''Close Enough'' is an American

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created by J. G. Quintel. Originally intended to air on TBS in 2017, the project faced various delays and setbacks before eventually premiering on

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on July 9, 2020. The series has received positive reviews, with critics comparing it favorably to Quintel's previous series, ''

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'', which aired on

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from 2010 to 2017. In July 2022, HBO Max cancelled the series after three seasons, and a month later, the show was removed from the service. The show was available on

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in international countries until it was removed from the service in May 2023.

Premise

A couple in their early 30s, Josh and Emily, and their young daughter, Candice, live in a

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duplex with their divorced friends, Alexander and Bridgette. They get into what seem like normal domestic crises, which tend to escalate in surreal (often even in

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and

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-esque) ways.

Cast and characters

Main

* Joshua "Josh" Singleton (voiced by J. G. Quintel) – an aspiring video game developer who works for Plugger-Inners; a television installation company based on Geek Squad. His appearance and mannerisms are based on those of Quintel. Quintel also voices himself. * Emily Ramirez (voiced by Gabrielle Walsh) – Josh's wife, who works as an assistant for a food corporation called FoodCorp. Emily and Bridgette play guitar and sing at local cafes hoping to become famous. She is based on Quintel's own wife, Cassia. Walsh also voices herself. * Candice Singleton-Ramirez (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) – Josh and Emily's six-year-old (as of "Birthdaze") daughter, who can be very hyperactive and struggles with school work. She attends Chamomile Elementary School, after being transferred out of an unnamed elementary school where the children ran wild and killed a bus driver after tipping over his bus. DiCicco also voices herself. * Alex Dorpenberger (voiced by Jason Mantzoukas) – Josh's best friend and Bridgette's ex-husband, who works as a community college professor and a struggling Viking-themed fantasy author. He is a conspiracy theorist. Following the series finale "Match Made in Valhalla", Alex and Bridgette got back together. Mantzoukas also voices himself. * Bridgette Hashima (voiced by Kimiko Glenn) – Emily's best friend and Alex's ex-wife. She is a Japanese-American

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influencer, and a part-time comedy singer-songwriter in a band with Emily. Her middle name was revealed as "No Stress" in an episode from the first season, which also revealed that it was the result of a legal name change that she authorized while she was under the influence of drugs. Glenn also voices herself. * Pearle Watson (voiced by Danielle Brooks) – A retired African-American

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police officer, and the landlady of the duplex. * Randall "Randy" Watson (voiced by

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) – Pearle's adopted

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son, and the duplex's property manager. He was adopted by Pearle after his biological parents, Wyatt and Deborah Trickle, were arrested for siphoning gas from multiple cars. Randy is revealed to be gay in season 3.

Supporting

* Mr. Timothy Campbell (voiced by John Early) – Candice's

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teacher at Chamomile Elementary. * Mr. Salt (voiced by Fred Stoller) – Emily's boss at FoodCorp. * Dr. Glandz (voiced by

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) – A

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who works at a hospital called Pretty Good Samaritan. * Dante (voiced by Eugene Cordero) – One of Josh's coworkers at Plugger-Inners who has a

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lower arm. * Jojo (voiced by Mo Collins) – A biker woman who is the leader of the Cool Moms, and the mother of Candice's classmate, Mia. * Trish (voiced by Kate Higgins) – A former member of the Cool Moms and the mother of Candice's best friend and classmate, Maddie. * Ms. Hashima (voiced by

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) – Bridgette's mother and a successful businesswoman.

Additional voices

Guest stars

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

The first season was originally set to run for 10 episodes, but only 8 episodes were released when the series launched.

Season 2 (2021)

Every episode in this season was directed by J. G. Quintel and Calvin Wong.

Season 3 (2022)

Release

The series was announced in May 2017, four months after Quintel's previous series, ''

'', concluded its run on the sibling

. The series was originally announced to air on TBS, but was delayed several times. It would later be revealed that TBS had planned to premiere the show as part of its own animation block, but those plans fell through when production on lead-in program ''The Cops'' was shut down after its co-creator Louis C.K. admitted to several instances of sexual misconduct. On October 29, 2019, it was announced that the series would instead move to HBO Max. The second half of the third episode was premiered at the

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on June 15, 2020. On August 6, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. The following month, the series was distributed internationally through

as a Netflix Original, beginning September 14, 2020 in

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. The second season premiered on February 25, 2021 on HBO Max. Prior to the season premiere, a third season was announced on February 10, 2021. The second season was released internationally on Netflix on May 26, 2021. The series altogether was removed from Netflix globally in May 2023. On October 24, 2021, the first two seasons became available to buy digitally on iTunes. The third season was released digitally on May 8, 2022. With the announcement of TBS and

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's Front Row blocks, the series debuted on the former network on October 25, 2021. The third season premiered on April 7, 2022 on HBO Max. On July 15, 2022, HBO Max cancelled the series after three seasons. On August 17, 2022, the service announced the removal of several shows, including ''Close Enough''. The show was removed from digital purchase in October 2023 alongside all other shows that used to be off Max.

Reception

Review aggregator

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reported an approval rating of 100% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10, for the first season. The website's critical consensus reads, "Completely absurd and yet, utterly relatable, ''Close Enough'' captures the strange experience that is being an adult." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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