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Created by
  
David Jenkins

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
10 (list of episodes)

Network
  
TBS

Genre
  
Comedy

7.7/10
IMDb

8.5/10
TV

Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
31 October 2016

Program creator
  
David Jenkins

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Starring
  
Wyatt Cenac Ana Gasteyer Oscar Nuñez Michael Cassidy Alice Wetterlund Luka Jones Brian Huskey Nancy Lenehan Tracee Chimo Da'Vine Joy Randolph Björn Gustafsson Ken Hall

Executive producers
  
Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels, David Jenkins, Larry Sullivan, Dan Halsted, Jeff Ross, David Kissinger

Similar
  
Search Party, Man with a Plan, The Detour, Angie Tribeca, Wrecked

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People of Earth is an American comedy television series created by David Jenkins about a support group for alien abductees. TBS ordered the pilot under the name The Group in May 2015, and announced a 10-episode order in January 2016. The series premiered on October 31, 2016, on TBS. On December 13, 2016, TBS renewed the show for a second season.

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"Star-Crossed" members

A support group for "experiencers" – the term they prefer to abductees.

  • Wyatt Cenac as Ozzie Graham, a reporter
  • Aaron Davis as young Ozzie
  • Ana Gasteyer as Gina Morrison, a psychoanalyst
  • Luka Jones as Gerry Johnson, a toll booth attendant who has never been abducted
  • Brian Huskey as Richard Schultz, VP of a tech company that makes jacks for internet cables
  • Alice Wetterlund as Kelly Grady, a temp receptionist at a funeral home
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Yvonne Watson, a mailperson
  • Tracee Chimo as Chelsea Wheeler, a homemaker
  • Daniel Stewart Sherman as Ennis Hart, a farmer
  • Nancy Lenehan as Margaret Flood, a retiree

    • Aliens

  • Ken Hall as Jeff, a grey working on the alien spaceship (the "Sub-Ship")
  • Björn Gustafsson as Don, a white working on the Sub-Ship
  • Drew Nelson as Kurt, a reptilian working on the Sub-Ship
  • Nelson also voices The Deer
  • Michael Cassidy as Jonathan Walsh, a reptilian working on Earth as owner of the Glint media empire Ozzie works for
  • Debra McCabe as Nancy, an android working as Jonathan's Earth assistant
  • Victor Williams as Assessor, a reptilian and senior operative on Earth

    • Supporting characters

  • Oscar Nuñez as Father Doug
  • Amy Landecker as Debbie Schultz, Richard's ex-wife
  • Michael Crane as John Wheeler, Chelsea's husband
  • H. Jon Benjamin as Officer Glimmer, a human working for the aliens

    • Production

    TBS first began developing the show in May 2015 and was going by The Group as its working title at the time, and then the pilot was ordered to series by TBS in January 2016. It got picked up to series with a 10-episode order in January 2016. It was directed by Greg Daniels and shot in Toronto, Canada.

    Streaming

    People of Earth is available to stream on TBS's website, with valid cable subscription or paid streaming service. The first 5 episodes from Season 1 are available to watch on-demand. Replays of episodes from Season 1 can also be streamed on the TBS website as they air. It is also available on iTunes and Amazon.

    Critical response

    People of Earth has received widespread acclaim from television critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season an approval rating of 92%, based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.25/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "People of Earth skillfully grounds its high-concept premise with a strong story, quirky humor, and sweetly relatable humanity." On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 72 out of 100, based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".

    Mike Hale of the The New York Times gave it a positive review, writing: "People of Earth provides a funny line or detail just often enough to keep you watching." Maureen Ryan of Variety also praised the series, declaring it a "People of Earth may be slight and decidedly modest in its ambitions and execution, but it’s not a show that sets out to mock or belittle unconventional people."

    References

    People of Earth (TV series) Wikipedia
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