''Corporate'' is an American

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created by Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. A ten-episode first season premiered on

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on January 17, 2018. On February 26, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season. ''Corporate''s third and final season premiered on July 22, 2020. Ingebretson and Weisman later guest starred as their ''Corporate'' characters in their subsequent

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series '' This Fool'', of which the first season premiered on August 12, 2022.

Plot

''Corporate'' is set in multinational corporation Hampton DeVille and follows the miserable lives of two downtrodden employees.

Cast

Main

* Matt Ingebretson as Matt Engelbertson * Jake Weisman as Jake Levinson *

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as Kate Glass * Adam Lustick as John Strickland *

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as Grace Ramaswamy *

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as Christian DeVille

Recurring

* Matt McCarthy as Richard *

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as Baron *

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as Paige * Ron Lynch as Kevin *

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as Karen *

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as Jessica (season 2)

Guest

* Spencer Macea as Hondo *

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as Jeff *

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as Walter *

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as Gretchen *

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as Bill Hathaway *

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as The Accountant *

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as Brett *

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as Mrs. Cowboy * Chris Fleming as Todd * Kate Walsh as Alyssa Armstrong *

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as Hubert *

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as Zack the Butler *

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as Nadine *

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as Courtney *

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as Grandma Dorothy *

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as Linda Lee *

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as Peggy *

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as himself *

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as Arthur *

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as Peg *

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as the voice of Black Dog

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2020)

Reception

Critical response

On the

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, the first season has an approval rating of 87% based on 15 reviews, with an

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of 8.0/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Corporate'' takes a bleak, absurdist look at corporate life to deliver a clever show with a more nihilistic bent than your typical workplace comedy." On

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, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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reviewed the series, calling it, “Deliciously dark and hilariously ruthless…a scathing satire of contemporary office culture that feels long, long overdue."

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also lauded the show saying, “It’s the kind of universe building that’s usually reserved for prestige dramas…or big-budget

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feature films.”

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

References

External links

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