''Underemployed'' is an American

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

television series on

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

. The series premiered on October 16, 2012 and ended on January 12, 2013.

Premise

The series evolves around a group of five fresh graduates who met and became close friends during college. Initially, each had their big dreams and were very determined to make them happen: Lou wanted to pursue

graduate school Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachel ...

and eventually become an

environmental law Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. The term "environmental law" encompasses treaties, statutes, regulations, conventions, and policies designed to protect the natural environment and manage the impact of human activitie ...

yer; Raviva broke up with Lou to move to Los Angeles in the hope of making it in the

music industry The music industry are individuals and organizations that earn money by Songwriter, writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music and sheet music, presenting live music, concerts, ...

; Miles wanted to be a model and the face of

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. ...

; Sophia wanted to become a writer; and Daphne just wanted to be successful. Unfortunately, life doesn't always work out.

Cast

Main

Michelle Ang Michelle Ang (born 17 October 1983) is a New Zealand actress, director and producer, working primarily in film and television. She has won various professional awards, including ''Best Actress'' at the New Zealand Film & Television Awards, whi ...

as Sophia Swanson *

Diego Boneta Diego Andrés González Boneta (born 29 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in ''Rock of Ages (2012 film), Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and in the Netflix biographical ...

as Miles Gonzalez *

Sarah Habel Sarah Habel is an American actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Daphne Glover in the MTV television series '' Underemployed'' and Geraldine Grundy in The CW television series '' Riverdale''. Early life Habel attended Michigan Sta ...

as Daphne Glover * Jared Kusnitz as Louis "Lou" Craft *

Inbar Lavi Inbar Lavi (; born October 27, 1986) is an Israeli actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series '' Underemployed'', Vee on the 2014 Fox television series '' Gang Related'', and Sheba on the Fox series ''Prison Break''. La ...

as Raviva

Recurring

Julianna Guill Julianna Guill (born 1987) is an American actress best known for her lead role as Marybeth Pickett on the Paramount+ neo-western crime series '' Joe Pickett'' (2021–23). She is also known for her recurring roles as Christie DeWitt on the TBS c ...

as Bekah * Rachel Cannon as Deb * Daniel Johnson as Jamel *

Danny McCarthy Danny McCarthy (born February 9, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known as Agent Danny Hale on Fox series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2006). Career He has acted in plays with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the Famous Door, and has perfo ...

as Paul *

Olesya Rulin Olesya Yurivna Rulina (; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the ''High School Musical'' franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also starred in the films '' Private Valentine: Blo ...

as Pixie Dexter *

Bar Paly Bar Paly (born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley) is an Israeli-American actress and model. Early life Paly was born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley in Nizhny Tagil, Russia (former USSR), to Olga (née Drob) and Alexander Paley. Her grandfathers served in ...

as Tatiana * Charlie Weber as Todd * Angel M. Wainwright as Laura

Episodes

Critical reception

On Metacritic, the series scored a 56 based on twelve critic reviews. ''The Chicago Tribune'' said the show needs to offer a lot more than what was served in the first few episodes to compete on the level of ''

Girls A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. While the term ''girl'' has other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.com, "Girl"'' Retrieved January 2, 2008. ''daughter'' or ''girlfriend'' regardless of age, ...

'' on

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based a ...

and ''

Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American adult television sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' initially aired on Comedy Central from ...

'' on

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Ente ...

. ''The New York Times'' said the show is a botched attempt at a dirty-sexy-funny show.

References

External links

*
Underemployed
on TV.com {{MTVNetwork Shows 2010s American comedy-drama television series 2012 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings American English-language television shows MTV original programming Television shows set in Chicago