Divorce is an American comedy series created by Sharon Horgan, and starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church. The series premiered on HBO on October 9, 2016. The pilot episode was written by Horgan and directed by Jesse Peretz.
On November 14, 2016, HBO renewed the show for a second season to premiere in January 2018.
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Cast
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Frances Dufresne, a married woman who has an affair which precipitates a divorce
- Thomas Haden Church as Robert Dufresne, Frances' hapless husband who discovers the affair and pushes for divorce
- Molly Shannon as Diane, Frances' high-strung friend
- Talia Balsam as Dallas Holt, Frances' close friend
- Tracy Letts as Nick, Diane's husband
- Sterling Jerins as Lila Dufresne, Frances and Robert's daughter
- Charlie Kilgore as Tom Dufresne, Frances and Robert's son
Recurring
- Jemaine Clement as Julian Renaut
- Alex Wolff as Cole Holt
- Dean Winters as Tony Silvercreek
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Max Brodkin
- Yul Vazquez as Craig
- Keisha Zollar as Grace
- Jorge Chapa as Sebastian
- Danny Garcia as Gabriel
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Production
In December 2014, it was announced Sarah Jessica Parker had been cast in the pilot and would also serve as an executive producer. In February 2015, Molly Shannon, Thomas Haden Church and Jemaine Clement joined the series. In November 2015, Alex Wolff joined the cast. In December 2015, Sterling Jerins joined the cast.
The show is filmed in many areas in and around New York City, including Westchester County, and Staten Island.
The episode Christmas features the song, 'Why Should Christmas Be So Hard?' by UK indie band Attic Lights.
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2018)
- Notes
Broadcast
The series premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic on October 11, 2016. It premiered in Australia on Showcase on October 12, 2016. Divorce premiered in the MENA region on OSN in November 2016. It premiered in Poland on HBO Polska on October 10, 2016. The series premiered in Italy on Sky Atlantic on November 30, 2016. The show premiered in South Africa on premium cable channel M-net on November 2016. The series premiered on HBO Spain, when the channel, as streaming platform, started showing in Spain on November 28, 2016.
Reception
Divorce has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 63%, based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the execution borders on superficial, the dark humor and character chemistry in Divorce hit the mark." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades
References
External links
- Official website
- Divorce on IMDb
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