Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 7/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 7/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 7/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ellie KemperJane KrakowskiTituss BurgessCarol KaneSara ChaseSol Miranda
Written by
Robert CarlockTina Fey
Starring
Ellie KemperJane KrakowskiTituss BurgessCarol KaneSara ChaseSol Miranda
Written by
Robert CarlockTina Fey
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | |
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | |
| S3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | |
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
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About
"Trauma turned into relentless, joyful absurdity"
Kimmy Schmidt spent fifteen years locked in an underground bunker by a doomsday cult leader. Freed in her thirties, she moves to New York determined to make up for lost time, armed with childlike wonder and stubborn optimism. The show turns that grim premise into a rapid-fire, absurdist sitcom, joke density is high, tone is defiantly sunny even when the subject matter isn't, and the supporting cast, especially her flamboyant roommate, gets just as much comic real estate. It's silly, quotable, and oddly moving underneath the chaos.
Watch it for
the joke-per-minute rate and Ellie Kemper's fearless, sunny performance.
Maybe skip if
you dislike jokes about heavy trauma played for laughs.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12015
7.718K135h 30m
After she's freed from a cult that kept her underground for 15 years, Kimmy wants to erase her past and start a new life in New York City.
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Season 22016
7.712K136h 44m
Tired of being Jacqueline's assistant, Kimmy moonlights as a Christmas elf and an Uber driver. Titus finds love, and Lillian fights gentrification.
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Season 32017
7.710K136h 45m
Change is afoot as Kimmy saves up for college, Titus searches for a new job, Jacqueline takes the next step with Russ, and Lillian runs for office.
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Season 42018
7.69K126h 21m
Kimmy faces new challenges as the head of HR for tech startup Giztoob. Meanwhile, Jacqueline signs Titus to her fledgling talent agency, White Talent.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ellie Kemper Kimmy Schmidt, Kimmy
Jane Krakowski Jacqueline White, Jacqueline Voorhees, Jacqueline
Tituss Burgess Titus Andromedon, Titus
Carol Kane Lillian Kaushtupper, Lillian
Sara Chase Cyndee Pokorny, Cyndee, C.H.E.R.Y
Sol Miranda Donna Maria Nuñez, Donna Maria
Lauren Adams Gretchen Chalker, Gretchen
Mike Carlsen Mikey Politano, Mikey
Amy Sedaris Mimi Kanassis, Mimi Scarpone
Jon Hamm Richard Wayne Gary Wayne, Reverend Richard
Crew
Robert Carlock
Tina Fey
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