Friends from College

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Friends from College
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Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Composer Michael Andrews
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Francesca Delbanco
  • Nicholas Stoller
Cinematography John Guleserian
Editors
  • Shawn Paper
  • Jonathan Schwartz
  • Hugh Ross
  • Michael A. Webber
Running time26–34 minutes
Production company
  • Stoller Global Solutions
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) 
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)

Friends from College is an American comedy television series created by Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. [1] The series was greenlit for Netflix as an original on March 11, 2016. The first season consists of eight half-hour episodes, and premiered on Netflix on July 14, 2017. [2] [3] On August 21, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of eight episodes, which was released on January 11, 2019. [4] [5] The series [6] was canceled on February 18, 2019. [7]

Contents

Plot

The series irreverently depicts the tragicomic misadventures of a close-knit group of Harvard alumni in their 40s as they navigate their ambitious yet clumsy and romantically intertwined lives in New York City.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
1 8July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
2 8January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Welcome to New York" Nicholas Stoller Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
22"Connecticut House"Nicholas StollerRon WeinerJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
33"All-Nighter"Nicholas StollerAndrew GurlandJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
44"Mission Impossible"Nicholas StollerFrancesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
55"Party Bus"Nicholas StollerJustin NowellJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
66"Second Wedding"Nicholas StollerColleen McGuinnessJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
77"Grand Cayman"Nicholas StollerRon WeinerJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
88"A Night of Surprises"Nicholas StollerFrancesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"The Engagement Party"Nicholas StollerFrancesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
102"Storage Unit"Nicholas StollerAndrew GurlandJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
113"Out All Night"Nicholas StollerGuy Endore-KaiserJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
124"The Bachelor Party"Andrew GurlandJustin NowellJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
135"Old Habits"Andrew Gurland Ian Edwards January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
146"Free Fall"Nicholas StollerAlexandra RushfieldJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
157"Fireworks"Francesca DelbancoFrancesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
168"The Wedding"Nicholas StollerFrancesca Delbanco and Nicholas StollerJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 24% based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 4.78/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Even a cast of talented comedic actors can't keep Friends from College from being anything but underwhelming." [14] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [15]

Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave the first season a C− rating, writing that the series wastes the talents of its cast members. [16] Tim Dowling of The Guardian writes, "Each character may be unpleasant in his or her own right, but the sheer charmlessness of the group is hard to overstate. If they were sitting at a table near you, you'd leave the restaurant." [17]

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