''Maggie'' is an American television

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created by Justin Adler and Maggie Mull, based on the short film of the same name by Tim Curcio. It premiered on

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on July 6, 2022. In September 2022, the series was cancelled after one season. The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023.

Premise

''Maggie'' tells the story of a psychic who has visions of the future. As a psychic, she sees the fate of her friends, parents, clients and random strangers on the street, but when she suddenly sees a glimpse of her own future, she must start living in her own present.

Cast and characters

Main

Rebecca Rittenhouse Rebecca Rittenhouse (born November 30, 1988) is an American actress. She has played Cody LeFever in the ABC prime time soap opera ''Blood & Oil'', Dr. Anna Ziev in the Hulu romantic comedy series ''The Mindy Project'', and Maggie in the '' Into ...

as Maggie *

David Del Rio David Del Rio is an American actor, director and producer who has appeared in films and live productions such as ''Pitch Perfect'' and ''Grease Live! ''Grease Live!'' is an American television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on ...

as Ben *

Nichole Sakura Nichole Sakura O'Connor (born December 15, 1989), formerly credited as Nichole Bloom, is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Cheyenne in the NBC sitcom '' Superstore.'' Career She had the recurring role of Amanda ...

as Louise *

Angelique Cabral Angelique Cabral is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom '' Life in Pieces'' (2015–2019) and Staff Sergeant Jillian Perez on Fox's comedy television series ''Enlisted'' (2014). She has a ...

as Amy *

Chloe Bridges Chloe Marisa Suazo Bridges, (born December 27, 1991), known professionally as Chloe Bridges, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom '' Freddie'' (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel orig ...

as Jessie * Ray Ford as Angel *

Leonardo Nam Leonardo Nam (born November 5, 1979) is an Australian actor. He made his breakthrough as Roy in ''The Perfect Score'' (2004), and gained further recognition for his roles as Morimoto in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) and Brian ...

as Dave *

Kerri Kenney-Silver Kerri Kenney-Silver (born January 20, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and musician. She is best known for starring as Trudy Wiegel on the mockumentary series ''Reno 911!'' and previously for her sketch comedy work on MTV ...

as Maria *

Chris Elliott Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He appeared in comedic sketches on '' Late Night with David Letterman'' (1982–1988), created and starred in the comedy series '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992) ...

as Jack

Recurring

Adam Korson Adam Korson is a Canadian actor, best known for his lead role as Harry in the Canadian television sitcom ''Seed''. Early life and education Originally from Thornhill, Ontario, Korson attended York University for a year before transferring to ...

as Daniel *

Trent Garrett Trent Garrett (born March 2, 1984) is an American actor and model best known for his roles as Bowie Quinn on the Disney Channel series ''Andi Mack'', Wes on ''Splitting Up Together'', and John on '' Maggie''. Personal life Trent Garrett was bor ...

as John * Andy Favreau as Sam *

Martin Mull Martin Eugene Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on ''Mary Hartman, ...

as Zach *

Brent Bailey Brent Bailey is an American film and television actor, director, producer, and screenwriter born in Tucson, Arizona. Bailey has appeared in television series such as Criminal Minds, Rizzoli & Isles and Hart of Dixie. Bailey also played Alex Kni ...

as Spencer * Ryan Caltagirone as James * Jake Lockett as Plant Guy

Episodes

Production

Development

The series received a pilot order from

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in January 2021. Justin Adler and Maggie Mull were set to write and executive produce the series. Evan Hayes also serves as executive producer, with

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producing. In April 2021, Natalia Anderson joined as director of the pilot. One month later, ''Maggie'' received a series order, with Jeff Morton joining as executive producer. In January 2022, the series moved from ABC to

. On September 9, 2022, Hulu cancelled the series after one season.

Casting

was cast as the title role in March 2021.

, Ray Ford, and

joined the cast one month later. Later that month,

, and

joined as series regulars. In October 2021,

joined in a recurring role.

Release

''Maggie'' streams on Hulu. Internationally ''Maggie'' streams on

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as a Star Original. The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023.

Reception

The website's critics consensus reads, "For a sitcom with such a heady concept, ''Maggie'' can feel flimsily slight, but its disarming unpretentiousness and charming cast point to a promising enough future."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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