''Sprung'' is an American

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comedy television series created by Greg Garcia. It premiered on the streaming service

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on August 19, 2022.

Synopsis

After spending nearly three decades in prison, Jack is released and has to figure out where he will now live. His determination not to reenter a life of crime is challenged when his former cellmate Rooster offers a room at his mother Barb's house, with the stipulation that Jack join their criminal enterprise.

Cast

Main

Garret Dillahunt Garret Lee Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in television, including the roles Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom ''Raising Hope'', for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Aw ...

as Jack *

Shakira Barrera Shakira Barrera (born 1990) is an American dancer and actress. She joined the cast of the Netflix series '' GLOW'' in its second season. Early life and education Barrera was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to Nicaraguan-American parents and att ...

as Gloria * Phillip Garcia as Rooster * Clare Gillies as Wiggles * James Earl as Melvin *

Martha Plimpton Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress. Her feature-film debut was in '' Rollover'' (1981); she subsequently rose to prominence in the Richard Donner film ''The Goonies'' (1985). She has also appeared in '' The Mosquito ...

as Barb

Guest

* Kate Walsh as Congresswoman Paula Tackleberry *

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as Lorraine * David Wells as Herb *

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as Horace Tackleberry * Camden Garcia as Collin * Andre Jamal Kinney as Brett *

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as Stan *

Mark Christopher Lawrence Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary ''Fear of a Black Hat''. He has appear ...

* Mike Rob *

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as Spike

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Production

Casting

On April 28, 2021, it was announced that IMDb TV (later renamed Amazon Freevee) gave a series greenlight to ''Sprung'', a single-camera comedy created by Greg Garcia and starring

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, and Phillip Garcia. On September 1, 2021, it was reported that Douglas would be replaced by

. Garcia, Dillahunt, and Plimpton previously worked together on the sitcom ''

Raising Hope ''Raising Hope'' is an American sitcom that aired from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014, on Fox. Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding L ...

''. On May 2, 2022, it was reported that Kate Walsh, Camden Garcia, and Andre Jamal Kinney had joined the cast. The series also stars

, James Earl, and Clare Gillies, and guest stars

, Mike Rob,

, and David Wells.

Filming

The sitcom was filmed throughout the

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area in the summer and fall of 2021. Greg Garcia wrote and directed all nine episodes. The series is set in 2020, in the early days of the

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Release

The trailer was released on July 7, 2022. The first two episodes of the series premiered on

on August 19, 2022, and then two episodes will be released weekly, with the season finale on September 15, 2022.

References

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