Home > Barry > Season 1 « TV Series Page Barry: Season 1 (2018) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Barry Critics Consensus PTSD and comedy make strangely endearing bedfellows in Barry, which proves more poignant than its sketch show premise. 98% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 81 86% Audience Score User Ratings: 1007 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Chapter One: Make Your Mark Air date: Mar 25, 2018 In the premiere of this dark comedy about a former marine working as a hit man in the Midwest, Barry is sent to L.A. to kill an aspiring actor who's having an affair with a Chechen mob boss's wife, but winds up getting involved in the local theater scene, a move that doesn't sit well with his ruthless superiors. More 2 Chapter Two: Use It Air date: Apr 1, 2018 In the wake of some shocking news, Gene encourages his class to channel their feelings into their work. Meanwhile, resolved to quit his job and put the past behind him, Barry tries not to get pulled back in by Fuches and the Chechens; and Sally tries to crack the nut that is Barry. More 3 Chapter Three: 'Make the Unsafe Choice' Air date: Apr 8, 2018 A frustrated Barry misses an acting class to honor an obligation; Detectives Moss and Loach try to piece together a murder puzzle; Gene presses Barry to take more risks; Sally is thrown for a loop during an audition, and turns to Barry for comfort; the Chechens rejoice when a legendary assassin arrives. More 4 Chapter Four: 'Commit...To YOU' Air date: Apr 15, 2018 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; Barry invites a Marine buddy and his two pals to a party given by his classmate Natalie, where Zach, a rising actor, threatens Barry's claim on Sally. More 5 Chapter Five: 'Do Your Job' Air date: Apr 22, 2018 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; Barry finds himself in a quandary after teaming up with Taylor, a reckless new acquaintance, in a dangerous mission to wipe out a group of Bolivians. More 6 Chapter Six: 'Listen with Your Ears, React with Your Face' Air date: Apr 29, 2018 Barry (Bill Hader) tries to fly solo at a remote airstrip, but Taylor (Dale Pavinski) still wants in. Vacha (Mark Ivanir) looks to exact revenge on the man who killed his brother, despite Pazar's (Glenn Fleshler) hands-off orders. Moss (Paula Newsome) tries to end her association with Gene (Henry Winkler), but finds herself drawn to his classroom at a critical juncture. Sally (Sarah Goldberg) lobbies for a major acting challenge. More 7 Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going Air date: May 6, 2018 After a deadly shootout at the airstrip, Barry must make a difficult decision to evade capture. Meanwhile, Pazar blames Fuches for convincing him to declare war on Cristobal Sifuentes, a ruthless yet civilized Bolivian drug lord; and Sally fears her performance in the class production of "Macbeth" will be compromised, ruining her chance to impress another top Hollywood agent. More 8 Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth Air date: May 13, 2018 In the Season 1 finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime, once and for all. Meanwhile, Pazar enlists Vacha's replacement to take care of Fuches; and Moss and her team close in on a major arrest in hopes of finally cracking the Madison case. More Barry: Season 1 Videos 0:45 Barry: Season 1 Teaser 1:10 Barry: Season 1 Teaser - A New Calling 1:54 Barry: Season 1 Trailer - It's A Job View All Videos (3) Barry: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (42) Tv Season Info Starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away -- can he find a way to balance both worlds? Genre: Comedy Network: HBO Premiere Date: Mar 25, 2018 Creators: Alec Berg, Bill Hader Exec. Producers: Bill Hader, Alec Berg Cast Bill Hader as Barry Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau Stephen Root as Fuches Sarah Goldberg as Sally Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank Glenn Fleshler as Goran Pazar Paula Newsome as Moss John Pirruccello as Loach Darrell Britt-Gibson Andy Carey Rightor Doyle D'Arcy Carden Chris Marquette Alejandro Furth Michael Irby as Cristobal Sifuentes Mark Ivanir as Vacha Dale Pavinski as Taylor Cameron Britton as Detective Charlie Simmer Jon Hamm Kat Foster Kirby Howell-Baptiste Robert Curtis Brown Larry Hankin Karen Shenaz David Tyler Jacob Moore Ross Philips as Zach Mo Anouti Show More Cast News & Interviews for Barry: Season 1 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This March Best-Reviewed Movies & TV Shows 2018 Best-Reviewed TV Shows by Genre 2018 View All Barry: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Chapter One: Make Your Mark Air date: Mar 25, 2018 In the premiere of this dark comedy about a former marine working as a hit man in the Midwest, Barry is sent to L.A. to kill an aspiring actor who's having an affair with a Chechen mob boss's wife, but winds up getting involved in the local theater scene, a move that doesn't sit well with his ruthless superiors. More 2 Chapter Two: Use It Air date: Apr 1, 2018 In the wake of some shocking news, Gene encourages his class to channel their feelings into their work. Meanwhile, resolved to quit his job and put the past behind him, Barry tries not to get pulled back in by Fuches and the Chechens; and Sally tries to crack the nut that is Barry. More 3 Chapter Three: 'Make the Unsafe Choice' Air date: Apr 8, 2018 A frustrated Barry misses an acting class to honor an obligation; Detectives Moss and Loach try to piece together a murder puzzle; Gene presses Barry to take more risks; Sally is thrown for a loop during an audition, and turns to Barry for comfort; the Chechens rejoice when a legendary assassin arrives. More 4 Chapter Four: 'Commit...To YOU' Air date: Apr 15, 2018 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; Barry invites a Marine buddy and his two pals to a party given by his classmate Natalie, where Zach, a rising actor, threatens Barry's claim on Sally. More 5 Chapter Five: 'Do Your Job' Air date: Apr 22, 2018 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; Barry finds himself in a quandary after teaming up with Taylor, a reckless new acquaintance, in a dangerous mission to wipe out a group of Bolivians. More 6 Chapter Six: 'Listen with Your Ears, React with Your Face' Air date: Apr 29, 2018 Barry (Bill Hader) tries to fly solo at a remote airstrip, but Taylor (Dale Pavinski) still wants in. Vacha (Mark Ivanir) looks to exact revenge on the man who killed his brother, despite Pazar's (Glenn Fleshler) hands-off orders. Moss (Paula Newsome) tries to end her association with Gene (Henry Winkler), but finds herself drawn to his classroom at a critical juncture. Sally (Sarah Goldberg) lobbies for a major acting challenge. More 7 Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going Air date: May 6, 2018 After a deadly shootout at the airstrip, Barry must make a difficult decision to evade capture. Meanwhile, Pazar blames Fuches for convincing him to declare war on Cristobal Sifuentes, a ruthless yet civilized Bolivian drug lord; and Sally fears her performance in the class production of "Macbeth" will be compromised, ruining her chance to impress another top Hollywood agent. More 8 Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth Air date: May 13, 2018 In the Season 1 finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime, once and for all. Meanwhile, Pazar enlists Vacha's replacement to take care of Fuches; and Moss and her team close in on a major arrest in hopes of finally cracking the Madison case. More Critic Reviews for Barry Season 1 All Critics (81) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (2) Great work from Hader and Henry Winkler as his acting teacher elevates the story to something that stuck with me stubbornly all year. Dec 17, 2018 | Full Review… Linda Holmes NPR Top Critic An understated treat. Jun 7, 2018 | Full Review… David Sexton London Evening Standard Top Critic Barry takes risks, asking us to take seriously for a moment the sombre weight of killing someone; and presenting Chechen gangsters as goofballs gives the comedy an unnerving edge. May 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Suzi Feay Financial Times Top Critic It's not a bad twist on the old usual Hollywood self-indulgence, and Barry has pathos to go with its cynicism. Much of this is down to Bill Hader. Apr 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Ed Cumming Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic Once you get the style - Hader as director achieves a delicate counterpoint between the ironic and the gruesome, no easy task for a first-timer - it is really very funny. Mar 30, 2018 | Full Review… Graeme Blundell The Australian Top Critic Barry is a series where Bill Hader confirms he's much more than a mugging sketch comic. He's a compelling actor with a unique voice who's created one of the best new shows of the year. Mar 25, 2018 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic Cousineau's troupe of hopefuls is fairly diverse, but they're so one-dimensional that it's mostly symbolic. Aug 18, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Dana Sloane Mediaversity Reviews 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. Mar 11, 2019 | Full Review… Poulomi Das Arré The show [Hader] has created, and for which he even directed the first three of the eight episodes, has him in a delicately nuanced, understated performance. But make no mistake this is a comedy, perhaps morbidly so. Dec 20, 2018 | Full Review… Pratim D. Gupta Film Companion Barry isn't a funny character. As a depressed murderer, he's the intersection of a very serious Venn diagram. But Bill Hader is extremely funny. Dec 14, 2018 | Full Review… Liz Baessler Film School Rejects View All Critic Reviews (81) Audience Reviews for Barry: Season 1 Aug 04, 2019 Weird humour and strong black comedy sets this series apart from the typical style. HBO proves they are still number one when it comes to quality. You cannot dismiss a show that is clever and has a strong story beat at the centre. I can only hope the quality acting and storytelling is maintained as the story gimmick goes on. 15/06/2019 completed Brendan N Super Reviewer Jul 07, 2019 utter perfection amazing cast acting dark and comedic everything i could ask for in a show like this and the acting class bits are relatable if you are a training actor christopher p Jun 29, 2019 One of the best TV series I've ever seen. Classic storyline's that constantly pivot into the unexpected, great characters - man did I LOL a lot! Johnno K Jun 13, 2019 Una sorpresa muy agradable, una comedia sumamente inteligente y con momentos de oscuridad y humor sublimes. No paro de recomendarla! Martin E Jun 11, 2019 Seriously funny with a perfect amount of violence. calvin c Jun 04, 2019 A great series that will let you pleading for more Diego A May 28, 2019 This show blew my mind. It is so perfect I don't know how to describe it. My ultimate favourite. (Oh and Bill Hader's acting is soooo goood) Cameron J May 27, 2019 The best season of television I have ever seen. Aiden M May 27, 2019 Wow! I had my reservations before watching this show, but this really made me laugh! The direction, acting, everything was brilliant! Devin H May 24, 2019 Best Dry Humor on television. Ren N See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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