''Loudermilk'' is an American
comedy-drama
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 created by
Peter Farrelly
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy ...
and
Bobby Mort that premiered on October 17, 2017 on the
AT&T Audience Network. The series stars
Ron Livingston
Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Peter Gibbons in the 1999 film ''Office Space'' and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the 2001 miniseries '' Band of Brothers.''
Livingston's other roles include ...
,
Will Sasso
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and wil ...
,
Laura Mennell
Laura Mennell (; born 18 April 1980) is a Canadian actress known for her roles in ''Thirteen Ghosts'', ''Alphas'', '' Haven'', '' Loudermilk'', ''The Man in the High Castle'', ''Watchmen'' and '' Batwoman''. In 2011/2012 Mennell co-starred on th ...
, Anja Savcic,
Mat Fraser, Toby Levins, and Mark Brandon.
In December 2018, it was announced that Audience had renewed the series for a third season. In April 2020, the series was left without a home after the network ceased operations.
Amazon subsequently acquired the rights to stream the series, and the previously unaired third season was released on
Amazon Prime Video
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in some countries, such as Canada, in December 2020. The series made its U.S. debut in March 2021, while the third season was added the following month.
Further seasons have been conceptualized by the creators, but are as-yet unproduced, as a sponsoring (not just distribution) network is being sought.
Premise
Sam Loudermilk, a former music critic and recovering alcoholic, is a
substance abuse
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counselor and support group leader who regularly doles out clever but acid-tongued critiques to his clients, his friends, and any random person he interacts with. Loudermilk, who does not have his life together in the way one might expect of a counselor, is somewhat nicer to the few people close to him, including his best friend and (usually) sober sponsor, Ben Burns, and his
sponsee and unplanned roommate, the young Claire Wilkes.
Cast and characters
Main
*
Ron Livingston
Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Peter Gibbons in the 1999 film ''Office Space'' and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the 2001 miniseries '' Band of Brothers.''
Livingston's other roles include ...
as Sam Loudermilk
*
Will Sasso
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and wil ...
as Ben Burns
* Anja Savcic as Claire Wilkes
*
Laura Mennell
Laura Mennell (; born 18 April 1980) is a Canadian actress known for her roles in ''Thirteen Ghosts'', ''Alphas'', '' Haven'', '' Loudermilk'', ''The Man in the High Castle'', ''Watchmen'' and '' Batwoman''. In 2011/2012 Mennell co-starred on th ...
as Allison Montgomery (Season 1)
Regulars
*
Brian Regan as Winston "Mugsy" Bennigan
*
Ricky Blitt Ricky may refer to:
Places
*Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic
*Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic
*Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky"
...
as New Guy (Hiram)
*
Timothy Webber
Timothy Webber is a Canadians, Canadian television, film, and stage actor best known for his performance as Djordje in the film ''My Father's Angel'', for which he was a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 21s ...
as Ed
* Viv Leacock as Stevie
* Jackie Flynn as Tony
*
Mat Fraser as Roger Frostly
* Sam Bob as Cloud
* Tyler Layton-Olson as Cisco
*
Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Eric was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, grew up in London, Ontario, and spent time in Brisbane, Australia. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the Univers ...
as Father Michael
* Danny Wattley as Cutter (Season 1)
Recurring
*
Tom Butler as Jack Loudermilk
*
Lissie
Elisabeth Corrin Maurus (born November 21, 1982), known as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", in November 2009. Her debut album, '' Catching a Tiger'', was released in June 2010. Her second st ...
as Lizzie Poole (Season 3)
* Benjamin Rogers as Felix Furbush
* Brendan McNamara as Tom Blitt (Season 1)
* Melinda Dahl as Annette
* Sofiya Cheyenne as Louise (Season 2)
*
Anna Galvin
Anna Galvin (born 19 October 1969; also credited as Anna Glavan) is an Australian actress. Her roles include Lex Luthor's assistant, Gina, in '' Smallville'', and Lavender Eyes in '' Tin Man''. She also played Maid Marian in the first season of ...
as Jane Wilkes
*
Edward Barbanell as Charlie
*Cassandra Naud as Cappuccino (Season 3)
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
Season 3 (2020)
Production
''Loudermilk'' originally premiered on AT&T's Audience Network.
Its first season debuted in 2017. On April 12, 2018, Audience renewed the series for a second season,
which it premiered on October 16, 2018.
On December 5, 2018, it was announced that Audience had renewed the series for a third season, but the network ceased operations in May 2020, prior to the third season's scheduled airing.
Amazon Prime Video, who was already carrying the series in some countries outside the U.S., premiered the third season in those countries on December 31, 2020. Amazon acquired the U.S. streaming rights for the show and made the first two seasons available there on March 12, 2021.
On April 27, 2021, the third season received its U.S. premiere on Prime.
Future
Although, in the wake of the Audience Network shutdown, the cast was released from any contractual obligations to produce further episodes, co-creator Peter Farrelly has stated that "everybody wants to come back and do Season 4", and that a production network is being sought. While Amazon is distributing the existing seasons, to date they have not taken on a production role for further seasons. In total, Farrelly has envisioned seven seasons' worth of plotlines and character arcs.
Reception
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Rotten Tomatoes
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gives the first season an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 7.12 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states:
Loudermilk's timely premise and sharp writing lay a solid foundation for a strong central performance from Ron Livingston, perfectly cast in this endearing dark comedy about a rock critic turned recovering alcoholic.
Distribution
The series is distributed by Sony Pictures TV; and in Canada, Germany, Italy, the U.K., and the U.S., it airs on Amazon Prime Video.
References
External links
Official website*
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2017 American television series debuts
2020 American television series endings
2010s American comedy-drama television series
2020s American comedy-drama television series
Amazon Prime Video original programming
Audience (TV network) original programming
English-language television shows
Television shows filmed in Vancouver
Television shows set in Seattle