The series had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.[1][2] All episodes were released in Australia on Stan on June 26,[3] followed by a global premiere by Mubi on October 19.[4][5]
Premise
Speaking in 2020, Raiff described the plot as following two siblings and their single dad who is making them grow up too fast. With that in mind, the 7-year old and 9-year-old characters would be cast with adult actors.[6]
Speaking in 2020 to Screen Daily, Cooper Raiff said he had been writing the script for Hal & Harper for "a long time".[7] The series was initially set up at FX, however, Raiff opted to produce the series independently after creative differences, with Lionsgate Television providing financing.[8][9] In August 2023, Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart were cast, with Ruffalo expected to play the father and Reinhart and Raiff expected to play the siblings. Also joining the cast were Addison Timlin and Havana Rose Liu.[10]
Filming started in Los Angeles in August 2023.[11] An interim agreement was obtained to continue production during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[12] In January 2024, lead actress Lili Reinhart shared photographs from filming on her private Instagram account.[13]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 24 critics' reviews are positive. The website's critics consensus reads, "Naturalistic and peppered with relatable insight, Hal & Harper is a moving family dramedy enlivened by superb performances across the board."[14]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable".[15]
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