''Welcome to Flatch'' is an American mockumentary

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that premiered on

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on March 17, 2022. It is based on the British series ''

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'', which was created and written by Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie Cooper who also played the lead roles. The US adaptation was developed by

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. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on September 29, 2022.

Premise

A documentary crew sent to explore life in a small town meets the eccentric residents of Flatch,

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(a fictional rural community implied to be located just outside of

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in Franklin County).

Cast and characters

Main

* Holmes as Kelly Mallet * Sam Straley as Lloyd "Shrub" Mallet * Justin Linville as Mickey St. Jean * Taylor Ortega as Nadine Garcia-Parney * Krystal Smith as Mandy "Big Mandy" Matthews *

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as Cheryl Peterson * Seann William Scott as Joseph "Father Joe" Binghoffer * Jaime Pressly as Barb Flatch (season 2)

Recurring

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as Len *

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as Jimmy Jameson * Jason MacDonald as Bobby Mallet * Erin Bowles as Beth * Karen Huie as June Jiang * Sheila M. O'Rear as Leotha St. Jean * Troy Hammond as Blind Billy *

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as Dylan Parney

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2022–23)

Crossover

Holmes and Sam Straley guest starred as Kelly and Shrub Mallet on ''

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'' in the episode " Call Me Flatch", which premiered on April 28, 2022.

Production

Development

On December 4, 2019, an American version of ''

'' was announced by

with

and Paul Feig writing and directing the pilot respectively. On January 30, 2020, ''This Country'' was given a pilot order. On October 30, 2020, ''This Country'' had been given a series order and is scheduled for premiere in the 2021–22 television season. The series will be a co-production between Lionsgate Television, Fox Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment and

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with

as writer and executive producer and Paul Feig as director and executive producer. On May 17, 2021, it was announced that the series title had been changed to ''Welcome to Flatch''. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season.

Casting

On February 24, 2020, Seann William Scott was cast in a main role for the pilot. On March 4, 2020, Holmes, Sam Straley, Taylor Ortega and Krystal Smith were cast in main roles for the pilot. On July 10, 2020,

and Justin Linville were cast in main roles for the pilot. On December 4, 2020,

was cast in a recurring role. On December 30, 2020, Jason MacDonald was cast in a recurring role. On August 4, 2022, Jaime Pressly joined cast as a series regular for the second season.

Filming

Production of the pilot began in March 2020, but production was shut down after a single day of filming due to the early days of the

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. Using the footage that had been filmed, a ten-minute presentation was created and was used to sell the series to Fox and secure a series order. In December 2020, it was reported that filming had commenced on the episode order. The town of

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is the filming location for outside scenes of the fictional Flatch, Ohio.

Release

The series premiered on March 17, 2022. The second season premiered on September 29, 2022.

Reception

Critical response

The

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website

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reported a 60% approval rating with an average rating of 6.5/10, based on 10 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "This Americanized reimagining of a British sitcom doesn't make the funniest of first impressions, but its small town scruff is endearing enough to merit sticking around and giving it a chance."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Notes

References

External links

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