Trying: Season 1

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APPLE TV+ | Season Premiere Date: May 1, 2020

Summary: Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have children but are unable to in this British comedy written by Andy Wolton.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. We Know the Way Out
Air Date: May 1, 2020
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S1:E8. We Know the Way Out
Air Date: May 1, 2020
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S1:E7. Good Old Family Map
Air Date: May 1, 2020

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Amy Amatangelo

Apr 30, 2020

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. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

May 1, 2020

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. Read full review

The Playlist Andrew Crump

Oct 5, 2020

“Trying” has an impish sense of humor, but it tops its comedy with a great heart. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jun 24, 2020

It feels that Trying is going to try (pun intended) to get the emotional wringer of the adoption process right instead of falling back on TV cliches about it. It also helps that Smith and Spall play a couple that are great together and you want to see get what they’ve been hoping for. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

May 1, 2020

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. Read full review

Robyn Bahr

Apr 30, 2020

At its best, Trying candidly lays bare the emotional filigree of failing to conceive a child and choosing to devote your life to a tiny stranger. At its worst, it yokes us to two unlikable people who grind you down with their endless neuroses. Read full review

The Telegraph Michael Hogan

May 1, 2020

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. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 22, 2022
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: May 21, 2021
Season 1

69
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E8. We Know the Way Out
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E8. We Know the Way Out
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E7. Good Old Family Map
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E7. Good Old Family Map
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E6. Show Me the Love
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E6. Show Me the Love
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E5. Someone Else's Kids
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E5. Someone Else's Kids
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E4. Rainbow Castle People
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E4. Rainbow Castle People
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E3. Tickets for a Queue
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E3. Tickets for a Queue
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E2. The Ex-Girlfriend
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E2. The Ex-Girlfriend
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E1. Nikki and Jason
  Air Date: May 1, 2020
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  S1:E1. Nikki and Jason
  Air Date: May 1, 2020