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Season 1 – Barry

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Season 1 – Barry

Mar 2018

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Disillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out. When the Midwesterner reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an actor who is bedding a mobster's wife, little does Barry know that the City of Angels may be his sanctuary. He follows his target into acting class and ends up instantly drawn to the community of eager hopefuls, especially dedicated student Sally, who becomes the object of his affection. While Barry wants to start a new life as an actor, his handler, Fuches, has other ideas, and the hit man's criminal past won't let him walk away so easily.

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Critics Consensus

PTSD and comedy make strangely endearing bedfellows in Barry, which proves more poignant than its sketch show premise.

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Lauren Carroll Harris

Guardian

07/26/2019

Barry might be shadowy but it's never grim, and it is unexpectedly insightful.

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Rob Sheffield

Rolling Stone

06/28/2018

Hader is a tragicomic marvel as a bad man trying to be a better human by becoming a terrible actor.

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

06/07/2018

An understated treat.

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Victor Pineyro

Seventh Art Studio

10/22/2021

8/10

Barry is hilarious, and at the same time holds no punches. It creates the perfect scenario for a controversial protagonist. Bill Hader is incredible. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dana Sloane

Mediaversity Reviews

08/18/2019

C-

Cousineau's troupe of hopefuls is fairly diverse, but they're so one-dimensional that it's mostly symbolic.

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Poulomi Das

Arré

03/11/2019

Bill Hader's Barry isn't refreshing because of how casually it reverses all the crime-thriller tropes but because of how cleverly it employs them.

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Quinn R

@qritz7 May 7

Not as funny as I was expecting. Felt like the show didn’t take itself serious until the last three episodes which really saved the season and hopefully sets it up for success down the road. (65%)

Andrew B

@ABdestroyer233 Mar 3

I have watched the entirety of Barry and this show is amazing, props to Bill Hader and season one here is absolutely goated. Good acting, writing, and story telling.

Who K

@WhoKnew22 Feb 28

Brilliant writing looking forward to the next season

Terran F.

@Neptoon Jan 30

Riveting, exciting, hilarious. A thrill ride full of twists from beginning to end.

Daniel M

@MazzaQuePasa Oct 19

It started off a bit slow and I didn’t care too much to finish it, but I’m so glad I did! By the end of the season it was fantastic! So many crazy things happened, can’t wait for season 2

Matheus F

@matheusf_neto Sep 3

Bill Hader and Henry Winkler are phenomenal!

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Bill Hader

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Bill Hader

Barry Berkman

Stephen Root

Fuches

Henry Winkler

Gene Cousineau

Sarah Goldberg

Sally Reed

Episode 1

Aired Mar 25, 2018

Chapter One: Make Your Mark

Barry, a disillusioned hit man, is sent to Los Angeles to kill an aspiring actor who is having an affair with a Chechen mob leader's wife; after following his target to an acting class, Barry becomes inspired to begin a new life with the students.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 1, 2018

Chapter Two: Use It

In the wake of shocking news, Gene encourages his students to channel their feelings into their work; resolved to quit his job and put the past behind him, Barry tries not to get pulled back in by Fuches and the Chechens.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 8, 2018

Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice

A frustrated Barry misses an acting class to honor an obligation; detectives Moss and Loach try to piece together a murder puzzle; Sally is thrown for a loop during an audition; the Chechens rejoice when a legendary assassin arrives.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 15, 2018

Chapter Four: Commit ... to YOU

Barry finds that distancing himself from Fuches and the Chechens might be harder than he thought; Sally is dismayed to learn that an audition arranged by a prospective agent has strings attached; Gene promises Moss a bombshell, but only over dinner.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 22, 2018

Chapter Five: Do Your Job

Barry looks to hit the reset button with Sally, but a scene from "Macbeth" triggers a reaction that pushes them farther apart; Moss moves to interrogate members of Gene's acting class after a shooting video surfaces.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 29, 2018

Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face

Barry tries to fly solo at a remote airstrip, but Taylor still wants in; Vacha looks to exact revenge on the man who killed his brother, despite Pazar's orders; Moss tries to end her association with Gene; Sally lobbies for a major acting challenge.

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Episode 7

Aired May 6, 2018

Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going

After a deadly shootout at the airstrip, Barry is forced to make a difficult decision to evade capture; Sally fears her performance in the class production of "Macbeth" will be compromised.

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Episode 8

Aired May 13, 2018

Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth

Barry vows to give up his life of crime once and for all; Moss and her team close in on a major arrest, with hopes of finally cracking the Madison case.

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