January 10 (2018-1-10)– August 29, 2018 (2018-8-29)
Alone Together is an American sitcom 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 The Lonely Island's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.[1] It follows two platonic best friends who attempt to find a foothold in Los Angeles. It premiered on January 10, 2018 on Freeform.[2] The series' second season began airing on August 1, 2018.
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.[4] 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.[5] A pilot was greenlit in July 2016,[6][7] and it was picked up to series by Freeform in December 2016.[8][9]Chris D'Elia, Ginger Gonzaga, Edgar Blackmon, Hayley Marie Norman, Kamilla Alnes, Jim O'Heir and Justine Lupe guest star in the series' pilot.[1]
The series was renewed for a second season by Freeform in October 2017, before the first season had even aired.[2] Season 2 premiered on August 1, 2018. All ten episodes were released for immediate streaming on Hulu. Season 2 guest stars included Carmen Electra, Nikki Glaser, Seth Morris, and Fran Drescher.[10]
Freeform cancelled the program on November 2, 2018 after two seasons.[3]Alone Together did not garner a large viewership, with an average of 268,000 viewers per episode after seven days of DVR.
On the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, 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."[28] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 60 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29]
Season 1 (2018)
Viewership and ratings per episode of Alone Together
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