''Alone Together'' is an American

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that was created by and starring Benji Aflalo and Esther Povitsky. Eben Russell also co-created the series and executive produces alongside Aflalo and Povitsky. The series is also produced by

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's Andy Samberg,

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and Jorma Taccone. It follows two platonic best friends who attempt to find a foothold in

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. It premiered on January 10, 2018 on Freeform. The series' second season began airing on August 1, 2018. On November 2, 2018, Freeform canceled the series after two seasons.

Premise

Two millennial misfits strike up a platonic friendship in order to navigate life in vain and status-obsessed Los Angeles.

Cast

Main

* Esther Povitsky as Esther, a woman from the Midwest who is trying to make it as a comedian * Benji Aflalo as Benji, a trust fund kid from Beverly Hills who lives with his older brother

Recurring

* Edgar Blackmon as Jeff, Esther's and Benji's mutual friend * Chris D'Elia as Dean, Benji's older brother * Ginger Gonzaga as Alia, Benji's older sister * Punam Patel as Tara, a friend from an acting class Esther previously took (season 2)

Production

While working at The Comedy Store, Aflalo, a comedy writer and stand-up, met another relatively new comedian, Esther Povitsky. In 2015, Povitsky and Aflalo wrote, starred in, and self-produced the short film "''Alone Together''." Development on the series was underway in April 2016. A pilot was greenlit in July 2016, and it was picked up to series by Freeform in December 2016. Chris D'Elia, Ginger Gonzaga, Edgar Blackmon, Hayley Marie Norman, Kamilla Alnes, Jim O'Heir and Justine Lupe guest star in the series' pilot. The series was renewed for a second season by Freeform in October 2017, before the first season had even aired. Season 2 premiered on August 1, 2018. All ten episodes were released for immediate streaming on

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. Season 2 guest stars included

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, Seth Morris, and Fran Drescher. Freeform cancelled the program on November 2, 2018 after two seasons. ''Alone Together'' did not garner a large viewership, with an average of 268,000 viewers per episode after seven days of DVR.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2018)

Reception

On the

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, the series has an approval rating of 62% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Esther Povistky and Benji Alflalo's awkward charms and convincingly platonic chemistry work, though ''Alone Together''s lack of urgency keeps its nihilistic tenderness from truly jelling." On

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, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 60 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2018)

Notes

References

External links

* {{The Lonely Island 2010s American single-camera sitcoms 2018 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings American English-language television shows Freeform (TV channel) original programming Television shows set in Los Angeles