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A.P. Bio

★ 7.4 22K votes 2018–2021 4 seasons · 42 episodes Canceled NBC
CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 8/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 7/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Glenn HowertonLyric LewisMary SohnJean VillepiquePatton OswaltAparna Brielle
Written by
Michael Patrick O'Brien
Starring
Glenn HowertonLyric LewisMary SohnJean VillepiquePatton OswaltAparna Brielle
Written by
Michael Patrick O'Brien
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03757501k2k

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About

"A brilliant jerk refuses to grow up"

Jack Griffin, a disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar, takes a job teaching AP Biology at an Ohio high school purely as a career pit stop, and makes clear he has zero intention of teaching. Instead he recruits his students into petty schemes, mostly aimed at settling old grudges. The tone is gleefully mean, fast-talking, and cringe-adjacent, carried almost entirely by its lead's committed arrogance and a strong supporting cast of teachers and oddball students. It's episodic, jokey, and less interested in growth than in escalating absurd little schemes.

Watch it for

the lead's gleefully arrogant performance anchoring an escalating parade of petty schemes.

Maybe skip if

you want warmth or a teacher who actually teaches something meaningful.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Season 12018
7.57K134h 37m
When Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin finds himself teaching high school in Toledo, Ohio, he tosses the syllabus and recruits his students to help enact revenge on his rival.
Season 22019
7.95K134h 33m
Having botched his chance to get out of Toledo last season, disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin is once again stuck teaching biology class at Whitlock High for the lovable Principal Durbin.
Season 32020
7.63K83h 2m
Season 3 of A.P. Bio marked the show’s transition from NBC to the streaming platform Peacock. This shift allowed the series to become more experimental, lean into its absurdist comedy, and focus less on Jack Griffin's (Glenn Howerton) desire to leave Toledo and more on his bizarre integration into Whitlock High.
Season 42021
7.52K83h 14m
Season 4 of A.P. Bio continues the show's evolution into a high-energy, absurdist ensemble comedy. Released on Peacock, it focuses on Jack Griffin finally embracing his role as a chaotic mentor to his students while navigating his own unresolved family trauma.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Glenn Howerton Jack Griffin
Lyric Lewis Stef Duncan
Mary Sohn Mary Wagner
Jean Villepique Michelle Jones
Patton Oswalt Principal Ralph Durbin
Aparna Brielle Sarika
Nick Peine Marcus
Allisyn Snyder Heather
Eddie Leavy Anthony
Jacob Houston Victor

Crew

Michael Patrick O'Brien

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