Everything's Gonna Be Okay | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Josh Thomas |
Starring |
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Composer | Bryony Marks |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 20–30 minutes |
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Network | Freeform |
Release | January 16, 2020 – June 3, 2021 |
Everything's Gonna Be Okay is an American comedy television series created by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. Everything's Gonna Be Okay premiered on Freeform on January 16, 2020. [1] In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 8, 2021. [2] [3] In August 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. [4]
Nicholas, an Australian in his twenties, visits his American father and two teenage half-sisters in Los Angeles. During his visit, he learns that their father is terminally ill and wants Nicholas to become the guardian to Genevieve and Matilda, because their mother is already dead. [5]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | January 16, 2020 | March 12, 2020 | |
2 | 10 | April 8, 2021 | June 3, 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Seven-Spotted Ladybug" | Rebecca Thomas | Josh Thomas | January 16, 2020 | 0.302 [9] | |
Just as Nicholas is about to leave the United States for Australia, his father and the father of his two half-sisters, Matilda and Genevieve, tells Nicholas that he is dying. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Greenbottle Blue Tarantula" | Silas Howard | Josh Thomas & Marissa Berlin & Vivienne Walshe | January 16, 2020 | 0.216 [9] | |
The girls struggle when they return to normal life. Nicholas loses his key so tries to sneak into the house through the window. He breaks his pinky, which causes a fight that escalates. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Giant Asian Mantises" | Silas Howard | Teleplay by : Josh Thomas Story by : Jess Meyer | January 23, 2020 | 0.141 [10] | |
Genevieve wants to have a low-key birthday party with her friends, including peer-pressuring Tellulah. Matilda convinces Alex to get drunk with her. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Silkmoths" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Hye Yun Park | January 30, 2020 | 0.257 [11] | |
5 | 5 | "West African Giant Black Millipedes" | Silas Howard | Catya McMullen | February 6, 2020 | 0.144 [12] | |
6 | 6 | "Harvester Ants" | Silas Howard | Marissa Berlin | February 13, 2020 | 0.098 [13] | |
After Matilda has sex with an 18-year-old boy while drunk, Nicholas attacks the school principal, who is dismissive of the fact. Alex and Nicholas argue on a vacation. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Blue Death-Feigning Beetles" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Marissa Berlin & Vivienne Walshe | February 20, 2020 | 0.122 [14] | |
8 | 8 | "Maggots" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Vivienne Walshe | February 27, 2020 | 0.130 [15] | |
9 | 9 | "Monarch Butterflies" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Teleplay by : Josh Thomas Story by : Jess Meyer & Josh Thomas | March 5, 2020 | 0.159 [16] | |
10 | 10 | "Discoid Cockroaches" | Silas Howard | Josh Thomas | March 12, 2020 | 0.184 [17] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) | |
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11 | 1 | "Gray Bird Grasshopper" | Silas Howard | Josh Thomas | April 8, 2021 [3] | 0.193 [18] | |
Nicholas, Matilda, Genevieve, and Alex are shown to be quarantining together due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matilda has sequestered herself in her room. Her family tries to get her to leave, and Genevieve ultimately cuts her own finger to prompt Matilda to come and care for her. Genevieve looks at Matilda's computer while it is unattended, and deduces that Matilda is uncertain whether she is a lesbian. Genevieve tells Matilda that she must disclose this to Drea before continuing a relationship with her. | |||||||
12 | 2 | "Jungle Centipede" | Silas Howard | Vivienne Walshe | April 8, 2021 | 0.113 [18] | |
Alex learns that his parents are divorcing. Drea and Matilda go on a series of socially distanced dates in Matilda's front yard, where Matilda leads Drea in verbal sexual roleplays. Nicholas and Alex bond with Suze and Toby while they wait for the dates to conclude. Genevieve confronts Matilda about what she saw on her computer. Matilda states that she has determined that she's not sexually attracted to women. Nicholas and Genevieve push Matilda to break up with Drea, and she does so on their next date. | |||||||
13 | 3 | "Emperor Scorpion" | Silas Howard | Marissa Berlin | April 15, 2021 | 0.116 [19] | |
On the anniversary of their father's death, Nicholas, Matilda, and Genevieve observe a number of rituals to honor him. Afterwards, Matilda and Genevieve confess to each other that they did not feel particularly sad during the rituals, then discuss sex. Alex is frustrated that Nicholas is not very forthcoming with his emotions and tries to get him to open up. Nicholas eventually admits that he feels that his grief is less important than other people's feelings. Alex pushes him to set boundaries with his mother, who still speaks in demeaning ways about his father. | |||||||
14 | 4 | "Cave Cockroaches" | Josh Thomas | Thomas Ward | April 22, 2021 | 0.096 [20] | |
Genevieve tries a hand at vlogging about Joan of Arc but due to only positive praises from Alex and others, deletes it and instead makes a video about her reaction of their reaction to her first video. Oscar who has a crush on her replies on her comment and later calls her. Alex is still sad about his parents' divorce and disappointed when Nicholas takes 2 weeks to ask about his feelings. They fight. Matilda and Drea become friends. Drea comes out as asexual and they agree to become girlfriends if Matilda can have casual sex with men. | |||||||
15 | 5 | "California Banana Slugs" | Rachael Holder | Vivian Walshe | April 29, 2021 | 0.107 [21] | |
16 | 6 | "Regal Jumping Spider" | Rachael Holder | Teleplay by : Dana Donnelly & Josh Thomas Story by : Josh Thomas | May 6, 2021 | 0.141 [22] | |
17 | 7 | "Woolly Bear Caterpillar" | Rachael Holder | Thomas Ward | May 13, 2021 | 0.109 [23] | |
18 | 8 | "Banded Argiope Spider" | Josh Thomas | Marissa Berlin | May 20, 2021 | 0.078 [24] | |
19 | 9 | "California Sphinx Moth" | Rachel Holder | Allison Lyman and Josh Thomas | May 27, 2021 | N/A | |
To comfort Nicholas after his breakup, Suze tells Nicholas that she believes he may be autistic. Nicholas and Genevieve are skeptical. After doing more research, Genevieve changes her mind and walks Nicholas through an online autism assessment. This convinces both of them that Nicholas is autistic. Nicholas discloses his realization to Matilda. She disputes this initially, but eventually agrees that he is likely autistic. The episode ends with Nicholas in a medical setting, presumably pursuing an official diagnosis. | |||||||
20 | 10 | "Gulf Fritillary Butterfly" | Josh Thomas | Josh Thomas & Thomas Ward | June 3, 2021 | 0.096 [25] | |
On the eve of Matilda's wedding, Alex visits to re-establish a cordial relationship with Nicholas before the event. After Matilda forces Nicholas to disclose his diagnosis to Alex, Nicholas leaves without talking anything through with him. On the morning of Matilda's wedding, Genevieve finally voices her misgivings and asks Matilda to cancel the wedding. Matilda is hurt but ultimately decides to continue getting married. At the wedding, Alex tries to get back together with Nicholas, but Nicholas says they should try to find people to love them without changing themselves. |
On May 10, 2018, it was announced that Freeform had given a pilot order to Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, written by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. [26] On December 12, 2018, it was announced that the pilot was picked up to series by Freeform with a 10-episode series order. [27] It was also announced that Thomas would be serving as showrunner with David Martin, Jon Thoday, and Richard Allen-Turner executive producing on behalf of Avalon Television. Stephanie Swedlove and Kevin Whyte would serve as executive producers. [28] On May 19, 2020, Freeform renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 8, 2021, and ran for 10 episodes until June 3, 2021. [2] [3] On August 17, 2021, Freeform canceled the series after two seasons. [4]
After Thomas' announcement to be starring in the series as Nicholas, actress Kayla Cromer was revealed to be portraying Matilda in November 2019. [6] Cromer herself is autistic, which she felt helped her land the part despite self-submitting without an agent. [7] That same month, Maeve Press was cast as Genevieve, Nicholas' 15-year-old half-sister. [6] In January 2020, days before the series premiered, Adam Faison was cast as Alex, Nicholas' boyfriend. [8]
Episodes were available the day after airing on Hulu and Freeform On Demand in the U.S. [29] The series was distributed internationally by Avalon Distribution.
In Australia, the series was released on streaming service Stan, the same day as the U.S. [30]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 95% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sweetly poignant and warmly witty Everything's Gonna Be Okay is as big-hearted and nuanced as the well-written characters at its center." [31] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [32] Steve Greene of IndieWire, reviewing season one, praised the show's narrative empathy and "grace notes" between the show's more typical chapters. [33] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian was more guarded, stating the show "misses its marks" [34] and only hits its stride after the season's first episode. Upon the premiere of episodes "Gray Bird Grasshopper" and "Jungle Centipede", critic Alex Reif of laughingplace.com provided positive feedback, noting "...the strength of the series is that it tackles serious issues in a [..] comical way", and that the show is "a breath of fresh air". [35]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Seven-Spotted Ladybug" | January 16, 2020 | 0.12 | 0.302 [9] | 0.05 | 0.108 | 0.18 | 0.410 [36] |
2 | "Greenbottle Blue Tarantula" | January 16, 2020 | 0.07 | 0.216 [9] | 0.05 | 0.099 | 0.12 | 0.315 [36] |
3 | "Giant Asian Mantises" | January 23, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.141 [10] | 0.05 | 0.075 | 0.08 | 0.216 [37] |
4 | "Silkmoths" | January 30, 2020 | 0.13 | 0.257 [11] | 0.05 | 0.105 | 0.18 | 0.362 [38] |
5 | "West African Giant Black Millipedes" | February 6, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.144 [12] | 0.04 | 0.086 | 0.07 | 0.230 [39] |
6 | "Harvester Ants" | February 13, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.098 [13] | 0.04 | 0.093 | 0.08 | 0.191 [40] |
7 | "Blue Death-Feigning Beetles" | February 20, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.122 [14] | 0.05 | 0.096 | 0.09 | 0.218 [41] |
8 | "Maggots" | February 27, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.130 [15] | 0.04 | 0.075 | 0.08 | 0.235 [42] |
9 | "Monarch Butterflies" | March 5, 2020 | 0.06 | 0.159 [16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
10 | "Discoid Cockroaches" | March 12, 2020 | 0.06 | 0.184 [17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Gray Bird Grasshopper" | April 8, 2021 | 0.08 | 0.193 [18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2 | "Jungle Centipede" | April 8, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.113 [18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
3 | "Emperor Scorpion" | April 15, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.116 [19] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
4 | "Cave Cockroaches" | April 22, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.096 [20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
5 | "California Banana Slugs" | April 29, 2021 | 0.02 | 0.107 [21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
6 | "Regal Jumping Spider" | May 6, 2021 | 0.06 | 0.141 [22] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
7 | "Woolly Bear Caterpillar" | May 13, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.109 [23] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
8 | "Banded Argiope Spider" | May 20, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.078 [24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
10 | "Gulf Fritillary Butterfly" | June 3, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.096 [25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everything's Gonna Be Okay | Nominated | [43] |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Cable Series, Comedy | Nominated | [44] |
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