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79% Rotten Tomatoes Genre ComedyDrama Country of origin United States First episode date 9 October 2015 Distributor Amazon.com, Inc. | 7.9/10 IMDb 70% Metacritic Composer(s) Chad Benton Original language(s) English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Gregory JacobsJoe Gangemi Starring Craig RobertsEnnis EsmerJennifer GreyGage GolightlyPaul ReiserRichard Kind Similar Hand of God, The Man in the High Castle, Mozart in the Jungle, Good Girls Revolt, One Mississippi Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Red Oaks is a comedy web television series by Amazon Studios. The pilot was directed by David Gordon Green, who also executive produces with writer and creators Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs. The full first season was released on Amazon Video on October 9, 2015. On December 18, 2015, Amazon officially announced the show would be returning for a second season in 2016. The second season was released on November 11, 2016. On January 30, 2017, Amazon announced that the series was renewed for a third and final season.
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Plot
A young student works as a tennis pro at the prestigious and exclusive Red Oaks Country Club during the summer between his sophomore and junior years of college (NYU) in the 1980s.
Filming locations
The main filming location is Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, New Jersey. Additional locations include Florence Park and Willow Ridge Country Club in Westchester County, New York.
Cast
Critical reception
The pilot received mostly positive reviews.
Entertainment Weekly gave the pilot a B+, and singled out Esmer's performance:
The New York Times enjoyed the pilot:
Newsday liked it as well:
On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a score of 81%, an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 26 reviews. The website's consensus reads: "Red Oaks offers an affectionate nod to 1980s sex comedies that – largely thanks to a talented ensemble cast – finds fresh humor in its familiar premise." Metacritic gives the show a score of 70 out of 100, sampled from 21 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews".