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      Special (2019)

      Season 1

      Special

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      Honest and genuinely affecting, Special lives up to its name with a funny -- if a bit too concise -- first season brightened by Ryan O'Connell's infectious charms. Read critic reviews

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      Cast & Crew

      Ryan O'Connell
      Jessica Hecht
      Punam Patel
      Marla Mindelle
      Augustus Prew
      Ryan O'Connell
      Jim Parsons
      Eric Norsoph
      Todd Spiewak
      Anna Dokoza

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      Audience Reviews for Special: Season 1

      • Oct 11, 2023

        Since it is based in real life human experiences, found it difficult to deal with almost all the characters' flaws -- that's where another of Jim Parsons' productions drew me in: it excels in the absurdness of the human condition.

      • Jun 13, 2022

        Brilliant, hilarious and poignant! Disability representation done right.

      • Jan 09, 2022

        Seasons 1-2. Interesting and entertaining. I'd recommend it. Season 1 has 8 15-minute episodes. Season 2 has 8 30-minute episodes. So a relative quick watch. I'd watch another season if/when it becomes available.

      • Jun 15, 2021

        I love this show so much, definitely one of my top 5 favorite TV shows I've ever watched. The writing is outstanding; so well written, hilarious, and the deeper moments are beautiful. Ryan O'Connell gives a phenomenally charismatic, funny, and beautifully authentic performance and Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, and Marla Mindelle gave superb performances. The chemistry between Ryan and Punam is hilarious and the chemistry between Ryan and Jessica is so beautifully believable and authentic especially in the season finale their performances were perfection. The first season of Special is an A+ to me; I love seeing more authentic representation of people with a disability and people who are gay being represented by someone who is disabled and who is gay.

      • Jun 14, 2021

        Genuine!! 🏳️‍🌈 This short TV show follows Ryan O'Connell who also stars in this semi-autobiographical series based on his own memoir "I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves". He plays Ryan, a gay man with mild cerebral palsy who decides to do away with his identity as an accident victim in hopes of finally going after the life that he wants. Short but compelling!

      • Jun 02, 2021

        The show appears to be twisted: The main character seems really selfish, self-absorbed. Responds to everything with a condescending "okay...?". What do guys like about his personality? I don't really get it, could not watch the whole thing.

      • Apr 06, 2020

        Super good: the same genre as Master of None, Ramy, Feel Good, etc.

      • Oct 18, 2019

        Funny af watched it in a day!

      • Aug 18, 2019

        Parsons was the reason to terminate the best series ever made Big Bang theory for spending his time in tv series like this? What a pity.

      • Jul 08, 2019

        This series demonstrates that anyone can be an awful person. 20-something pain in the ass more worried about image than how he treats people. The millennial me-first mentality. Not funny, uncomfortable to watch, poorly presented, awkward, and goes nowhere.

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