Search Party is an American dark comedy television series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter. TBS picked up the pilot to series in November 2015. All ten episodes of the first season are currently available online. On December 13, 2016, TBS renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on November 19, 2017.
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Plot
Living in New York City, Dory (Alia Shawkat) comes across a flyer asking for the whereabouts of Chantal Witherbottom (Clare McNulty), whom she recognizes and decides to make it her life mission to find her. She drags her circle of friends into her investigation, including her boyfriend Drew (John Reynolds) and friends Elliott (John Early) and Portia (Meredith Hagner), who have a hard time understanding her interest but gradually become more deeply involved in the mystery. Through their encounters, they get involved with more shady and eccentric characters. Drew finds himself attracted to the sexy but short-tempered neighbor, April (Phoebe Tyers) in his building, Portia loses her role in the TV show where she thought she was the star and Elliott is outed as a compulsive liar and narcissist by Julian (Brandon Micheal Hall), Dory's ex-boyfriend who is a writer. Dory, meanwhile, meets Chantal's neurotic ex-boyfriend Gavin (Griffin Newman), a flighty real estate woman named Lorraine (Rosie Perez), a weird cult living behind a jewelry store and a private eye named Keith (Ron Livingston), with whom she has an affair, all of whom she believes to have a role in Chantal's disappearance.
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Cast and characters
Main
- Alia Shawkat as Dory Sief: A lifelong doormat, who is stuck as the personal assistant to a rich housewife and deeply unfulfilled by her stale relationship. When her college acquaintance Chantal goes missing, she makes it her personal mission to find her--and she brings her friends with her.
- John Reynolds as Drew Gardner: A sweet, spoon-fed doofus, who has spent his whole life a little too sheltered, Drew must grow a spine if he wants to help Dory solve the mystery of Chantal's disappearance and save their deteriorating relationship.
- John Early as Elliott Goss: Gay and hipper than thou, Elliott is a self-diagnosed narcissist, who still finds it in his heart to help find Chantal. Adept at manipulating those around him, he is particularly good at detective work.
- Meredith Hagner as Portia Davenport: A flighty, bubbly actress, Portia is swept up in the thrill of helping solve the mystery. Her desperate need for the spotlight makes her excellent at chatting up suspects and getting information - even if by accident.
- Brandon Micheal Hall as Julian: Dory's journalist ex-boyfriend.
Recurring
- Clare McNulty as Chantal Witherbottom
- Ron Livingston as Keith Powell
- Rosie Perez as Lorraine De Coss
- Phoebe Tyers as April, Dory and Drew's neighbor.
- Christine Ebersole as Mariel Davenport, Portia's mother.
- Jennifer Kim as Agnes Cho
- Christine Taylor as Gail, Dory's wealthy boss.
- Parker Posey as Brick
- Griffin Newman as Gavin, Chantal's ex-boyfriend.
- Jeffery Self as Marc, Elliott's on and off boyfriend.
Guest stars
- Judy Gold as Paulette Capuzzi
- Alysia Reiner as Trina
- Kate Berlant as Editor
- Tunde Adebimpe as Edwin
- Michael Showalter as Max
- Linas Phillips as Farley
- Bridey Elliott as Penelope
Production
In June 2015, it was announced Alia Shawkat, John Early, John Reynolds, and Meredith Hagner had all been cast in the pilot, with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers directing and writing alongside Michael Showalter, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernadez, John Skidmore, Brittany Segal serving as executive producers and producers respectively. In November 2015, TBS ordered the series.
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2
Reception
The first season of Search Party received positive reviews from television critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Search Party is an engaging, weird, dark, funny mystery elevated by exceptional performances throughout." On Metacritic, the season holds a rating of 81 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
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