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for Universal Television. The series premiered on October 8, 2020 on NBC. In November 2020, the series was canceled after four episodes. The remaining episodes were released on NBC.com and Peacock shortly after.

Premise

Set against the backdrop of the

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, the series follows the lives of a group of friends who try to stay connected via videotelephony as they navigate through the various nuances of life in a lockdown.

Cast

Main

* Otmara Marrero as Annie * Parvesh Cheena as Pradeep * Keith Powell as Garrett *Jill Knox as Michelle * Shakina Nayfack as Ellis * Ely Henry as Rufus *

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as Ben

Recurring

*Cassie Beck as Jazmin

Guest

* Constance Marie as Martha

Episodes

Production

On June 26, 2020, it received a straight-to-series order of 8 episodes by NBC. The first star to be cast in the series was Otmara Marrero on July 22, 2020, followed by Parvesh Cheena on July 31, 2020. The following month, Keith Powell, Jill Knox, Shakina Nayfack, Ely Henry and

joined the main cast. Shakina Nayfack's casting made her the first transgender person to have a starring role on a major network comedy production. On November 2, 2020, NBC canceled the series, amid dwindling viewership, after airing only four episodes and pulled it from the network's schedule, with reruns of '' Superstore'' taking its place. The remaining episodes were streamed exclusively on NBC.com and Peacock.

Release

On September 10, 2020, NBC released the first official trailer for the series. On August 27, 2020, it was announced that the series would be replacing ''

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'' in NBC's previously announced Fall schedule and would premiere on October 1, 2020. On September 24, 2020, the series premiere was pushed by one week to October 8, 2020.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 67% with an average rating of 6.33/10, based on 9 reviews. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* * {{Peacock (streaming service) 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American sitcoms English-language television shows NBC original programming Peacock (streaming service) original programming Television series by Universal Television Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic Television shows set in Los Angeles