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Genre | Romantic comedy |
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Developed by | Nahnatchka Khan & Sally Bradford McKenna |
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Music by | Mike Andrews |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Cinematography | Judd Overton |
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Running time | 29–35 minutes |
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Network | Peacock |
Release | December 19, 2024 |
Laid is an American romantic comedy television series developed by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna. It is based on the Australian television series of the same name. [1] The series premiered on Peacock on December 19, 2024. [2]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Brandon from College" | Nahnatchka Khan | Teleplay by : Sally Bradford McKenna & Nahnatchka Khan | December 19, 2024 |
2 | "FB to the T" | Nahnatchka Khan | Sally Bradford McKenna & Nahnatchka Khan | December 19, 2024 |
3 | "Sex Cluster" | Mo Marable | Billy Finnegan | December 19, 2024 |
4 | "Flagstaff" | Mo Marable | Jeff Chiang | December 19, 2024 |
5 | "Secret Soft" | Nahnatchka Khan | David Smithyman | December 19, 2024 |
6 | "More Handsome than Joe Jonas" | Nahnatchka Khan | Abbey Caldwell | December 19, 2024 |
7 | "Toby and Lindsey Are Here" | Nahnatchka Khan | Ria Sardana | December 19, 2024 |
8 | "Il Mostro del Sesso" | Nahnatchka Khan | Sally Bradford McKenna & Nahnatchka Khan | December 19, 2024 |
On January 11, 2024, Peacock gave production a straight-to-series order for Laid. It is based on the Australian television series of the same name. [1] The series was developed by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna acting as an executive producer alongside Marieke Hardy, Kirsty Fisher, Liz Watts, John Davis, John Fox, Jennifer Carreras, and Stephanie Hsu. [4] Production companies involved producing the series are Universal Television, Fierce Baby, Davis Entertainment, Porchlight Films, and All3Media International. [1]
Upon the series order announcement, Hsu was cast to star. [4] On March 13, 2024, Zosia Mamet, Michael Angarano, and Tommy Martinez joined the cast as series regulars. [5]
All eight episodes of Laid were released simultaneously on December 19, 2024 on Peacock. [2]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 6.4/10, based on 26 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A breezy showcase for Stephanie Hsu's considerable comedic chops, Laid racks up a high bodycount of laughs." [6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7]
Reviewing the series for Chicago Sun-Times , Richard Roeper gave a rating of 3.5/5 and said, Laid might be an acquired taste and could be accused of being less than tasteful, but it's funny as hell and even kind of sweet in its own warped way." [8] Margaret Lyons of The New York Times described the series as "Biting in ways that feel special and gossipy, and unlike with lesser kooky mystery shows, its characters' smarts and forthrightness are what move the story forward." [9] In a review for Variety , Alison Herman writes that Laid's heightened premise over similar series such as Lovesick results in a "tonal hurdle the eight-episode season proves unable to surmount". Laid is "breezily casual" about Ruby's former lovers dying while not interrogating how these deaths are a result of her actions. [10]
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