Flaked

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Flaked
Flaked poster.jpg
Season 1 poster
Genre Comedy
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Composer(s) Stephen Malkmus[1]
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
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Running time 30 minutes
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  • Electric Avenue Productions
  • A Thousand Words, Ltd.
  • The Hurwitz Company
  • Electus
  • Principato-Young Entertainment
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release March 11, 2016 –
present

Flaked is a Netflix original comedy series that stars Will Arnett, who developed it alongside the creator/executive producer of Arrested Development, Mitch Hurwitz.[2][3] The series consists of eight 30 minute episodes, with the episodes released simultaneously worldwide on March 11, 2016.[4]

Columnist Cindy Elavsky describes the show as being about "a self-help guru named Chip who's struggling to stay a step ahead of his own lies."[5]

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "Westminster" Wally Pfister Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
2 "Horizon" Wally Pfister Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
3 "Rose" Josh Gordon & Will Speck Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
4 "Palms" Josh Gordon & Will Speck Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
5 "Electric" Tom DiCillo Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
6 "Shell" Tom DiCillo Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
7 "7th" Wally Pfister Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
8 "Sunset" Wally Pfister Will Arnett & Mark Chappell March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)

Reception

Season 1 of the series received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 40%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Dull and pointless, Flaked makes it uncomfortably clear that the man-child persona is no longer compelling."[8] On Metacritic the season has a score of 43 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9] The show was criticized by Vox for "stupid plot twists" and devolving into melodrama.[10]

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External Links

  • Flaked at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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