The first series premiered in the UK with two episodes on 25 April 2016 and was broadcast daily during the week, ending on 29 April.[5][1] In the United States, all 6 episodes were released online on 5 May 2016.[6] The series concluded with a second series following the same pattern, premiering with two episodes on 11 June 2018, in the UK, followed by an episode daily during that week.
Synopsis
The series follows the Flowers family, consisting of depressed father and children's author Maurice (Barratt); music teacher wife Deborah (Colman), their 25-year-old twin children: inventor son Donald (Daniel Rigby) and musician daughter Amy (Sophia Di Martino); Maurice's senile mother Hattie (Leila Hoffman); and Maurice's Japanese illustrator Shun (Sharpe).
The complete series 1 was released on DVD in June 2016 by Dazzler Media, while the complete second series was released on DVD in September 2018.
Reception
Reviews for the series were positive. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes rated it 100% "fresh" based on 10 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "A flourishing blend of family drama and melancholic madness, Flowers is a twisted treat."[10]The Guardian praised the series and called it "a gloriously dark sitcom about depression and rage".[3]The New York Times also reviewed it positively saying, "Flowers isn't really about any particular story. It's a portrait – a weird, Edward Gorey-like portrait of a family with loves, suspicions and insecurities, perhaps not all that different from yours, after all."[11]
Reception of the second series was similarly positive, once again garnering a 100% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Singular, sensational, and very-nearly-too-much -- in the best kind of way."[12] Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston awarded four stars out of five, stating: "The second series of Will Sharpe’s deeply imaginative comedy drama has been serious and sensitive in its handling of difficult issues, and hilarious to boot."[13]
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