''God's Favorite Idiot'' is an American apocalyptic

workplace comedy Office humor, also often called workplace comedy, is humor within the workplace, in particular, office, environment. It is a subject that receives significant attention from students of industrial and organizational psychology and of the sociolog ...

television series created by and starring

Ben Falcone Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he co-starred in '' God’s Favorite Idiot''. He has also had cameos in '' ''Bridesmaids', ''Iden ...

for

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

. The series was supposed to consist of sixteen episodes, and the first batch of eight episodes premiered on June 15, 2022. The production of the remaining eight episodes is in limbo.

Plot

After getting struck by lightning from an unusual angelic cloud, Clark suddenly has the ability to glow. His coworkers, including his friend Amily, believe that this may somehow be related to God. Their fears are confirmed when an angel tells Clark that he is to be God's messenger and must prevent the Apocalypse from happening.

Cast and characters

as Clark Thompson *

Melissa McCarthy Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and tw ...

as Amily Luck *

Leslie Bibb Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American actress and model. Bibb first appeared on television in 1996 with minor roles in a few series, and on film in 1997 with a small role in '' Private Parts''. Her first recurring TV role wa ...

Satan Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...

: The Biblical demonic entity looking to upset the cosmic balance between good and evil. * Kevin Dunn as Gene: Clark's father who committed himself after his divorce to raise his son. *

Yanic Truesdale Yanic Truesdale (born March 17, 1970) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his portrayal of Michel Gerard in the television series ''Gilmore Girls'', a role that prompted ''Daily Variety'' to name him one of "10 Actors to Watch". Biogra ...

as Chamuel *

Usman Ally Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982) is a Swazi-born Pakistani-American film, stage and television actor. Marking his acting debut in 2008, Ally won an Obie Award in 2015 for his role in ''The Invisible Hand''. He has appeared in several stage pro ...

as Mohsin Raza * Ana Scotney as Wendy * Chris Sandiford as Tom * Steve Mallory as Frisbee: A low-level middle manager lacks any authority. * Georgie Bolton as Judy McGill * Michael McDonald as Lucifer *

Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in ''Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films ''Babe'' (1995) and ' ...

as Bathroom God * Suraj Kolarkar as Steve the Ogre

Episodes

Production

Development

In December 2020,

gave a 16-episode series order to ''God's Favorite Idiot''.

and

were set to star and executive produce via their On the Day Productions. Michael McDonald would direct and executive produce, after previously working with Falcone and McCarthy on ''Nobodies''. Steve Mallory joined as an executive producer in February 2021.

Casting

Alongside the series announcement,

and

were cast. In February 2021,

, Ana Scotney, Chris Sandiford, and Steve Mallory were cast.

and Kevin Dunn were cast a month later.

Filming

Filming began in

Byron Bay Byron Bay ( Minjungbal: ''Cavvanbah)'' is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia on Bundjalung Country. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a hea ...

, Ballina and Lismore in northern

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

in March 2021. Filming wrapped in early June 2021 after shooting only eight episodes. The series was expected to wrap in November 2021. The other batch of eight episodes will shoot on a later date.

Music

Fil Eisler is the composer for the series.

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 an approval rating of 33% with an average rating of 4.6/10, based on 15 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While it claims to have the Almighty's favor, this silver screen collaboration between

and

is too dunderheaded to win over everyday viewers." Daniel D'Addario of ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' called it "a waste of precious time in the career of a talented performer, one whose fans will follow her anywhere, and who rewards them with so little of what she can do."

References

External links

* {{Netflix original current series English-language Netflix original programming 2020s American sitcoms 2020s American workplace comedy television series 2022 American television series debuts Television shows filmed in Australia Angels in television Fiction about God