Fairview is an American adult animated satirical sitcom created by R.J. Fried and executive produced by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. It premiered on Comedy Central on February 9, 2022, and was cancelled after one season.
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Created by | R.J. Fried |
Written by | R.J. Fried |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
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Network | Comedy Central |
Release | February 9 March 30, 2022 | –
Set in a world populated by anthropomorphic nesting dolls, the series focuses on how national political issues caused societal tension within the community through an interaction with the dysfunctional citizens of a town named Fairview, a town of idiotic party people who are willing to urinate in public and fight in car park lots. The town is overseen by Kelly Sampson, a former party girl turned mayor (who is not the smartest person in the book), and her fellow incompetent political figures and their families.[1]
The series was animated using Adobe After Effects, which was picked up and greenlit by Comedy Central on October 7, 2021, with a slate premiere for early 2022.[2] On January 27, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 9, 2022.[3][4]
No. | Title | Written by | Original air date [5] | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "COVID Party" | R.J. Fried | February 9, 2022 | 101 | 0.266[6] |
2 | "Cancel Culture" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | February 16, 2022 | 102 | 0.221[7] |
3 | "Fulfillment" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | February 23, 2022 | 103 | 0.120[8] |
4 | "Crime Spike" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | March 2, 2022 | 104 | 0.147[9] |
5 | "Critical Race Theory" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | March 9, 2022 | 105 | 0.148[10] |
6 | "Crypto" | Teleplay by : R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz Story by : Naima Pearce and R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | March 16, 2022 | 106 | 0.144[11] |
7 | "Climate Catastrophe" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | March 23, 2022 | 107 | 0.127[12] |
8 | "Moral Anarchy" | R.J. Fried & Mike Leech & Zach Smilovitz | March 30, 2022 | 108 | 0.140[13] |
Nick Schager of The Daily Beast said "[i]ts animation is similarly dreary, with character designs that feature no hands, legs or feet; the bottom of each figure is instead a rounded ball as if everyone were an anthropomorphic kids’ punching bag."[14] Maxwell Yezpitelok of Cracked.com derided its writing and humor, saying "[s]hows like Fairview skip ahead to the point where the showrunners are already kind of burned out and grabbing ideas from whatever's on the news, without the benefit of having previously developed strong characters and a distinctive style."[15]