Divorce (TV series)

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Divorce
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Genre Comedy drama
Created by Sharon Horgan
Starring
Composer Keegan DeWitt
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • HBO Entertainment
  • Pretty Matches Productions
  • Merman Films
  • Kapital Entertainment
  • 343 Incorporated (season 1)
  • Perkins Street Productions (season 2)
  • Tuccillo (season 3)
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseOctober 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) –
August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)

Divorce (styled as Divorce.) is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sharon Horgan, set in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church as a middle-aged divorcing couple. The series premiered on HBO on October 9, 2016. [1] [2] The pilot episode was written by Horgan and directed by Jesse Peretz. [3] On November 14, 2016, HBO renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on January 14, 2018. [4] On November 2, 2018, HBO renewed the show for a third season, which was later announced on its premiere date to be the final season. [5] [6]

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

In December 2014, it was announced Sarah Jessica Parker had been cast in the pilot and would also serve as an executive producer. [7] In February 2015, Molly Shannon, Thomas Haden Church and Jemaine Clement joined the series. [8] [9] In November 2015, Alex Wolff joined the cast. [10] In December 2015, Sterling Jerins joined the cast. [11]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)
2 8January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)
3 6July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Jesse Peretz Sharon Horgan October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) [lower-alpha 1] 0.570 [12]
22"Next Day"Jesse PeretzSharon Horgan & Paul Simms October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)0.849 [13]
33"Counseling"Jesse PeretzSharon Horgan & Paul SimmsOctober 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)0.637 [14]
44"Mediation"Ben Taylor Patricia Breen October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)0.518 [15]
55"Gustav" Adam Bernstein Cindy Chupack November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)0.530 [16]
66"Christmas" Jamie Babbit Tom Scharpling November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)0.512 [17]
77"Weekend Plans"Adam Bernstein Adam Resnick November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)0.622 [18]
88"Church" Beth McCarthy-Miller Hayes Davenport November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)0.631 [19]
99"Another Party"Jesse PeretzGabrielle Allan & Jennifer Crittenden December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)0.638 [20]
1010"Detente"Jesse PeretzHayes Davenport & Sharon Horgan & Adam Resnick & Tom Scharpling & Paul SimmsDecember 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)0.497 [21]
Notes
  1. ↑ The first episode was released online on October 7, 2016, two days before the series premiere.

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Night Moves" Adam Bernstein Jenny Bicks January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)0.647 [22]
122"Happy Now?"Adam BernsteinJulie Rottenberg & Elisa ZuritskyJanuary 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)0.565 [23]
133"Worth It" Wendey Stanzler Liz Tuccillo January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)0.431 [24]
144"Ohio" Janicza Bravo Adam Resnick February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)(online) [25]
February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)(HBO)		0.229 [26]
155"Breaking the Ice" Beth McCarthy-Miller Stuart ZichermanFebruary 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)0.572 [27]
166"Losing It" Scott Ellis Kristen LangeFebruary 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)0.528 [28]
177"Going, Going... Gone"Adam BernsteinJulie Rottenberg & Elisa ZuritskyFebruary 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)0.537 [29]
188"Alone Again, Naturally"Adam BernsteinJenny BicksMarch 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)0.452 [30]

Season 3 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [31] U.S. viewers
(millions)
191"Charred"Ryan Case Liz Tuccillo July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)0.369 [32]
202"Miami" Shira Piven Mark SteilenJuly 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)0.328 [33]
213"Gaps & Bunches"Ryan Case Adam Resnick July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)0.281 [34]
224"Bad Manners" So Yong Kim Lisa Albert & Liz TuccilloJuly 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)0.330 [35]
235"Away Games" Rachel Lee Goldenberg Adam ResnickJuly 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)0.311 [36]
246"Knock Knock"Ryan CaseLiz Tuccillo & Mark SteilenAugust 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)0.251 [37]

Broadcast

The series premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic on October 11, 2016. [38] It premiered in Australia on Showcase on October 12, 2016. [39]

Reception

Critical reception

Divorce has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the first season has a rating of 63%, based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the execution borders on superficial, the dark humor and character chemistry in Divorce hit the mark." [40] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [41]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsOutcome
2017 Golden Globe Awards [42] Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Sarah Jessica Parker Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards [43] Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) Reed Morano (for "Pilot")Nominated

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