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- 2020
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- 2020
- TV-14
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Summary Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have children but are unable to in this British comedy written by Andy Wolton.
Created By: Andy Wolton
- 2020
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
- 2020
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
Trying
Season 1 Premiere: May 1, 2020
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7.3
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Summary Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have children but are unable to in this British comedy written by Andy Wolton.
Created By: Andy Wolton
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
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36% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
69
64% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Couples on TV spend a lot of time talking about getting pregnant or get pregnant by surprise (see the aforementioned Catastrophe), but rarely does a series so honestly portray the devastation of infertility or the challenges and heartbreak of the adoption process. It’s great to have this much candor in a series that is still so highly entertaining.
“Trying” has an impish sense of humor, but it tops its comedy with a great heart.
The first four episodes of this opening season definitely have their charms — Jason’s meet-up with an ex to try to heal some open emotional wounds has some unexpected push-pull moments — the back half is really where “Trying” settles into a groove.
Eminently watchable. Annoying, funny, treacly, poignant; it’s all here.
The first few episodes of Season Three are overly saccharine. ... Thankfully, this cloying approach fades away relatively soon and Trying reverts to its winning and likeable personality.
As is so often the case, the opening episode isn’t its best – there is an over-reliance on the traditional dramatic tropes of the childless couple (making awkward jokes about fontanelles to new mothers and so on), but it quickly finds its feet. ... The genuinely loving, intimate banter between Nikki and Jason in their quieter moments too is one of the series’ greatest strengths.
The zingy script is strongly performed but I spent too much of Trying being faintly irritated by the characters and the cynical way it’s all styled.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.3
78% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.3
78% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
8% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
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Production Company:
- BBC Studios
Initial Release Date: May 1, 2020
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination
Royal Television Society, UK
• 1 Nomination
The Casting Directors' Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
