Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' is an American television sitcom created by Nahnatchka Khan and starring Krysten Ritter that aired on ABC for two seasons from April 11, 2012 to January 15, 2013 and July 19 to September 6, 2014. Originally airing as a midseason replacement, ABC renewed the series for a second season with some episodes from its first season aired as part of its second, without regard for continuity. The series starred Ritter as Chloe, an irresponsible party girl who searches for roommates by asking for rent up front and then behaving outrageously until they leave. Her latest roommate, June Colburn (Dreama Walker), proves to be harder to drive away, and the women end up forming an unlikely friendship. James Van Der Beek co-starred as a fictionalized version of himself, one of Chloe's friends who is desperate to revive his withering acting career. Liza Lapira, Michael Blaiklock, Eric André, and Ray Ford led the supporting cast.

Synopsis

The series follows June Colburn as she moves from Indiana to New York City to pursue her dream job—until she finds out that it no longer exists. She ends up moving in with a bon vivant party girl named Chloe. Chloe keeps her apartment by inviting roommates to move in, asking for rent up front, and then behaving outrageously until they leave. June proves more difficult to dislodge than expected, and when June reverses Chloe's latest attempt to eject her in an unexpected fashion, they end up forming an unlikely friendship.

Cast and characters

Main

* Krysten Ritter as Chloe, the titular "Bitch in Apartment 23", a hard-partying, irresponsible, freeloading, sexually adventurous con artist, described as having "the morals of a pirate"
* Dreama Walker as June Colburn, who becomes Chloe's roommate after moving to New York from Richmond, Indiana, and losing both her job and her apartment
* James Van Der Beek as a fictionalized version of himself, who is a close friend of Chloe's and desperate to revamp his dwindling acting career
* Eric André as Mark Reynolds, the meek manager of a coffee shop who hires June, whom he met at her failed job, to work for him
* Michael Blaiklock as Eli Webber, a city health inspector and next-door neighbor of Chloe and Junes who occasionally spies on the girls
* Liza Lapira as Robin, a nurse and one of Chloe's former roommates, who is obsessed with her
* Ray Ford as Luther Wilson (season 2; recurring season 1), James' personal assistant

Recurring

* Tate Ellington as Steven, June's ex-fiancé
* Eve Gordon as Connie Colburn, June's mother, whom June, then James, occasionally turns to for advice
* Peter MacKenzie as Donald Colburn, June's father
* Katherine Tokarz as Nicole, a nurse with whom Steven cheats on June
* Jennie Pierson as Pepper, June and Mark's socially awkward coworker at the coffee shop
* Rosalind Chao as Pastor Jin, the pastor at the First Korean Baptist Church where June attends worship services
* Angelique Cabral as Fox Paris, June's rival at Harkin Financial
* Teresa Huang as Hillary, June's coworker at Harkin Financial

Guest

* Michael Landes as Scott, Chloe's father, who has a brief relationship with June
* Marin Hinkle as Karen, Chloe's paraplegic mother
* Kerris Dorsey as Molly, Chloe's temporary foster daughter
* Nora Kirkpatrick as Crissy, June's friend
* Hartley Sawyer as Charles, who has a brief sexual relationship with June
* Shanti Lowry as Valentina, James' upgraded ''Dancing with the Stars'' partner
* David Krumholtz as Patrick Kelly, the creator of the graphic novel ''Shitagi Nashi'' (''Tall Slut, No Panties''), based on Chloe
* Ben Lawson as Benjamin Lovett, an Australian director, who is friends with James and becomes a love interest for Chloe
* Keith Allan as Peter, an employee at ''People'' magazine
* Missi Pyle as Angie Beckencort, a lousy pro dancer who ends up paired with James on ''Dancing with the Stars''
* Fiona Gubelmann as Stephanie, one of June's friends from Pilates
* Kyle Howard as Daniel, who briefly dates June
* Patti Deutsch as an old lady
* Michael Stahl-David as Teddy, Chloe's childhood friend from psychopath camp
* Nicholas D'Agosto as Will, James's agent's assistant who briefly dates June
* Jonathan Willie Cruz as James Martinez, June and Luther's yoga instructor
* Meg Chambers Steedle as Emily, who briefly dates James
* Sarah Wright Olsen as Trish, Chloe's first New York roommate
* Meagen Fay as Katherine, James' mother

Special cameos

These guest stars made special cameo appearances as themselves in the series:

* Kiernan Shipka, James' co-star in a poorly conceived father/daughter body-swap film
* Kevin Sorbo, Chloe's unwitting wedding date
* Dean Cain, James' ''Dancing with the Stars'' rival
* Busy Philipps, James' former ''Dawson's Creek'' co-star
* Frankie Muniz, a hapless shopper
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who gives James a pep-talk about fleeting fame
* Karina Smirnoff, Dean Cain's ''Dancing with the Stars'' partner
* Charo, Chloe's muse
* Richard Dean Anderson, one of the potential candidates for James' biological father

Development and production

The series was originally titled ''Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23'' and was developed at Fox as a 2009 fall contender, but was eventually passed on. In January 2011, ABC green-lit the production of a pilot episode. In February and March 2011, Dreama Walker, Krysten Ritter, and James Van Der Beek were cast as the three leads. On May 13, 2011, ABC picked up the project to series under the shortened title ''Apartment 23''. A few days later, ABC announced that the show would most likely debut in the 2011–12 mid-season.

On October 11, 2011, ABC again renamed the show, this time to a bowdlerized version of its original name, censoring the word "Bitch" and replaced with "B----".

The first two episodes were made available on iTunes, Hulu, ABC.com, and on Xfinity in the United States before the premiere on April 11, 2012. In Canada, the first episodes were made available on Rogers on Demand and on Citytv.com, also before the April 11, 2012 premiere. On May 11, 2012, ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' was renewed for a second season, with the remaining six episodes of season one airing as a part of it. The second season premiered on October 23, 2012.

On May 11, 2012, ABC renewed ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' for a second season. The remaining six episodes of season one (with production codes beginning 1A in the table) aired as part of season two bringing the total to 19 episodes for the season. ABC elected to air these episodes out of order, interspersing first and second-season episodes without regard to continuity. As a result, some multi-episode plot arcs (particularly James's appearance on ''Dancing with the Stars'' and June's travails at a new job outside the coffee shop) are almost incomprehensibly jumbled in the original broadcast order.

Ray Ford, who plays Luther, was promoted to a series regular for season two. Liza Lapira was originally announced as having been demoted to a recurring role; ultimately she appeared in only one episode ("Dating Games...") that was produced for the second season.

ABC announced on January 22, 2013, that it was removing ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' from its schedule immediately. The next day, the cast of the show confirmed its cancellation. On April 18, 2013, ABC announced that the remaining eight unaired episodes would be streamed online beginning May 17 and ending June 2.

Although series star Krysten Ritter originally stated in February 2013 that ABC was committed to airing the eight unaired episodes in the summer of 2013, she later confirmed that the show would not return to ABC's schedule, but that all eight episodes would be made available on ABC.com, iTunes and Hulu starting May 17, 2013. The additional episodes have since been removed from Hulu, without announcement. It was later announced that the episodes would air on Logo TV Network in July 2014.

In July 2014, it was announced that Logo TV had acquired the full run of the series—including the eight episodes that were previously unaired in the United States—and would air it in the correct order beginning July 19.

Episodes

Series overview

Each episode is styled as "...in Apartment 23".

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2012–14)

Broadcast

In addition to premiering on ABC, the show has since been sold to various international markets.

Reception and legacy

In June 2011, ''Apartment 23'', as it was called at the time, was one of eight honorees in the ''Most Exciting New Series'' category at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, voted by journalists who had seen the pilots. The series received positive reviews from critics, with many critics praising Ritter for her performance in what could be called her first "leading role". The first season received a score of 71 on Metacritic based on 29 critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 88% and the second season has a score of 83%. The site's consensus states: "An odd couple sitcom with a modern twist, ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' is sleeker and smarter than expected, thanks to strong acting and snappy dialogue." Due to popularity of the show after its cancellation, attempts to revive the show for another season have been petitioned by fans on petition sites.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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