, executive_producer = {{Plainlist, * Eric Tannenbaum * Kim Tannenbaum * Trent O' Donnell * Phil Lloyd * Jason Burrows * Bob Fisher * Rob Greenberg * Tad Quill * Denis Leary * Elizabeth Perkins , producer = Irene Litinsky , cinematography = {{Plainlist, * Joe Kessler * Pierre Jodoin , editor = {{Plainlist, * Joe D'Augustine * Jeff Hall * Dean Pollack * Arthur Tarnowski * Justin Lachance * Simon Webb , music = Lyle Workman , country = United States , language = English , num_seasons = 2 , num_episodes = 14 , runtime = 21–22 minutes , company = Fox Entertainment

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, distributor =

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, channel = Fox , first_aired = {{Start date, 2019, 12, 4 , last_aired = {{End date, 2021, 6, 20 ''The Moodys'' is an American comedy television series based on the Australian show ''

The Moodys ''The Moodys'' is an Australian television comedy series, which follows on from ''A Moody Christmas''. ''The Moodys'' began airing on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC on 5 February 2014 and aired in the United States on Hulu in Spring 2014. Ori ...

''. It stars

Denis Leary Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. A native of Massachusetts, Leary first came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, especially through appearances on MTV (including the comedic song "Asshole") and throu ...

and Elizabeth Perkins as a cantankerous married couple who reunite with their three adult children in Chicago for the Christmas season. It premiered December 4, 2019 on Fox, and aired two half-hour episodes back-to-back for three weeks, for a total of six episodes for its first season. In July 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 1, 2021.{{cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-moodys-season-2-premiere-date-denis-leary-elizabeth-perkins-fox-1234696657/, title='The Moodys': Season 2 Premiere Date & Promo For Fox's Denis Leary-Elizabeth Perkins Comedy, website=Deadline Hollywood, first=Erik, last=Pedersen, date=February 18, 2021, access-date=February 18, 2021, archive-date=February 18, 2021, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218230110/https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-moodys-season-2-premiere-date-denis-leary-elizabeth-perkins-fox-1234696657/, url-status=live The series was originally to be called ''A Moody Christmas''; the Australian series on which it is based was called ''

A Moody Christmas ''A Moody Christmas'' is an Australian television comedy series that follows the adventures of Dan Moody, who returns home from London to spend each Christmas with his dysfunctional family. It was created and written by Trent O'Donnell and Ph ...

'' in the first series. On April 16, 2021, Fox took ''The Moodys'' off the Thursday schedule. The remaining three episodes of the second season are rescheduled to air on Sundays starting June 6.{{cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-moodys-canceled-remaining-episodes-air-date-fox-1234753636/, title='The Moodys': Remaining Episodes To Air In June As Fox Cancellation Looms, website=

Deadline Hollywood ''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, wi ...

, first=Nellie, last=Andreeva, date=May 10, 2021, accessdate=May 10, 2021, archive-date=May 11, 2021, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511013108/https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-moodys-canceled-remaining-episodes-air-date-fox-1234753636/, url-status=live On June 17, 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series finale aired on June 20, 2021.

Cast

Main

as Sean Moody Sr. * Elizabeth Perkins as Ann Moody * Francois Arnaud as Dan Moody * Chelsea Frei as Bridget Moody * Jay Baruchel as Sean Moody Jr.

Recurring

* Maria Gabriela de Faria as Cora * Josh Segarra as Marco *

Gerry Dee Gerry Dee (born Gerard Francis-John Donoghue;Profile
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as Roger *

Christopher Nicholas Smith Christopher Nicholas Smith (born June 20) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Dennis in the 2011 horror movie ''Paranormal Activity 3''. He played Josh Merit in the 2017 romantic comedy film ''Non-Transferable''. L ...

as Nick

Guest

Kevin Bigley Kevin Bigley (born October 5, 1986) is an American television and film actor, best known for playing rookie paramedic Brian Czyk on the USA Network series '' Sirens''. Biography Bigley was born in Yuba City, California, and studied acting at The ...

as Monty *Ulka Simone Mohanty as Mukta *

Megan Park Megan Park (born July 24, 1986) is a Canadian actress and director. She is known for her portrayal of Grace Bowman in the television series '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. In 2021, Park made her feature directorial debut with '' T ...

as Ali

Episodes

Series overview

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Season 1 (2019)

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Season 2 (2021)

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Jacob Tierney Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...

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Reception

Critical response

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, the series holds an approval rating of 64% with an average rating of 6.28/10, based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "A solid cast and some decent jokes set the table, but ''The Moodys''{{'s stale take on a curmudgeonly Christmas is too bah humbug in a bad way." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ratings

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Season 1

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Season 2

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References

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External links

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