“Fleishman is in Trouble” is a miniseries based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
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- Fleishman Is in Trouble is an American drama streaming television miniseries
- It was created by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
- The miniseries is based on her 2019 novel of the same name
- The series premiered on FX on Hulu on November 17, 2022
- Toby Fleishman is a recently divorced man in his forties using dating apps for the first time
- As he begins to find romantic success he never achieved in his youth, his ex-wife Rachel disappears without a trace, leaving him with their kids
- While Toby juggles looking after his children, a promotion at the hospital where he works, and all the potential sexual partners in Manhattan, he realizes that he’ll never be able to figure out what happened to his wife until he can be more honest about what happened to their marriage in the first place
- On September 12, 2019, it was announced that ABC Signature had won a 10-studio bidding war for the rights to the novel Fleishman Is in Trouble
- With the project being developed for FX
- Taffy Brodesser-Akner, the author of the original novel, was attached to write the adaptation as well as executive produce the project alongside Susannah Grant, Carl Beverly, and Sarah Timberman
- On March 11, 2021, it was announced that the project was given a limited series order consisting of nine episodes
- With the series now set to premiere exclusively on Hulu as part of FX on Hulu
- On August 13, 2021, during FX Networks’ Summer 2021 TCA Press Tour panel, it was announced that Little Miss Sunshine filmmaking duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were attached to direct multiple episodes of the series
- The limited series was released on November 17, 2022
- With the first two episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis
- In November 2021, Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Eisenberg joined the cast of the series in series regular roles
- This marks their second collaboration together after Now You See Me 2
- In January 2022, Claire Danes and Adam Brody joined the cast in series regular roles
- While Maxim Jasper Swinton and Meara Mahoney Gross joined the cast in recurring roles
- In February 2022, Joy Suprano joined the cast in a recurring role
- In March 2022, Michael Gaston, Ralph Adriel Johnson and Brian Miskell joined in recurring roles
- In April 2022, Christian Slater and Josh Radnor joined the cast in recurring roles
- Principal photography began by February 2022, in New York City
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating
- With an average rating of 8.2/10
- Based on 36 critic reviews
- The website’s critics consensus reads, “The characters Fleishman Is in Trouble spends time with aren’t the most likable bunch, but the series examines their foibles with compelling insight—and they’re brought to life by a terrific trio of stars”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100
- Based on 25 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
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