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Search Party (TV Series)

Search Party

2016

Sarah-Violet Bliss (Creator), Charles Rogers (Creator) ...

Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner ...

6.5

403

TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2016-Present Day). 4 Seasons. 40 Episodes. Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

	Author	Review
United States	Judy Berman Time	"[5th Season Review]: There’s more going on here than just clever comedy writing, though. In its journey from realism to absurdity, 'Search Party' captured something that [a show like 'Girls'] never could."	POS
United States	Valerie Ettenhofer SlashFilm	"[5th Season Review]: 'Search Party' is at its very best in its final form, with nothing left to lose (...) The wildly unpredictable final season is an enjoyably unhinged interrogation of ego in all its forms"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"[5th Season Review]: Funny (...) It's as inconsistent as the show has ever been in terms of plotting and theme, but there's also something riveting about its insane structure and ludicrous final episodes. Go with the flow"	NEU
United States	Jade Budowski Decider	"[5th Season Review]: [It reminds us] why it’s one of the weirdest, most wonderful shows on television, once again delivering perfect performances and writing sharp enough to cut."	POS
United States	Daniel Kurland Den of Geek	"[5th Season Review]: The world has become so destabilizing that 'Search Party's bold choices actually work and come across as smart satire (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Saloni Gajjar AV Club	"[5th Season Review]: Nothing will prepare you for 'Search Party's game-changing pivot in its riveting final season"	POS
United States	Cole Sansom Ready Steady Cut	"[4th Season Review]: [It] shifts genre once again in a funny and thrilling fourth season. (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Fletcher Peters Paste Magazine	"[4th Season Review]: Even though the basic idea (a millennial has gone missing, again) seems repetitive, Season 4 of 'Search Party' is still discovering fun new riddles to solve."	POS
United States	Daniel Kurland Den of Geek	"[4th Season Review]: A stunning and fearless character study that solidifies this series as a comedic classic (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"[4th Season Review]: it really sticks the best season finale since the first year."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"[3rd Season Review]: 'Search Party' is very smart in the way it allows action to influence and change its characters"	POS
United States	Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter	"[3rd Season Review]: [A] thoroughly satisfying third season, which finds a middle ground between the satirical buoyancy of the series' first year and the mournful surreality of its second"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Paste Magazine	"[3rd Season Review]: Season 3 is full of great ideas but isn’t able to tie them together in a way that works"	NEU
United States	Niv M. Sultan Slant	"[3rd Season Review]: Season three rivals its predecessors in its intoxicating blend of bleak cynicism and irreverent comedy (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Liz Baessler Film School Rejects	"[3rd Season Review]: [It] is a little less intense, but still excruciatingly funny (...) There’s no joke too big, too small, or too weird for 'Search Party' to go for and completely nail"	POS
United States	Daniel Kurland Den of Geek	"[3rd Season Review]: [It] is everything that television should be. It’s a combination of elements that shouldn’t always work, but it’s why it’s one of the most satisfying comedies on television(…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"[3rd Season Review]: Each half-hour is layered with so much savvy hipster humor (...) the missteps don’t derail viewer enjoyment."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: [Bliss and Rogers] take these heightened characters and plunk them into a structure in which the conventions of dramatic genres are honored"	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[2nd Season Review]: The writers of 'Search Party' know what they’re doing. That’s not to say that season two is as exciting and satisfying as season one; I don’t think it is."	NEU
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: A taut, brooding, heart attack-on-TV that’s just as funny as before (...) It’s the in between that’s so hard to find, and 'Search Party' beautifully captures people still seeking that sweet spot."	POS
United States	Erik Adams AV Club	"[2nd Season Review]: This turn toward the Hitchcockian benefits the scripts as well as the performances (...) The new episodes retain their predecessors’ character-based realism"	POS
United States	James Cole Abrams The New York Observer	"One of the great charms of TBS' new surprise hit 'Search Party' is in how believable it makes its cast of loveable awful schmucks."	POS
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"Uneven, intelligent, weird, sometimes funny (more often not) — and almost consistently engaging."	NEU
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"It’s engaging, thoughtful television, and whether or not it can sustain its unique tone isn’t pertinent right now. What matters is the journey, and it’s been a charming, introspective and telling one so far."	POS
United Kingdom	Euan Ferguson The Guardian	"What began as a venomously funny invitation to loathe hipster millennials morphs into something more dark, nuanced and, dare I say it, celebratory of them."	POS
United States	Bethonie Butler The Washington Post	"'Search Party' might be the best show you never knew existed (...) A smart satire"	POS
United States	Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker	"Blending screwball fizz and sticky melancholy, it basically invents a new genre: the noir sitcom. It is also, at ten episodes, exactly the right length."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"'Search Party' strikes a tone that defies categorization and will probably alienate some viewers (...) Even if I didn't like all of the main characters, I found myself sneering at them in a way I think they'd respect."	NEU
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"One of the best shows of the year [2016]"	POS

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