High Maintenance (2016)

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 16, 2016
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 57
  3. Negative: 17 out of 57
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  1. erolsabadosh
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    The characters are really annoying but I found it pretty hilarious and spot on. You either get it or you don't, it's definitely not going to be a show for everyone. Looking forward to more episodes.
  2. Drotar
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    I love this show. It is pure creativity each week and has fascinating stories that share a part of New York few of us would ever see. I recommend it to all of my friends and once they come in touch with the non linear format they too embrace it. Great job everyone involved in this delightful and touching show. Especially the writers.
  3. Fb29
    Nov 9, 2016
    10
    There's nudity, and not the kind you want. That's the only negative. But you see I rated it a 10.

    It's only six episodes, so you can't say this is the greatest TV show ever. But on a rate basis, like per episode, this is one of the best shows ever made. Here's some other shows I like so you can see if our tastes align Game of Thrones Breaking Bad Broad City Fargo Stranger Things    There's nudity, and not the kind you want. That's the only negative. But you see I rated it a 10.

    It's only six episodes, so you can't say this is the greatest TV show ever. But on a rate basis, like per episode, this is one of the best shows ever made.

    Here's some other shows I like so you can see if our tastes align
    Game of Thrones
    Breaking Bad
    Broad City
    Fargo
    Stranger Things
    Bored to Death
    Rick and Morty    … Expand
  4. PavementAPRN
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    As others have noted, characters are annoying and at times ridiculous. That's the point.. It's pretty hilarious at times, and is relatable for many. Excited to see future episodes
  5. Zaryab
    Oct 23, 2016
    9
    For an aspiring writer like me,High Maintenance (web series) was a kick starter,a motivation.High Maintenance from HBO is also though sometimes i feel its foundation which was the web series is sacrificed for HBO's sake.
  6. GrantD243
    Jan 30, 2019
    8
    High Maintenance comes off as a show to watch while you're high, but it's so much more than that. The anthology (but still loosely connected) format of the show lends itself to a fresh experience in every episode while keeping one familiar character involved to tie it all together. It requires little of the viewer, but it's easy to get more invested than expected.
  7. geewah
    Feb 1, 2021
    8
    A smart, quirky and mostly funny show that's more a window into people's lives rather than about what the lead character does for a living.

Awards & Rankings

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#38 Best TV Season of 2016
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#95 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Sep 20, 2016
    80
    That’s part of the reason the show’s stories and characters feel honest and familiar; even if you don’t smoke, you probably know people who are just like The Guy’s customers. You may even recognize yourself in one of those people.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Sep 20, 2016
    100
    In the six half-hour episodes that comprise the new season on HBO, High Maintenance exceeds expectations, not only delivering the same loose energy of the earlier seasons, but deepening the DNA of the show with the complicated tools at its disposal.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Sep 16, 2016
    70
    The caveat here is that for newcomers--and honestly that's really most people who will conceivably be sampling this--High Maintenance does not yet fully formed as a series. It feels like it's pulsating with creative potential, but if the series doesn't deliver beyond its already built-in cult, what it could have been will just be forgotten as some stoner's dream.
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