Search Party
Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 9/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Alia ShawkatJohn ReynoldsJohn EarlyMeredith HagnerClare McNultyBrandon Micheal Hall
Written by
Sarah-Violet BlissCharles RogersMichael Showalter
Starring
Alia ShawkatJohn ReynoldsJohn EarlyMeredith HagnerClare McNultyBrandon Micheal Hall
Written by
Sarah-Violet BlissCharles RogersMichael Showalter
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Search Party Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
| S2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
| S3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.5 | |
| S4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |
| S5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
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About
"Millennial narcissism curdles into genuine moral horror"
Dory, a bored twentysomething, becomes obsessed with the disappearance of a college acquaintance nobody else seems to care about, dragging her self-absorbed friends into an amateur investigation. What starts as a mystery-comedy about aimless millennials curdles into something much darker and stranger with each season, as guilt, ego, and bad decisions pile up. It's fast, dryly funny, and increasingly unhinged, held together by sharp writing and a fearless lead performance that lets likability slide away entirely.
Watch it for
the way it mutates genres each season while never losing its razor-sharp satirical bite.
Maybe skip if
you need consistently likable characters or a story that stays in one lane.
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Season 12016
7.74K103h 46m
When Dory learns that Chantal, a girl she barely knew in college, has gone missing, she becomes fixated on the mystery. Dory and her friends are not crime solvers, so when she drags them into a pursuit to find the missing girl, they learn the meaning of real danger.
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Season 22017
7.93K103h 45m
Dory, Portia, Elliott and Drew must deal with the disastrous consequences of successfully tracking down missing classmate Chantal in season two of Search Party. As the friends' paranoia grows, their relationships fray, and it becomes increasingly difficult to trust that no one will discover the group's secret.
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Season 32020
8.23K103h 59m
Season three finds the gang swept up in the trial of the century after Dory and Drew are charged for the semi-accidental murder of a private investigator. As Elliott and Portia grapple with whether or not to testify as witnesses, the friends are pitted against each other and thrust into the national spotlight as notorious public figures. As Dory’s sanity begins to fracture, it becomes increasingly clear that they may not have brunch together for quite some time.
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Season 42021
8.02K104h 52m
In season 4, Dory is held prisoner by her psychotic stalker Chip. Portia is starring in a film about the trial, although not as herself. Elliott has switched party lines to become a far-right conservative talk show host. Drew is trying to escape his dark past by working as a costumed cast member in a theme park. As the friends begin to connect the dots that Dory might not be touring Europe as her faked social media posts suggest, they must decide whether or not to put their traumatic pasts behind them and once again become a search party – but this time, for Dory.
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Season 52022
6.92K104h 32m
In the final season, Dory enters a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn on the other side of her near-death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Alia Shawkat Dory Sief
John Reynolds Drew Gardner
John Early Elliott Goss
Meredith Hagner Portia Davenport
Clare McNulty Chantal, Chantal Witherbottom
Brandon Micheal Hall Julian
Jeffery Self Marc
Ron Livingston Keith
Phoebe Tyers April
Christine Taylor Gail
Crew
Sarah-Violet Bliss
Charles Rogers
Michael Showalter
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