three months of friendship.
Episode 4 • Jan 21, 2021 • 30 m
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig
Chip drags Dory back to the house, where a nosy Paula Jo awaits. Drew rushes back to New York after seeing something strange on social, Portia has a bleak first day on set, and Elliott gains even more notoriety.
Episode 5 • Jan 21, 2021 • 30 m
Doctor Mindbender
Chip feeds Dory his own version of the events that brought them together, while the gang takes a closer look into Dory's absence.
Episode 6 • Jan 21, 2021 • 27 m
The Thoughtless Woman
Dory's finally at peace in her new home - but she doesn't quite feel like herself anymore. The gang's search takes them to the Lil Sticky's factory, where owners Richard and Gertrude give them the red-carpet treatment.
Episode 7 • Jan 28, 2021 • 27 m
The Infinite Loop
The real Lylah appears, and the gang finally gets a solid lead on Dory's whereabouts.
Episode 8 • Jan 28, 2021 • 30 m
The Imposter
After bringing her family to financial ruin, Chantal is inspired to tell her life story. Dory sees something on TV that reminds her who she is.
Episode 9 • Jan 28, 2021 • 31 m
The Inferno
Dory struggles with reality after being brainwashed. Drew gets a surprise. Lylah puts the final touch on her cover-up.
Episode 10 • Jan 28, 2021 • 29 m
The Shadows
Drew, Elliott, and Portia must come to terms with their loss.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
68
60% Positive
3 Reviews
40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3 Reviews
40% Mixed
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83
Jan 12, 2021
Besides the first season spent looking for Chantal, Season 4 is Dory’s best arc yet. She’s still trying to find herself, and although it sounds counterintuitive, being trapped frees an untapped side of Dory.
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67
Jan 7, 2021
The momentum of the season really comes together when Drew, Portia, and Elliott are reunited with a purpose, finally allowing the show to feel like it did in those first two seasons again. It’s then that the fourth season of “Search Party” feels like it’s finally...sorry...found itself, and it really sticks the best season finale since the first year.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
3 Ratings
17% Mixed
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33% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
3 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
33% Negative
2 Ratings

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63
Jan 7, 2021
Drew, Portia, and Elliott’s early-season character arcs end up getting the short shrift once they band together to rescue Dory, but even if Search Party feels more disjointed than ever, it still boasts plenty of its trademark deadpan humor. The eventual wrap-up is more satisfying than any conclusion since season one, providing a sense of narrative and emotional closure.
By Josh Bell FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 14, 2021
The first half of the 10-part season is much more compelling than the second, which borrows a few too many twists from daytime soaps. But the initial five chapters are Search Party at its best, especially in its satire of showbiz and the media.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 13, 2021
This is Search Party’s most-morbid season to be certain. It’s recommendable to die-hard enthusiasts of the show’s willy-nilly grotesqueries, but people looking for this fan fave’s true-crime comedy may feel like they’re searching for something missing themselves.
By Blake Goble FULL REVIEW
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