Search Party (2016): Season 1

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E! | TBS | HBO Max | Season Premiere Date: November 21, 2016

Summary: Dory (Alia Shawkat) becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl she barely knew in college with reluctant help from her boyfriend Drew (John Reynolds), her narcissist friend Elliott (John Early), and actress friend Portia (Meredith Hagner). TBS will air all 10 episodes over one week, with two episodes per night.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The House of Uncanny Truths
Air Date: November 25, 2016
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S1:E9. Password to the Shadows
Air Date: November 25, 2016
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S1:E8. The Return of the Forgotten Phantom
Air Date: November 24, 2016

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Matt Zoller Seitz

Nov 21, 2016

The cast is exceptional, never carrying themselves as if they are above the often confused, petty, or weak characters they portray; Shawkat in particular is a revelation, at times channeling the doe-eyed distress of Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby. This is just a great show, refreshingly unafraid to twist the knife--a late-breaking candidate for best series of 2016. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Nov 21, 2016

The season is peppered with great cameos and supporting players, but elevating and humanizing it all is a magnificent performance by Shawkat. She turns Dory into a funny, affecting, even profound cautionary tale about finding meaning in someone else’s life. Read full review

Jeff Korbelik

Nov 21, 2016

The draw here is watching how unraveling the mystery results in Dory finding herself and taking charge of her life. She just needed a little prompting. Read full review

Nathan Frontiero

Nov 18, 2016

Bliss and Rogers have crafted something special. They blend humor and suspense almost flawlessly over ten marathon-ready episodes, and their cast carries the quirkier parts with aplomb. Search Party is smart, surprising, and builds to a mightily disturbing first season coda. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Nov 21, 2016

It's characters on the verge of stereotype in a genre piece that's on the verge of parody, but by the tenth episode I found myself invested in Chantal's disappearance and 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. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Nov 18, 2016

An unusual holiday trip. Fortunately for us, it’s one worth taking. Read full review

Josh Bell

Nov 17, 2016

TBS is airing the entire 10-episode season in a weeklong binge, which means the choppy plotting is easy to overlook as long as the characters remain painfully funny to watch--which they do, right up to the horrifying final laugh. Read full review

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ANTIHERO612

Dec 2, 2017

UNDERRATED. While I really tried to get out of watching this my gf insisted we try it out and now it's hands down my favorite show on Tv.
Don't let the Urban Outfitters and Vaporwave soundtrack scare you away from this awesome spy/crime/comedy/drama. With every passing episode you'll getUNDERRATED. While I really tried to get out of watching this my gf insisted we try it out and now it's hands down my favorite show on Tv.
Don't let the Urban Outfitters and Vaporwave soundtrack scare you away from this awesome spy/crime/comedy/drama. With every passing episode you'll get pulled further into a enjoyable web of what the **** Rooting for these characters to get away or find the next clue. I literally found myself yelling at the screen with my girlfriend trying to rationalize someones next move, "WHY DORY".. I don't remember not liking the first episode but that's because we binged it.
Checkout season 1 while it's still on demand and get caught up for the ride. 10/10… Expand

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radulle

Nov 21, 2017

First episode wasn't very good, but later on, series really picks up the pace and becomes very interesting. I had that urge for just one episode which doesn't happen to me often. Story seems pretty straight forward but there are some unusual twists which make it memorable. I love how all theFirst episode wasn't very good, but later on, series really picks up the pace and becomes very interesting. I had that urge for just one episode which doesn't happen to me often. Story seems pretty straight forward but there are some unusual twists which make it memorable. I love how all the characters are so weird and are given enough time to get to know them and eventually love. They are all so flawed. Main character brings most of her charm from Arrested Development which I loved, love those freckles. Last but not the least, the ending, so fitting to Millennial generation!!! Totally unexpected.… Expand

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erolsabadosh

Nov 23, 2016

Kinda like a cross between Broad City & Louie, super weird and dark at times but really funny and irreverent. Left me laughing and cringing in equal measure. One of my new favourites!

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geewah

Sep 15, 2022

A weird, witty and extremely clever dark comedy that is one of best comedies of 2016.

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vishalgoradia27

Nov 23, 2016

Just finished the first episode, and i will say this - I am impressed with what they showcased. Pretty much every single character on the show is a piece of sh!t (at lest so far). And if you are someone who only likes relatable or good willed characters, don't waste your time with even theJust finished the first episode, and i will say this - I am impressed with what they showcased. Pretty much every single character on the show is a piece of sh!t (at lest so far). And if you are someone who only likes relatable or good willed characters, don't waste your time with even the pilot. Your will hate it. But, for the rest.... give it a shot.… Expand

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Moo-vies

Nov 29, 2016

It is quite funny that people rating this show 0 do not recognize the satire and criticism of the show towards the very thing that repels them. Well, funny may not be the word.

The show is not a comedy for me but a modern form of Sartre's Nauseam in a TV show. It puts under theIt is quite funny that people rating this show 0 do not recognize the satire and criticism of the show towards the very thing that repels them. Well, funny may not be the word.

The show is not a comedy for me but a modern form of Sartre's Nauseam in a TV show.
It puts under the spotlights the vanity and stupidity of human behavior with a focus on what people like to categorize as millennial to corporate drones, sleazy husbands, and the inhumanity of desensitized people.

I sadly don't think the producers accepted this full on satire and the show got stuck between this nature and some vain Hollywood format.

Alia Shawkat is great and her casting is really the glue that holds the show together. The supporting cast of unbearable superficial caricatural friends she has is ... unbearable to me to the point of utter rejection, which is probably a testament to their acting.… Expand

6 of 7 users found this helpful61

shoulderoforion

Nov 23, 2016

Completely insufferable, and by that I mean I couldn't make it through the first half hour. Not sure what they were going for with this, but entertaining wasn't it.

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