Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Budding Prospects

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Budding Prospects Mar 2017 Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
In 1983, three guys from San Francisco move to Mendocino, Calif. to grow marijuana.
Budding Prospects — Season 1

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Budding Prospects boasts a talented cast and welcome dose of low-key -- if slightly half-baked -- Bay Area nostalgia.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Jen Chaney New York Magazine/Vulture 10/19/2017
Budding Prospects feels like a tryout that, like its aimless characters, is still trying to figure out what it's doing. Still, I'd watch a few more episodes to see if develops a greater sense of purpose. Go to Full Review Allison Keene Collider 10/19/2017
It's a stoner comedy without the comedy, which just leaves us with three mild, irritating guys without much ambition attempting to do something that is clearly a bad idea. Go to Full Review Hanh Nguyen IndieWire 10/19/2017
B-
While we'd like to think that maybe that meandering feel is the point, instead it just felt disjointed. Go to Full Review Heather Mason IGN Movies 03/27/2017
7/10
Amazon's Budding Prospects sets up interesting characters and delivers a nostalgic 1980s Northern California. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
04/13/2017 Please pick this show up Amazon!!! See more 03/28/2017 Not really funny, honestly. Also the pilot tells you nothing about what's to come. See more 03/28/2017 Fantastic. hilarious. Please renew See more 03/27/2017 Come on, Amazon, pick this one up. Great cast, great director, great writing, based on a great book...the potential for a fantastic series is all there. See more Read all reviews
Budding Prospects — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Adam Rose

Felix

Joel David Moore

Phil

Will Sasso

Gesh

Brett Gelman

Actor

Terry Zwigoff

Executive Producer

Vincent Landay

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 17, 2017 Three guys are met with harsh truths when they leave San Francisco and move to Mendocino, Calif., to grow marijuana. Details

More Like This

View All
Betas 85% 85% Betas Watchlist The New V.I.P.'s 50% 83% The New V.I.P.'s Watchlist Sea Oak 89% 88% Sea Oak Watchlist Red Oaks 93% 92% Red Oaks Watchlist TRAILER for Red Oaks Love You More 100% 80% Love You More Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Season Info

Director
Terry Zwigoff
Executive Producer
Terry Zwigoff, Vincent Landay
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
Mar 17, 2017