''I'm Sorry'' (stylized as ''i'm sorry.'') is an American

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television series written by and starring Andrea Savage; it premiered July 12, 2017, on

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. On August 17, 2017, truTV renewed the series for a second season. On June 18, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season that was scheduled to return in 2020. However, on August 25, 2020, that decision was reversed when TruTV canceled the series after two seasons due to the

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Synopsis

The show is a situation comedy centering on writer Andrea Warren as she navigates motherhood, marriage, her career, and her social life in suburban L.A.

Cast

Main

* Andrea Savage as Andrea Warren *

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as Mike Harris *Olive Petrucci as Amelia Harris-Warren

Recurring

* Kathy Baker as Sharon *

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as David *

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as Maureen * Jason Mantzoukas as Kyle *

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as Martin * Lyndon Smith as Miss Shelly * Gary Anthony Williams as Brian *

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as Sandy * Scott Aukerman as Rob

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

Critical reception

The first season of ''I'm Sorry'' received mainly positive reviews. The review aggregation website

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reported a 75% approval rating, with an average rating based on 12 reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The series has been often compared to that of

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series ''

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''. In a negative-then-somewhat-positive review, Sonia Saraiya from ''

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'' stated: In a negative-then-somewhat-positive review, Tim Goodman from ''

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'' stated:

Production halt

On 25 August 2020, ''

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'' reported: :"''I’m Sorry'' was two weeks into filming Season 3 when all Hollywood production was shut down in mid-March. All 10 scripts for the new season have been written... ...likely a combination of the impact from

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and the major changes and belt-tightening at

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References

External links

*
‘I’m Sorry’ Boss and Star Andrea Savage Talks Season 2

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