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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Series Details & Credits

HULU | BBC One | BritBox | Release Date: September 16, 2020

Summary: During the COVID-19 lockdown, Michael Sheen and David Tennant (playing fictional versions of themselves) rehearse Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author while under quarantine in this six-part comedy written and directed by Simon Evans.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 10 Jun 2020]

Genre(s): Comedy, Movie/Mini-Series

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S3:E7. Staged Unseen
Air Date: November 24, 2022
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S3:E6. Knock Knock
Air Date: November 24, 2022
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S3:E5. Future
Air Date: November 24, 2022

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IndieWire Steve Greene

Mar 16, 2021

Season 2 Review: It’s surprising to see how much “Staged” Season 2 is a natural build on the first six episodes. The “American remake” structure is a little too high concept at times, but Evans manages to find ways to follow through on those ideas of confronting a past career and being forced to define success in new ways. Read full review

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Radio Times James Hibbs

Dec 15, 2022

Season 1 Review: It's still frequently, reliably amusing, and the show's new Christmastime setting gives the whole endeavour a slight festive feel – something which will surely be to this season's benefit when it comes time for potential yearly re-watches. Read full review

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Radio Times James Hibbs

Mar 13, 2023

Season 3 Review: With only two episodes to go on, it's hard to say whether season 3 is as great a success as the first two. It certainly hasn't dipped off in quality in any considerable way so far, and one wouldn't expect it to. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 6, 2021

Season 2 Review: Even for a show powered by self-mockery and faux grandiosity (although it does often feel a smidgeon smug given how talented they both are) it was a clever move to have Palin telling them that Staged was basically crap. Read full review

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i Barbara Speed

Dec 3, 2021

Season 2 Review: For those whose first lockdowns were brightened by Staged, it will be a welcome return. Anyone sick to the back teeth of Zoom may want to seek out something slightly more escapist. Read full review

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Jan 6, 2021

Season 2 Review: Staged is at its best when the duo are being funny, rather than debating whether or not they’re funny. Read full review

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Sep 16, 2020

Season 1 Review: Tennant and Sheen have decent chemistry, playing friends who are itchily competitive. Tennant has the better deal, cast as the less pretentious one (he also, if appearances are not deceptive, has the better house). Forty minutes of this would have been excruciating. Even 15 feels too long, but I don’t know if that’s because lockdown has ruined my attention span or if the show is a bit too thespy for its own good. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 28, 2023
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  S3:E7. Staged Unseen
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E6. Knock Knock
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E5. Future
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E4. Present
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E3. Past
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E2. Who's Playing Who?
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
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  S3:E1. Is There a Version?
  Air Date: November 24, 2022
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 16, 2021
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 10, 2020