''Flaked'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by

Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular ch ...

and

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. It stars Arnett as Chip, a self-appointed "guru" who falls in love while he and many other members of the

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struggle with alcoholism and

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. The first season consisted of eight episodes and was released on

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on March 11, 2016. In July 2016, the series was renewed for a six-episode second season, which premiered on June 2, 2017. The show is in-part inspired by Arnett's own struggles with alcoholism. He relapsed while ''Flaked'' was in production, and has attested that Alcoholics Anonymous has played a role in reclaiming sobriety.

Cast

Main

as Chip * David Sullivan as Dennis * Ruth Kearney as London/Claire *

George Basil George William Basil is an American actor. Early life Basil grew up outside Baltimore in Essex. After his family moved to Greece, being of age he stayed and worked briefly as a chef after graduating high school. After seeing a flyer for the Big ...

as "Cooler"/John

Recurring

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as Kara *Dennis Gubbins as That Fucking Guy *

Christopher Mintz-Plasse Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse (; born June 20, 1989) is an American actor primarily known for his debut role as Fogell/McLovin in '' Superbad'' (2007) and Chris D'Amico/Red Mist in the ''Kick-Ass'' franchise. Early life Christopher Mintz- ...

as Topher *Mike Cochrane as a tattoo artist *

Jeff Daniel Phillips Jeffrey Daniel Phillips is an American actor. He is best known for playing a caveman in a popular series of GEICO commercials. Career He played the part of Maurice in the short-lived ''Cavemen'' sitcom on ABC. His other credits include ''Hide'' ...

as Uno *

Kirstie Alley Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1 ...

as Jackie *

Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. After appearing in tel ...

as Tilly *

Seana Kofoed Seana Kofoed (born August 13, 1970 in Wilmette, Illinois) is an American television and stage actress. Early life Kofoed was raised in the Chicago area and attended New Trier High School, Northwestern University and the Royal National Theatr ...

as Vanessa Weiss *

Annika Marks Annika Marks is an American actress, writer and producer. She had a supporting role in 2012 film '' The Sessions'', and played leading roles in independent movies '' Grace.'' (2014) and ''Anguish'' (2015). From 2014 to 2018 she played Monte Port ...

as Brooke *

Jessica Lowe ''Wrecked'' is an American sitcom that was created by Jordan Shipley and Justin Shipley for TBS. The series is about a group of people stranded on an island, after their airplane crashed in the ocean and is a parody of '' Lost''. The 10-episod ...

as Widow *

Annabeth Gish Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She played roles in the films '' Shag'', '' Hiding Out'', '' Mystic Pizza'', '' SLC Punk!'', '' The Last Supper'' and ''Double Jeopardy''. On television, she played Spe ...

as Alicia Wiener *

Robert Wisdom Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in ''The Wire'', Norman "Lechero" St. John in ''Prison Break'', and Jim Moss in '' Barry''. He has been honored with an NAACP Ima ...

as George Flack *

Travis Mills Travis Tatum Mills (born April 12, 1989), previously known by his stage name T. Mills, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Riverside, California. Following his name change from T. Mills to Travis Mills, he began hosting an eponymous s ...

as Stefan *

Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'' (2016-2017), and film roles ...

as Jerry *

Frankie Shaw Rachel Frances Shaw (born ) is an American actress, writer and director. She is best known for playing Bridgette Bird on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''SMILF,'' based on the 2015 short film of the same title, which she wrote, dire ...

as Natasha * Jim Turner as Chairperson *

Elisabeth Röhm Elisabeth Röhm ( "Rome" "room", ; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series ''Angel'' from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the te ...

as Alex *

Shawn Hatosy Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born December 29, 1975) is an American film and television actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films ''In & Out (film), In & Out'' (1997), ''The Faculty'' (1998), ''Outside Providence (film), Outside Pro ...

as Karel *

Lenora Crichlow Lenora Isabella Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is a British actress. She became known for her starring roles as Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Sugar Rush'', Annie Sawyer in the BBC Three supernatural drama series ' ...

as Rosa

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Reception

The first season received poor reviews from critics. On

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, the season has an approval rating of 35% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.12/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Dull and pointless, ''Flaked'' makes it uncomfortably clear that the man-child persona is no longer compelling." On

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, the season has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The show was criticized by Emily VanDerWerff of '' Vox'' for "stupid plot twists" and devolving into melodrama.

References

External links

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