Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

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Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
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Genre Action comedy
Created by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring Ryan Hansen
ComposerJoseph Shirley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Tracey Baird
  • Beau Bauman
  • Krysia Plonka
  • Scott Stuber
  • Rawson Marshall Thurber
Producers
  • Stephanie Meurer
  • Ryan Hansen
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time23–33 minutes
Production companies
  • Bluegrass Television No. 93
  • Thank You, Brain! Productions
  • Bad Version
Original release
Network YouTube Premium
ReleaseOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25) 
January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is an action comedy series created by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Ryan Hansen that premiered on October 25, 2017, on YouTube Red (now YouTube Premium). In July 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season which premiered on January 30, 2019.

Contents

On April 10, 2019, YouTube canceled the series. [1]

Premise

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is "set in a world where the LAPD thinks it’s a good idea to form a task force partnering actors with homicide detectives to take advantage of their “actor skills” and industry connections to help solve murders." [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 8October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
2 8January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Pilot" Rawson Marshall Thurber Rawson Marshall ThurberOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
22"Jane D'Oh!"Rawson Marshall ThurberRawson Marshall ThurberOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
33"Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen" Tristram Shapeero Adam Cole-Kelly & Sam PitmanOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
44"Trafficking and the Traffic King"Tristram ShapeeroMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
55"Hungry For Justice"Tristram ShapeeroMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
66"Escape Room Escapades"Tristram ShapeeroPaul FruchbomOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
77"Freezed"Tristram ShapeeroJackie ClarkeOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
88"Eight is the New Se7en"Tristram ShapeeroJoel Church-CooperOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"Revival" Rawson Marshall Thurber Sam SklaverJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
102"The Office Party" Jeff Wadlow Paul FruchbomJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
113"Like and Subscribe"Jeff WadlowMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
124"I'm Sorry, She "Class" Passed"Jeff WadlowAri BerkowitzJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
135"The Ry Chromosome"Jeff WadlowMolly PratherJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
146"For Your Inconsideration"Jeff WadlowChadd GindinJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
157"The Ry Guy Goes to Jail"Beau BaumanMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
168"Execution Dependent"Rawson Marshall ThurberShawn RiesJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

Production

Development

On June 22, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series was created by director Rawson Marshall Thurber who was set to executive produce alongside Scott Stuber, Beau Bauman, Krysia Plonka and Tracey Baird. Ryan Hansen was expected to serve as a producer. [3] On July 27, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season expected to premiere in 2019. [4] On December 17, 2018, it was announced that season two would premiere on January 30, 2019. [5]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star Ryan Hansen with guest stars including Joel McHale, Jon Cryer, and Kristen Bell, among others. [3]

Filming

Principal photography for season two began on July 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. [6]

Reception

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television has received mixed reviews from critics at launch. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the series has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [7] Mike Hale of The New York Times said in a mixed review, "Solves Crimes has potential, but its problem is hard-wired into its premise and its venue: You wish that someone more interesting to watch than Mr. Hansen were at the center of it. There’s no compelling reason to watch, but you might get a kick out of it." [8] Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter commented that the show is "bloated and sloppy and amateurish in a way that occasionally rises to the level of 'gleeful,' but it's occasionally hilarious and delivers a much more scathing, granular and detailed satire of the television business and Hollywood fame than the facile yuks of Showtime's departed, overpraised Episodes ." [9]

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