The Moodys: Season 1

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FOX | Season Premiere Date: December 4, 2019

Summary: Sean Sr. and Ann Moody (Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins) welcome their three adult children (Francois Arnaud, Jay Baruchel and Chelsea Frei) home for the holidays in this comedy series based on the Australian series of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. Episode 201; Episode 202
Air Date: April 1, 2021
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: December 10, 2019

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Richard Roeper

Dec 3, 2019

A well-crafted, consistently amusing, occasionally touching confection, as warm and welcoming as a cup of hot chocolate after a friendly family snowball fight in the backyard. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Dec 4, 2019

It’s not always an optimum blend of merriment and miscreants. Still, The Moodys earns its candy cane stripes as a Christmas mini-series with bite. Read full review

Michael Starr

Jan 15, 2020

The cast gels nicely, and “The Moodys” was obviously shot in a real neighborhood (and not a studio back lot), which lends an air of reality to the situation, however contrived it might be. Those situations, though, are kept to a minimum, and this is one TV family in which you won’t mind investing six hours of your time. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Dec 4, 2019

The Moodys is the fresher Christmas event comedy, actually generating several decent laughs on the back of its very strong cast, but it's by small gradations and not Yuletime leaps. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Dec 9, 2019

Never quite as madcap as it wants to be. ... The nicest surprise is Denis Leary's low-key and slow-burn performance. [9-22 Dec 2019, p.13]

IndieWire Ben Travers

Dec 4, 2019

The upside is “The Moodys” moves fast and goes down easy; the downside is there’s no reason to get invested in the family. Their stories don’t really make sense; even though each arc’s ending is predictable. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Dec 2, 2019

Even darker holiday movies end in a place where one is glad one spent the time with the family in question. At the end of time spent with the Moodys, one’s simply ready to leave. Read full review

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metabad

Dec 12, 2019

I may not be the right one to review typical christmas shows or better, in this case: 'Christmas event series',
but I can tell you this about "The Moodys":
You can do worse than watching this show, a lot worse. It's starring Denis Leary, Jay Baruchel and also Elizabeth Perkins. Good toI may not be the right one to review typical christmas shows or better, in this case: 'Christmas event series',
but I can tell you this about "The Moodys":
You can do worse than watching this show, a lot worse.
It's starring Denis Leary, Jay Baruchel and also Elizabeth Perkins. Good to see her again.
The other actors are good, too, playing likable and convincing characters.

As they say, it's not Shakespeare, but it's an entertaining enough story about a group of
well enough fleshed out characters that feel like real people.
It's not relying on typical Christmas tropes, it's a little comedy, a little drama a little romance.
You know, all the ingredients for this time of year.
It's not trying too hard to be anything it doesn't want to be.
If you want to relax cozy in front of the TV with a hot beverage and candy, give it a try.

I admit, the script could have been better. It could have picked up the pace from time to time.
it's a little too relaxed, but there are worse things. I, for one, will be watching the rest of the show.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 1, 2021
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 4, 2019
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  S1:E7. Episode 201; Episode 202
  Air Date: April 1, 2021
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: December 10, 2019
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: December 10, 2019
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
- tbd
  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: December 9, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode 5 / Episode 6
  Air Date: December 10, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: December 9, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode 3 / Episode 4
  Air Date: December 9, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: December 4, 2019
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  S1:E1. Pilot/Episode 2
  Air Date: December 4, 2019
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: December 4, 2019