''Flipped'' is an American comedy series written by Steve Mallory and Damon Jones that debuted on

Quibi Quibi ( ) was a short-lived American short-form streaming platform that generated content for viewing on mobile devices. It was founded in Los Angeles in August 2018 as NewTV by Jeffrey Katzenberg and was led by Meg Whitman, its CEO. The servic ...

on April 6, 2020. ''Flipped'' is a feature film broken into multiple chapters under 10 minutes in length, the first three of which premiered upon Quibi's launch.

Premise

Two self-proclaimed home renovation experts, intent on basic cable fame, are kidnapped by drug cartel members and forced to renovate their homes. Olson says the series is inspired by

Chip and Joanna Gaines ''Fixer Upper'' is an American reality television series about home design and renovation that aired on HGTV. The series stars Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines, a married couple who own a home renovation and redecoration business in Waco, Texas. The ...

Cast

Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film ada ...

as Jann Melfi, Cricket's husband and a self-proclaimed artist who views himself as an intellectual, even if his on-camera commentaries don't always make sense. *

Kaitlin Olson Kaitlin Willow Olson (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress. She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California. She had minor roles in several television series ...

as Cricket Melfi, Jann's wife and a woman who wants things done the right way or not at all. * Arturo Castro as Diego, a Mexican sicario and gangster who works for Rumualdo Vasco, a powerful Mexican drug lord and cartel leader. *

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime ...

as Fidelia, Rumualdo's hot wife. *

Andy García Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables'' (1987) alongside ...

as Rumualdo Vasco, a powerful Mexican

drug lord A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin or narcotrafficker is a high-ranking crime boss who controls a sizable network of people involved in the illegal drug trade. Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice, as they are normally not directly ...

cartel A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. Cartels are usually associations in the same sphere of business, and thus an alliance of rivals. Mos ...

leader and Diego's boss. *

Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by M ...

as Chazz Connelly, a co-host of "Pros and Connellys" and Tiffany's husband. *

Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Alie O'Connell (née Romijn ; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model (person), model. She is known for her role as Mystique (comics), Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men (film series), ...

as Tiffany Connelly, a co-host of "Pros and Connellys" and Chazz's wife.

Episodes

Reception

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 has a 71% rating with an average score of 7.25 out of 10 based on 24 reviews. The site's critical consensus read: "''Flippeds formatting doesn't do it many favors, but Kaitlin Olson and Will Forte dig into their characters with such skill and delight that it's hard not to have a good time anyway."

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{Quibi 2020 American television series debuts 2020s American comedy television series Quibi original programming Television series by Funny or Die American comedy web series Works about Mexican drug cartels