Trying

Name: Trying
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 1, 2020
Rating: 69

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Series Details & Credits

Apple TV | Release Date: May 1, 2020

Summary: Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have children but are unable to in this British comedy written by Andy Wolton.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Collider Tania Hussain

Sep 10, 2024

Season 4 Review: Trying's pointed writing and winsome ensemble are an instant reminder of why this series is so addictive. By way of its six-year time jump, the show ambitiously alters its plots without ever losing steam. Read full review

Amy Amatangelo

Apr 30, 2020

Season 1 Review: Couples on TV spend a lot of time talking about getting pregnant or get pregnant by surprise (see the aforementioned Catastrophe), but rarely does a series so honestly portray the devastation of infertility or the challenges and heartbreak of the adoption process. It’s great to have this much candor in a series that is still so highly entertaining. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

May 21, 2021

Season 2 Review: “Trying” isn’t afraid to use a few choice coincidences now and again, but once things get past the small contrivances of the premiere, the show makes the most of the opportunities to dig into those personal hurdles facing the estranged Freddy (Oliver Chris) and Erica (Ophelia Lovibond), Nikki’s sister Karen (Sian Brooke), and any of the show’s would-be grandparents. Read full review

Shane Ryan

May 13, 2021

Season 2 Review: Eminently watchable. Annoying, funny, treacly, poignant; it’s all here. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jun 24, 2020

Season 1 Review: It feels that Trying is going to try (pun intended) to get the emotional wringer of the adoption process right instead of falling back on TV cliches about it. It also helps that Smith and Spall play a couple that are great together and you want to see get what they’ve been hoping for. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 4 Review: or my taste, Trying meanders too often into the saccharine zone, but it also has heart, charm and a cracking ensemble: Phil Davis, Siân Brooke, Paul Kaye and more. Watch out for Jim Broadbent’s turn as an internet dating hottie. Read full review

The Telegraph Michael Hogan

May 1, 2020

Season 1 Review: The zingy script is strongly performed but I spent too much of Trying being faintly irritated by the characters and the cynical way it’s all styled. Read full review

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Dec 25, 2022

Dont know why, but im a fan of this british slice of life comedy series. I'm onstant in a good mood.

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joelgreenberg

Apr 13, 2022

spall and smith are a glorious team to spend time with. the supporting cast is no less delightful and skilled. oliver chris and imelda staunton add their skills to great advantage. both funny and moving, the two seasons never spin their wheels pointlessly. the light touch is only one reasonspall and smith are a glorious team to spend time with. the supporting cast is no less delightful and skilled. oliver chris and imelda staunton add their skills to great advantage. both funny and moving, the two seasons never spin their wheels pointlessly. the light touch is only one reason for the show's undeniable success.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 5

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  Air Date: July 8, 2026
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Season 4

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  Air Date: May 22, 2024
Season 3

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  Air Date: July 22, 2022
Season 2

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  Air Date: May 21, 2021
Season 1

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  Air Date: May 1, 2020