Living with Yourself: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: October 18, 2019

Summary: Miles (Paul Rudd) must convince the people in his life he the more worthy than the seemingly better version himself created after undertaking a spa treatment that promised to improve himself in this comedy created by Timothy Greenberg.

Creator: Tim Greenberg

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Nice Knowing You
Air Date: October 18, 2019
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S1:E7. Piña Colada
Air Date: October 18, 2019
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S1:E6. Neighbors and Friends
Air Date: October 18, 2019

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Kelly Lawler

Oct 18, 2019

In both roles, Rudd is doing some of his best work. The script and his wide-ranging performances make it never quite clear which Miles the audience is meant to be rooting for, inviting sympathy (and disdain) for both. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

Oct 18, 2019

The execution of Living with Yourself is mostly brilliant. These eight half-hour episodes go fast. If I have a quarrel with the show, it’s that too much time is spent on the admittedly rich storylines that can be developed from this premise. ... Really, you should watch Living With Yourself for Paul Rudd and... Paul Rudd. A role like the two Mileses requires a surprising amount of emotional range, and Rudd’s got it. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 17, 2019

A bizarrely twisty, highly inventive dark comedy that, among other things, considers the elusive quest for happiness. The premise, frankly, really doesn't do this Netflix series justice, as the producers somehow keep pulling rabbits -- and unexpected wrinkles -- out of hats. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 17, 2019

Obviously, there are some really deep ideas in “Living with Yourself,” and I wish the writers leaned into them even more. Every time an interesting philosophical underpinning reveals itself, the show shuffles off to what is really a very crowded plot for eight episodes that all run under half an hour. Read full review

Tim Surette

Oct 14, 2019

Living With Yourself is to cloning as Santa Clarita Diet is to zombieism; a great starting point, but an imperfect execution. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 3, 2019

Events are shown, and re-shown, from different perspectives and often reach far enough back to cause some confusion if you’re not bingewatching several episodes or the whole thing at once. The technology makes Rudd’s appearances with himself seamless – no dodgy shooting over a stand-in’s shoulder here – and it chunters along nicely, musing philosophically as it goes and delivering enough laughs at least to make sense of the casting. I can live with it. Read full review

Steven Scaife

Oct 14, 2019

Living with Yourself ends before it ever really gets off the ground. Despite how much potential the series displays for psychological complexity, its approach is otherwise so uninspired that one wonders if it stumbled upon that potential by accident. Read full review

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Monster507

Nov 21, 2019

I liked the theme of the series although we have already seen it and it is not very original but it was good, Paul's performance is very good.

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manningn15

Oct 23, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Living with Yourself is one of my top 10 favorite new shows of 2019, one of my top 10 favorite comedy shows of all time, and one of my favorite shows of all time. Paul Rudd's performance as two people who are the same person but have totally different personalities and are totally different in almost every way was phenomenal. Aisling Bea, Alia Shawkat, Desmin Borges, Rob Yang, Zoe Chao, and James Seol gave exceptional supporting performances. The writing was remarkable, it was extremely funny and very dramatic. The show was funny, happy, and sad. The music was excellent. This was an A+ first season.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Oct 25, 2019

I really enjoyed this, but the premise is a bit off; who doesn't want two Paul Rudds? Dare I say that Paul Rudd is entering into Hanks/Murray territory with his career. All kidding aside, I know this has been done before, but not as well. I liked how they told the story through flashbacksI really enjoyed this, but the premise is a bit off; who doesn't want two Paul Rudds? Dare I say that Paul Rudd is entering into Hanks/Murray territory with his career. All kidding aside, I know this has been done before, but not as well. I liked how they told the story through flashbacks and from different perspectives. I also liked that it did have a darkness to it I wasn't expecting. Big shout out to the score! Anna Meredith is a genius. The music really stood out to me and added tension and or humor.… Expand

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alexeyfurman

Dec 24, 2019

To me personally, it felt that the screenwriters came up with the idea of two identical human beings sharing one life, and then got afraid of it in the process. The story has a great beginning, and you expect a lot of weird and exciting events to unfold, but they never do. And the ending,To me personally, it felt that the screenwriters came up with the idea of two identical human beings sharing one life, and then got afraid of it in the process. The story has a great beginning, and you expect a lot of weird and exciting events to unfold, but they never do. And the ending, well, a true disaster. Paul Rudd is great, though.… Expand

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kirkender

Oct 25, 2019

Fun premise that falls flat after the first couple episodes. Paul Rudd is fine, his portrayals of his selves is grounded with a simple binary. Feels like a washed out version of a Charlie Kaufman script that needed massive rewrites. I just wish it leaned into the weird of the concept more.

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MB_

Jan 31, 2022

Well acted, well put together but generally unpleasant to watch.

Looking beyond the techinical aspects and concentrating on the characters and how convincingly they were written and played they were spot. However the concept as presented doesn't really feel like it has offered much than theWell acted, well put together but generally unpleasant to watch.

Looking beyond the techinical aspects and concentrating on the characters and how convincingly they were written and played they were spot. However the concept as presented doesn't really feel like it has offered much than the literal story itself, I'm sure the more complimentary can find allegory and meaning here and there but I'd find that generous.

I really wanted to enjoy it more than I did which has left me a bit sad.… Expand

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Seppo

Oct 21, 2019

I really hate when people write a poor review because of one little quibble; however, in this case, the program was totally binge worthy and fun, and the last episode was a complete and total copout. They had all the ingredients for a clever twist (the scar, the scar) and instead endedI really hate when people write a poor review because of one little quibble; however, in this case, the program was totally binge worthy and fun, and the last episode was a complete and total copout. They had all the ingredients for a clever twist (the scar, the scar) and instead ended things in a hug out. Are you serious? What an absolute waste of time :(… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E8. Nice Knowing You
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E7. Piña Colada
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E6. Neighbors and Friends
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E5. Va Bene
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E4. Soul Mate
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E3. Green Tea
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E2. Made in a Strip Mall
  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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  S1:E1. The Best You Can Be
  Air Date: October 18, 2019