'' Partner Track'' is an American

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series developed by Georgia Lee, based on Helen Wan's 2013 novel ''The Partner Track''. It premiered on

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on August 26, 2022. In November 2022, the series was canceled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

Arden Cho Arden Lim Cho (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress, singer and model known for portraying Kira Yukimura in the 2011 MTV television series '' Teen Wolf'' and Ingrid Yun in the 2022 Netflix television series '' Partner Track''. Early lif ...

as Ingrid Yun, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer who is trying to make partner at her law firm, Parsons Valentine & Hunt * Alexandra Turshen as Rachel Friedman, Ingrid's best friend who also works as a litigation attorney at Parsons Valentine & Hunt * Bradley Gibson as Tyler Robinson, Ingrid's other best friend who also works as an intellectual property lawyer at Parsons Valentine & Hunt and is trying to make partner * Dominic Sherwood as Jeff Murphy, an attorney who recently transferred from Parsons Valentine & Hunt's London office and Ingrid's one-night stand from 6 years ago *

Rob Heaps Rob Heaps is a British actor, known for co-starring as Ezra Bloom in the Bravo television series '' Imposters''. He grew up in York, England. He went to drama school in St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петерб ...

as Nick Laren, Ingrid's love interest *

Nolan Gerard Funk Nolan Gerard Funk (born July 28, 1986) is a Canadian actor and singer known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee'', Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series ''Awkward'', "Angel Eyes" ...

as Dan Fallon, a fellow lawyer at Parsons Valentine & Hunt who is trying to make partner * Matthew Rauch as Marty Adler, the mergers and acquisitions managing partner at Parsons Valentine & Hunt * Roby Attal as Justin Coleman, Ingrid's paralegal at Parsons Valentine & Hunt

Recurring

* Lena Ahn as Lina Yun, Ingrid's younger sister *

Desmond Chiam Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on '' Reef Break,'' General Riga on '' The Shannara Chronicles'' and Dovich on ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.'' Early life and education Chiam was born to parents ...

as Zi-Xin 'Z' Min *

Catherine Curtin Catherine Curtin is an American actress. She is best known for her role as correctional officer Wanda Bell in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019). Her other notable recurring roles include ''Insecure (TV s ...

as Margo *

Fredric Lehne Fredric George Lehne (born February 3, 1959) is an American actor of film, stage, and television. Acting since 1978, he has appeared in more than 200 films, mini-series, and television episodes, as well as stage productions across the United St ...

as Ted Lassiter * Ronald Peet as Anthony, Tyler's boyfriend who is a political candidate in New York City * Zane Phillips as Hunter Reed * Will Stout as Todd Ames * Rich Ting as Carter Min *

Daniel Gerroll Daniel Gerroll (born 16 October 1951) is an English theatre, television and film actor. Life and career Gerroll was born in London, the son of Kathleen Cordelia (née Norman), a fashion model, and Harry Gerroll, a clothing designer. Gerroll h ...

as Raymond Vanderlin * Alejandro Hernandez as Valdo * Esther Moon as Soo-Jung Yun, Ingrid's mother * Jo Sung as Sang-Hoon Yun, Ingrid's father

Guest starring

Becky Ann Baker Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles of Jean Weir on NBC comedy-drama series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000) and Loreen Horvath on HBO comedy-drama series ''Girls'' (2012� ...

as Gigi Weaver *

Tehmina Sunny Tehmina Sunny is an English actress. She is also trained as a violinist and vocalist. She is of Indian descent. Life and career Sunny's career began whilst living in London. After a trip to Los Angeles to study with an acting teacher, she deci ...

as Victoria St. Clair

Episodes

Production

Development

On September 14, 2021,

gave production a series order consisting ten episodes. ''Partner Track'' is developed by Georgia Lee who is expected to executive produce alongside

Sarah Goldfinger Sarah Goldfinger is an Emmy-winning writer, showrunner, and executive producer for her work on the Netflix series Trinkets. She is co-showrunning Partner Track for Netflix. Her previous writing credits include Golden Globe-nominated '' الآنس ...

, Tony Hernandez, and Kristen Campo. The series is based on Helen Wan's 2013 novel ''The Partner Track'' who is set to be a consultant for the series. Julie Anne Robinson is set to direct the first two episodes of the series.

Tanya Wexler Tanya Wexler (born August 6, 1970) is an American film director. She is known for her 2011 feature film ''Hysteria''. Early life and education Wexler is the daughter of Chicago real estate developer Jerrold Wexler, and his second wife, Susan Je ...

, Kevin Berlandi,

Lily Mariye Lily Mariye (born September 25, 1964) is an American television director, filmmaker and actress. Early life Mariye was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated from UCLA with a BA in theater arts. Career From 1994 to 2009 she had a regular role ...

, and

Charles Randolph-Wright Charles Randolph-Wright is an American film, television, and theatre director, television producer, screenwriter, and playwright. Early life A native of York, South Carolina, Randolph-Wright graduated with honors from York High School. He at ...

are also set to direct some episodes. Jax Media is the production companing involved producing the series. It was filmed in New York. The series premiered on August 26, 2022. On November 8, 2022, Netflix canceled the series after one season.

Casting

Upon series order announcement,

, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen,

, Dominic Sherwood,

, and Matthew Rauch were cast in starring roles. On October 29, 2021,

and

joined the cast in recurring roles. On December 20, 2021, Lena Ahn was cast in a recurring capacity.

Reception

The

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website

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reported a 62% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 13 critic reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 45 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Between August 21 and September 11 the show was watched for 66.01 million hours globally.

References

External links

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