''Flack'' is a British

dramedy Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

television series. The first season, starring

Anna Paquin Anna Hélène Paquin ( ; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film ''The Piano'' (1993), for which she won the Aca ...

, premiered on 21 February 2019 and consisted of six episodes. On 2 August 2019, the series was renewed for a second season. It was scheduled to premiere on Pop in the U.S. on March 13, 2020, but was removed from the schedule after cutbacks by parent company

ViacomCBS Paramount Global (doing business as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned and operated by National Amusements (79.4%) and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York. I ...

. In the UK, the show's website listed the second season as scheduled to run on W that March, before being changed to "Coming Soon". In late March 2020, the first season was made available through the

video on demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of o ...

platforms of Pop's sister network

Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...

in the United States, though a confirmation of the network airing the second season has not been made. In June 2020, it was announced that the series would move to

Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming and Renting, rental service of Amazon (c ...

for its second season. Series 2 became available for streaming on Prime Video on June 10, 2021. The second season premiered in the UK on 13 April 2020, on W. and consists again of six episodes.

Premise

Robyn (Paquin) an American PR executive living in London, must figure out how to make the best of bad situations and somehow manage to get out unscathed. Robyn specialises in clearing up the monumental messes caused by her hapless and selfish clients. Although utterly in command of her job, her personal life is spinning out of control.

Cast

Main

as Robyn, an American publicist living and working in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. *

Sophie Okonedo Sophie Okonedo (born 11 August 1968) is a British actress and narrator. The recipient of a Tony Award, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Television Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She began her f ...

as Caroline, Head of Mills Paulson *

Genevieve Angelson Genevieve Rose Angelson is an American actress, best-known for playing Indigo on ''The Afterparty (TV series), The Afterparty'', Patti Robinson on ''Good Girls Revolt'', and Ruth on ''Flack (TV series), Flack''. Early life and education Angelson ...

as Ruth, Robyn's sister. *

Lydia Wilson Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award winning ''Blasted'' ...

as Eve, Robyn's best friend and colleague at Mills Paulson. *

Rebecca Benson Rebecca Benson (born 24 April 1990) is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in the TV crime dramas '' Vera'' and '' Shetland''. Moreover, she appeared alongside Michael Fassbender in the 2015 film '' Macbeth''. Career In 2016, she joined the ...

as Melody, an intern at Mills Paulson. *

Arinze Kene Arinze is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the given name include: *Arinzé Kene (born 1987), Nigerian-born British actor and playwright * Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993), Nigerian artist, activist, engineer, and entrepreneur * A ...

as Sam, a nurse and Robyn's boyfriend. *

Marc Warren Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967) is an English actor, known for his British television roles. His roles have included Albert Blithe in '' Band of Brothers'', Danny Blue in '' Hustle'', Dougie Raymond in '' The Vice'', Dominic Foy in '' Stat ...

as Tom, a ballet dancer. * Rufus Jones as Mark, Ruth's husband. *Andrew Leung as Craig, an IT worker at Mills Paulson

Guest

Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he w ...

as Calvin Cooper, a veteran director who Robyn reports for child pornography possession *

Max Beesley Maxton Gig Beesley Jr. (born 16 April 1971) is an English actor and musician. He has appeared in a variety of television shows such as ''Bodies'', ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', '' Survivors'', '' Mad Dogs'', ''Homeland'', '' Suits ...

as Anthony Henderson, a celebrity chef embroiled in several cheating scandals *

Alan Davies Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (1997–2016) and as the only perm ...

as Dan Proctor, a stand-up comedian filmed making a

transphobic Transphobia is a collection of ideas and phenomena that encompass a range of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender people or transness in general. Transphobia can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence or anger tow ...

outburst after being heckled during his routine *

Rebecca Root Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

as Allie Gregs, a transgender stand-up comedian who became the focus of a transphobic outburst from Dan Proctor *

Amanda Abbington Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith; 28 February 1974) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Miss Mardle in ''Mr Selfridge'' and Mary Watson in '' Sherlock'', the BBC adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stor ...

as Alexa, an actress who baselessly MeTooed a renowned nature presenter and environmentalist to advance her own career * Katherine Kelly as Brooke Love-Wells, a model fronting an anti-ageist advertising campaign photographed with scarring from cosmetic surgery *

Sam Neill Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. Neill's near-50 year career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one o ...

as Duncan Paulson, Caroline's ex-husband and the co-founder of Mills Paulson *

Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim (born Kim Dae-hyun ( ko, 김대현); August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in ''Lost'', Chin Ho Kelly in ''Hawaii Five-0'', Gavin Park in ''Angel'', and Johnny Gat in the ''Saints Row'' ...

as Gabriel Cole, an

electric aircraft An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electricity. Electric aircraft are seen as a way to reduce the environmental effects of aviation, providing zero emissions and quieter flights. Electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods, ...

innovator who Eve briefly dates. *

Rebecca Scroggs Rebecca Scroggs is an English actress. She has performed numerous roles in the theatre including at the Royal National Theatre, Birmingham Rep and Sheffield Crucible. She is known for playing Fiona "Tosh" Mackintosh for 63 episodes of BBC� ...

as Abigail Reese, an entertainment reporter and one of Robyn's former flames *

Dinita Gohil Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film ''Greed'' (2019), and on-stage as Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'' (2017–2018). Early life Dinita G ...

as Narinda *Toby-Alexander Smith as Terry *Aude des Pallieres as Sofi Adjani, a temperamental fashion model who assaulted a club patron unprovoked *John Askew as Darren Barron, a

Formula 1 Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver forced to lie about being infertile after his wife cheated on him with

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player Kadell James *Sophia La Porter as Roxy Barron, the wife of Darren Barron whose affair with Kadell James resulted in her becoming pregnant

Episodes

Series 1 (2019)

Series 2 (2020)

Reception

On the

review aggregator A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services (such as films, books, video games, software, hardware, and cars). This system stores the reviews and uses them for purposes such as supporting a website where users ...

website

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...

, the series holds an approval rating of 73% with an average rating of 6.1/10, based on 26 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Audiences looking for an arsenic cookie of a series may cut ''Flack'' some slack, but its cynical take on publicity is exacerbated by hyperbolically unpleasant, underdeveloped characters."

Metacritic Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ...

, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 58 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links