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Season 1 – Red Oaks

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It's the summer of 1985, and NYU student David lands a summer job at the Red Oaks Country Club in New Jersey. As the assistant tennis pro, he rubs elbows with the clientele, as well as his fellow employees. And they all have advice to offer him on how he should be planning for the rest of his life. His father urges him to buckle down and improve his grades ("a C is a Jewish F!" he tells his son, just before collapsing on the tennis court) so he can get into the college's CPA program. Trouble is, David isn't sure he wants to be a CPA. His boss recommends ditching college to go into the stock market. And on a personal level, though David is dating the hot aerobics instructor at the club, his eye wanders to the daughter of one of the club's tougher members (Getty, played by the normally likeable Paul Reiser), who refuses to shake the hands of any of the staff members. Summer won't last forever, though, and David has some decisions to make as he eventually moves on to the Big Apple.
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Critics Consensus

Red Oaks offers an affectionate nod to 1980s sex comedies that -- largely thanks to a talented ensemble cast -- finds fresh humor in its familiar premise.

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Geordie Gray The Australian Mar 29, 2024
A fuzzy, ambling comedy... Go to Full Review Caroline Framke Vox May 15, 2019
2.5/5
In the end, Red Oaks depends so much on paying tribute to '80s films that it forgets to do much of anything else. If its particular brand of Caddyshack-meets-John-Hughes nostalgia isn't up your alley, Red Oaks doesn't work too hard to win you over. Go to Full Review Richard Lawson Vanity Fair May 15, 2019
It has a grace and gentility to it that kept me invested. Based on Cooper's charms and an interesting setting, despite too many well-worn 80s visual cliches, I'm into it. Go to Full Review Nick Venable CinemaBlend May 15, 2019
5/5
Red Oaks is a stellar blend of workplace and relationship comedy smashed together with in-the-moment family drama, and it's all anchored by a stellar cast. Go to Full Review Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger May 15, 2019
A less manic "Caddyshack," this cinematic coming-of-age comedy with surprising heart follows college student David Myers (Craig Roberts)... One quibble: The ensemble cast is so uniformly strong that David is a bit too bland. Go to Full Review Michael Hewitt Orange County Register May 15, 2019
The central story works quite well; Roberts is excellent, and Reiser gives his character some real depth. Where Red Oaks frays is around the edges, as it presses to add more laughs to remind us that we're watching a comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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John D. @johndoe Jul 30, 2025 Good show. First seasons the best but they’re all good enough to watch. See more Antonio P @RT69325893 Apr 13, 2024 Very good show. I appreciated the acting performance of the whole cast. See more Diddly S @RT49239577 Sep 16, 2023 Don't be fooled. This is a terrible show that starts out promisingly but just gets worse and worse as it goes along. It spins its wheels and goes nowhere, leaving you wondering what the point of this whole exercise was. There are so many better shows, such as 'Freaks and Geeks'; seek them out instead. See more m g @justm Dec 24, 2020 watchable, but not over the top great See more Dec 12, 2019 A hidden gem of Prime Video. See more Dec 23, 2017 This is a gem of a series that I luckily came across. It reminded me of 'The Wonder Years', but 'Red Oaks' is a lot more funnier! See more Read all reviews
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Gregory Jacobs

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Joe Gangemi

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Amy Heckerling

Director

Nisha Ganatra

Director

David Gordon Green

Director

Hal Hartley

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 28, 2014 Pilot College student David Meyers is hired as an assistant tennis pro at a New Jersey country club in the summer of 1985. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 9, 2015 Doubles David unwillingly becomes involved in a tennis match hustle; Nash has stock market dreams; Wheeler and Misty bond. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 2015 The Wedding Barry hires David to film a wedding; Nash tries to impress the bride's father; an eccentric stranger offers Wheeler a business proposition. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 9, 2015 MDMA David makes romantic birthday plans for Karen; a marriage counselor helps Sam and Judy; Wheeler goes on a blind date. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 2015 Fourth of July Independence party; David coaches Getty for the upcoming tennis championship; Wheeler catches Misty's boyfriend cheating; Judy deals with her feelings for her female teacher. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 9, 2015 Swingers David films a sex tape for middle-aged swingers; Karen models for Barry; Judy gives her students a party. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 9, 2015 Body Swap After drinking a mysterious Japanese liquor, David and Sam get a glimpse into each other's lives. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 9, 2015 After Hours An evening together in New York City leaves David and Skye wondering about their futures; Wheeler and Misty discuss life. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 9, 2015 The Bar Mitzvah David's personal life threatens his bar mitzvah filming gig; Wheeler tries to recover a missing package of cocaine. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 9, 2015 Labor Day Luau As summer winds down, David coaches Getty for the tennis championship; the staff gets ready to say goodbye. Details

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Season Info

Director
Amy Heckerling, Nisha Ganatra, David Gordon Green, Hal Hartley, Andrew Fleming
Creator
Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi
Executive Producer
Steven Soderbergh, Joe Gangemi, David Gordon Green, Gregory Jacobs
Screenwriter
Gregory Jacobs, Joe Gangemi, Karey Dornetto, Shawn Harwell, Tom Papa, Laura Steinel, Max Werner
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 28, 2014
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