For other uses, see Look.
| Looking |
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| Genre |
Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Michael Lannan |
| Based on |
Lorimer
by Michael Lannan |
| Starring |
- Jonathan Groff
- Frankie J. Álvarez
- Murray Bartlett
- Raúl Castillo
- Lauren Weedman
- Russell Tovey
|
| Country of origin |
United States |
| Original language(s) |
English |
| No. of seasons |
1 |
| No. of episodes |
8 |
| Production |
| Executive producer(s) |
- David Marshall Grant
- Sarah Condon
- Andrew Haigh
|
| Producer(s) |
Kat Landsberg |
| Editor(s) |
- Jonathan Alberts
- Andrew Dickler
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| Cinematography |
Reed Morano |
| Camera setup |
Single |
| Running time |
30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
HBO |
| Picture format |
HDTV (1080i) |
| Audio format |
Surround |
| Original run |
January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19) – present |
| External links |
| Website |
Looking is an American comedy-drama television series about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco.[1] It premiered on January 19, 2014, on HBO.[2][3][4] The series executive producers are David Marshall Grant, Sarah Condon, and Andrew Haigh.[5]
The series has been renewed by HBO for a second season with production to resume later in 2014.[6]
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 3 Episodes
- 3.1 Series overview
- 3.2 Season 1 (2014)
- 3.3 Season 2 (2015)
- 4 Reception
- 4.1 Reviews
- 4.2 Ratings
- 4.3 Accolades
- 5 Broadcast
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Cast
Main
- Jonathan Groff as Patrick Murray, a video game designer[7]
- Frankie J. Álvarez as Agustín,[8] an artist's assistant and Patrick's best friend since their college days at The University of California, Berkeley.[7]
- Murray Bartlett as Dom, a wine waiter in a gastronomic restaurant[1]
- Raúl Castillo[2] as Richie Donado, a barber and Patrick's romantic interest (recurring in season 1)
- Lauren Weedman[2] as Doris, Dom's best friend and roommate, who works as a nurse (recurring in season 1)
- Russell Tovey as Kevin Matheson, Patrick's gay boss, a "video-game wunderkind"[9] (recurring in season 1)
Recurring
- O. T. Fagbenle[2] as Frank, Agustín's long term boyfriend
- Scott Bakula as Lynn, an entrepreneur who strikes a connection with Dom[1]
- Andrew Law[2] as Owen, Patrick's co-worker
- Ptolemy Slocum as Hugo, Dom's co-worker and Doris's lover.
Production
HBO ordered an eight-episode first season of Looking on May 14, 2013.[10] The pilot was written by Michael Lannan, based on Lannan's 2011 short film entitled Lorimer, and directed by Andrew Haigh. Filming began in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 16, 2013, and ended on November 7, 2013.[11] According to Lannan in a 2014 interview, out of nine writers, seven writers are gay men, and one is a woman.[12]
Creator Michael Lannan announced in an interview in February 2014 that the writers were already thinking of new material for a second season, should it come. His comment was quickly backed up by Director of Comedy for HBO, Nick Hall, who stated that the "initial one airing audience" isn't their main goal and that they [HBO] "look at it for the week, we look at it On Demand, we look at HBO Go." and that each of the episodes were doing "nicely".[13]
On February 26, 2014, HBO announced that Looking was renewed for a second season, slated to premiere in 2015.[14]
Episodes
Series overview
| Season |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
Average rating
(millions) |
DVD and Blu-ray release date |
| Season premiere |
Season finale |
Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
|
1 |
8 |
January 19, 2014 |
March 9, 2014 |
0.37 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
2 |
TBA |
Early 2015 |
2015 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2015)
A second season has been confirmed with Raúl Castillo, Lauren Weedman and Russell Tovey joining the main cast. It will air in 2015.
Reception
Reviews
Looking has received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 89% of critics have given it a positive review based on 37 reviews, with an average score of 7.6/10. The site's consensus states: "Funny without being obnoxious, Looking provides authentic situations that feel universal with its subtle details and top-notch performances."[23] On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the series holds an average of 73 based on 27 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[24]
Since Looking was announced it has been referred to by both the community and early critics as the "gay version" of Girls and Sex and the City. After watching the pilot critics quickly dismissed these comments saying "differences between the two series go beyond the surface"[25] and one of the show's lead actors, Jonathan Groff, went on to say that "to be in the same breath as those shows is exciting [...] but the tone and writing and the style of the show is very different. And people will notice that when they see it."[26]
Ratings
Looking was reported to have debuted to a "slow" start by Variety with a premiere audience of 338,000, although it went on to gain an audience of 606,000 when the encore's ratings were included.[27] However, ratings improved as the season progressed. Ratings reached a series high in the sixth episode, attracting 519,000 viewers.[28] Up by 50% compared to the premiere episode.[29] As of February 23, 2014 Looking has averaged 2 million weekly viewers.[28]
Accolades
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Nominee(s) |
Result |
| 2014 |
4th Critics' Choice Television Awards |
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series |
Lauren Weedman |
Pending |
Broadcast
Looking premiered on HBO Latin America and HBO Canada with the U.S. on January 19, 2014, with Australia's Foxtel Showcase premiering the series on January 20, 2014, at 8 pm AEDT.[30] In France, it premiered on OCS City, in the original version with French subtitles, on January 20, 2014, at 8.25 pm CET.[31] New Zealand's Sky Television SoHo premiered the series on January 23, 2014, at 9 pm NZDT.[32] The United Kingdom's Sky Atlantic premiered the series on January 27, 2014,[33] opening to 67k Viewers, with the highest rated episode attracting 129k viewers for episode three.[34] The Hungarian dubbed version began airing on February 25, 2014, on HBO Hungary[35] with the sub-titled version has been available on HBO Go Hungary since the day after the U.S. premiere.[36] Looking premiered on Tuesday 6 May at 10.30pm CAT on M-Net (channel 101 DSTV) in South Africa.
References
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2013). "Scott Bakula Joins HBO's Michael Lannan Dramedy Series, Now Titled 'Looking'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Bibel, Sara (December 13, 2013). "New Drama 'Looking' to Premiere January 19 on HBO". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "HBO Sets Debut Dates For ‘True Detective’, ‘Looking’ & ‘Girls’ Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. October 16, 2013.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 16, 2013). "HBO Announces Dates for Girls Season 3, Jonathan Groff's Gay Dramedy Looking". TV Line.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2012). "HBO Orders Comedy Pilot From Michael Lannan, David Marshall Grant & Sarah Condon". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (February 26, 2014). "HBO Renews Dramedy ‘Looking’ for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (February 8, 2013). "'Glee's' Jonathan Groff to Star in HBO Comedy Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Frankie J. Álvarez". Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (August 29, 2013). "Russell Tovey Joins Gay-Themed HBO Dramedy 'Looking'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2013). "Michael Lannan & Andrew Haigh’s Gay Friends Dramedy Gets Series Order At HBO". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Mission restaurant becomes set for new HBO series 'Looking'". Oakland, CA: KTVU-TV. October 22, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Reese, Hope (January 15, 2014). "HBO's Looking: Not 'the Ultimate Gay Show About All Gay People'". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Hernandez, Greg (February 19, 2014). "Creator of HBO's Looking hopeful the gay dramedy will get a second season". Gay Star News. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 26, 2014). "'Looking' Renewed for Second Season by HBO". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (January 22, 2014). "TV Ratings: 'Looking' Gets a Soft Launch, 'True Detective' Scores Huge DVR Boost". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 4, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'NFL Primetime' Wins Night, 'Puppy Bowl', 'Shameless',' Zombie Bowl' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 4, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'NFL Primetime' Wins Night, 'Puppy Bowl', 'Shameless',' Zombie Bowl' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 19, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, NBA All Star Game, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'True Detective', 'Shameless' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (February 25, 2014). "TV Ratings: HBO's 'True Detective' Is Averaging 10.9 Million Viewers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'True Detective', Oscars Red Carpet, 'Girls' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'True Detective' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Looking". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "TV Show Releases by Score". Metacritic. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (January 17, 2014). "Looking reaches beyond simply being "the gay Girls"". The AV Club.
- ^ "Jonathan Groff & Raul Castillo: Is Looking The New Sex & The City?". Access Hollywood. January 16, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ "HBO’s ‘Looking’ Off to Slow Start; ‘True Detective’ Down Vs. Football". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Michael (February 25, 2014). "TV Ratings: HBO's 'True Detective' Is Averaging 10.9 Million Viewers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ "HBO’s ‘True Detective,’ ‘Looking’ Uncover Series Highs Sunday". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ "'Looking': EP1 Looking for Now". Showcase.
- ^ "Looking: saison 1". OCS.
- ^ GayNZ.com Daily News staff (January 19, 2014). "New gay show coming to Sky's SoHo". GayNZ.com.
- ^ Drewett, Meg (December 16, 2013). "Jonathan Groff, Russell Tovey's Looking gets UK airdate". Digital Spy.
- ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10?
- ^ "Hírvasárnap". Sorozatjunkie. January 26, 2014.
- ^ "Az HBO GO újdonságai január 20-tól". HBO Hungary. January 20, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Looking at the Internet Movie Database
- Looking at TV.com
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