The Crew | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Jeff Lowell |
Directed by | Andy Fickman |
Starring |
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Music by | Alec Puro |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Nancy Chadrow Haas |
Cinematography | Bill Berner |
Editor | Matt Davis |
Camera setup | Multi-camera [1] |
Running time | 20–30 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | February 15, 2021 |
The Crew is an American comedy television series created by Jeff Lowell for Netflix that premiered on February 15, 2021. [1] [2] The series stars Kevin James as the crew chief of a NASCAR race team. In July 2021, the series was canceled after one season. [3]
The series takes place in a NASCAR garage where the crew chief butts heads with his new boss and "tech-reliant millennial" staff when his owner decided to retire and let his Stanford-educated daughter take over the racing team. [1]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "I Guess That Cake Did Need to Be Refrigerated" | Andy Fickman | Jeff Lowell | February 15, 2021 |
2 | "My Name's Kevin and I Care About Feelings" | Andy Fickman | William Vallery | February 15, 2021 |
3 | "Hot Mushroom Meat" | Andy Fickman | Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell Story by : Burke Johnson & Alexandra Melnick | February 15, 2021 |
4 | "You Seem Like a Perfectly Serviceable Woman" | Andy Fickman | Jessica Kravitz | February 15, 2021 |
5 | "Your Face Is a Baby" | Andy Fickman | Chelsea Catalanotto | February 15, 2021 |
6 | "We're Gonna Be Okay. We're Gonna Be Okay." | Andy Fickman | Monica Hewes & Diana Gettinger | February 15, 2021 |
7 | "Ooof, Someone Throw a Robe on Grandma" | Andy Fickman | Rock Reuben | February 15, 2021 |
8 | "Good Things Happen to Handsome People" | Andy Fickman | Pete Correale | February 15, 2021 |
9 | "Monkeys and Bears Riding Bicycles" | Andy Fickman | Kenan A. Kel | February 15, 2021 |
10 | "No One Likes You. No One." | Andy Fickman | Michael Loftus | February 15, 2021 |
On September 4, 2019, Netflix gave the production a series order. The series is created by Jeff Lowell who also executive produced alongside Kevin James, Jeff Sussman, Todd Garner, Matt Summers and Tim Clark. [1] On July 2, 2021, Netflix canceled the series after one season. [3]
Upon series order announcement, Kevin James was also cast to star in the series. [5] On December 17, 2019, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Ahdoot, Freddie Stroma, Sarah Stiles, and Jillian Mueller joined the cast as series regulars. [6] On January 30, 2020, Mather Zickel was cast in a recurring role. [7] On January 15, 2021, it was reported that Paris Berelc and Bruce McGill were cast in recurring capacities. [2]
The Crew was filmed at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, but it is set in Charlotte, North Carolina. [8]
The series was released on Netflix on February 15, 2021. [2]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 40% based on 10 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. [9] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 44 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10]
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Filmed at Gold Coast Studios Queensland, Australia.