| Bust Down | |
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| Genre | Comedy [1] |
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| Directed by | Richie Keene |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | Peacock |
| Release | March 10, 2022 |
Bust Down is an American comedy television series co-created by and co-starring Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Chris Redd, and Sam Jay. The series premiered on Peacock on March 10, 2022.
The series follows a group of friends working low-wage jobs at a casino in Gary, Indiana. [2]
Bust Down was produced by Universal Television and Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video. [4] Michaels was executive producer with Hilary Marx, Andrew Singer, Richie Keen, and Guy Stodel, as well as series creators and stars Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Chris Redd, and Sam Jay. [5] They described the show as predominantly about friendship and their intention for the show's comedy to be "raunchy, irreverent, and complicated." [5]
The series premiered on Peacock on March 10, 2022. All six episodes were released simultaneously. [6]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Bad Hang" | Richie Keene | Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Chris Redd, and Sam Jay | March 10, 2022 |
| 2 | "Post Nut Promises" | Richie Keene | Langston Kerman | March 10, 2022 |
| 3 | "Beige Rage" | Richie Keene | Jak Knight | March 10, 2022 |
| 4 | "Pitching Tent" | Richie Keene | Zack Fox | March 10, 2022 |
| 5 | "Won't He Do It" | Richie Keene | Gary Richardson | March 10, 2022 |
| 6 | "Party of Two" | Richie Keene | Emmy Blotnick | March 10, 2022 |
The series received mainly positive critical reception. It holds a score of 76/100 on review aggregator Metacritic. [7] Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter praised Bust Down: "the series’ comic voice is admirably bold — and if you’re left cold by one joke, there are usually three more coming right on its tail." [1] Ebony 's Savannah Taylor described the show: "abandoning the appeal of respectability politics and good-mannered humor, this show...is the definition of doing hood rat stuff with your friends" and praised the comedy as "just straight up, raw Black tomfoolery." [2] Richard Roeper rated the series 3/4 stars and hailed the "biting social commentary, some ridiculously effective over-the-top physical shtick and a steady stream of laugh-out-loud moments" but also noted that the show "“will have some viewers bailing within the first 10 minutes of the premiere episode." [8] Nina Metz gave Bust Down 3/4 stars in the Chicago Tribune and called the creators and stars "goofy as hell, but also intelligent and thoughtful and self-aware, which allows them to take on otherwise touchy subject matter." [3]
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