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Season 1 – Living in Captivity

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Curtis and Tamara think they found their own suburbia paradise in Woodland Heights, a planned community with beautiful houses and picket fences - as well as wacky neighbors. There, they discover the American Dream can sometimes turn out to be a nightmare.

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Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly 07/25/2019
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Fox just pulled Captivity, but it may return later in the season. So the show's creators have some time to try investing its characters with both humor and humanity. Go to Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post 07/25/2019
... a charmless and smarmy sitcom about three suburban couples. Go to Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 07/24/2019
Murphy Brown creator Diane English seeks the comic possibilities of a black couple interacting with white neighbors in an affluent but warped neighborhood. She needs to keep looking. A disappointment. Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant 03/08/2021
You can't discount the talents of English and Shukovsky, but right now we'd say skip it. Go to Full Review Terry Kelleher People Magazine 07/25/2019
The strange thing about this uneven comedy of suburban eccentricity is that the least amusing character is the one obviously designed to get the biggest laughs. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Living in Captivity — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Kira Arne

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Mia Cottet

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Matt Letscher

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Melinda McGraw

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Dondré T. Whitfield

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Lenny Venito

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1998 Couples in a racially integrated neighborhood try to get along. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1998 Sex and the Suburbs An early-morning earthquake routs pajama-clad neighbors. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1998 The Unkindest Cut Will doesn't realize conversion to Judaism requires circumcision. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1998 Safe and Sound A robbery unsettles the community. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1998 The Alba Wars The neighbors vie for the services of the Marek's new housekeeper. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1998 Put on a Happy Face The women begin taking a prescription drug that makes them superwives. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 23, 1998 Boogie Heights The neighbors find out a movie will be made in Woodland Heights. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 30, 1998 Firestorm The members of the group dress as cowboys and Indians. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Diane English, Joel Shukovsky
Network
Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1998