Barry
Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 10/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 10/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 9/10Tight writingNo wasted scenes, just disciplined storytelling.This show: 8/10Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 7/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Bill HaderStephen RootSarah GoldbergAnthony CarriganHenry WinklerD'Arcy Carden
Written by
Bill HaderAlec Berg
Starring
Bill HaderStephen RootSarah GoldbergAnthony CarriganHenry WinklerD'Arcy Carden
Written by
Bill HaderAlec Berg
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Barry Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | |
| S2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | |
| S3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | |
| S4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
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About
"A hitman's acting dream turns queasily violent"
A depressed Midwestern hitman flies to Los Angeles for a job, wanders into an acting class, and discovers a shot at a different life he can't quite earn honestly. What starts as a fish-out-of-water dark comedy about a killer chasing his dream slowly curdles into something bleaker and more violent, without ever losing its deadpan humor. Bill Hader's stillness anchors a show that keeps shifting tone under your feet, aided by a scene-stealing supporting cast. It's tightly written, briskly paced, and gets considerably darker as it goes.
Watch it for
the way it curdles from goofy hitman comedy into genuinely unsettling tragedy without warning.
Maybe skip if
you want consistent tone rather than a show that keeps yanking the rug out.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12018
8.354K84h 24m
Disillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out.
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Season 22019
9.060K84h 39m
Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren't the only forces at play.
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Season 32022
8.746K83h 54m
Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren't the only forces at play. What is it about his own psyche that led him to become a killer in the first place? Season three finds Barry and the other characters trying to make the right choice.
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Season 42023
8.547K84h 10m
Cousineau is hailed as a hero as Barry's arrest has shocking consequences. It's all been leading up to this - the explosive and hilarious final chapter of Barry.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bill Hader Barry Berkman
Stephen Root Monroe Fuches
Sarah Goldberg Sally Reed
Anthony Carrigan NoHo Hank
Henry Winkler Gene Cousineau
D'Arcy Carden Natalie Greer
Michael Irby Cristobal Sifuentes
Rightor Doyle Nick Nicholby
Darrell Britt-Gibson Jermaine Jefrint
Andy Carey Eric
Crew
Alec Berg
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