Archer season 10
| Archer | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FXX |
| Original release | May 29 – July 31, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth season of the animated television series, Archer, known as Archer: 1999, premiered on May 29, 2019, on FXX.[1] It is also the final season for Adam Reed as a full time show runner.[2][3]
Production
FXX announced that this season would see a change in the time period once again, with this series taking place in space.[1] Along with the change in time period, the network announced that the same voice cast would return as in previous seasons, and they would again play different versions of their characters. This means that Archer, who was found shot in actress Veronica Deane's pool at the conclusion of season seven, remains in a coma, and the events of the season are of his imagination.[2]
These different versions have similar personalities to their "normal" counterparts but are in different jobs or roles and have different relationships. The season's premise sees Archer as the hard-drinking half-captain (with Lana Kane as the other half-captain) of the spacefaring M/V Seamus salvage ship.[1][2]
This is the first season where creator Adam Reed has not written every episode for the season.
Synopsis
Sterling Archer in his comatose dreaming imagines that he is the captain of the "M/V Seamus (934TXS)", a space salvage freighter, co-captaining with his ex-wife Lana, with whom he is co-owner of the ship. Krieger is the android scientist/doctor onboard, while Cyril is the onboard accountant as well as Lana's lover, and Ray is a gay courtesan. Pam is a hulking grey alien, while Cheryl/Carole is a bloodthirsty/suicidal spacefighter pilot. "Mother", or Ms. Archer, is a glowing ball of light. The crew has the aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien's space trucker crew.[4][5][6][7]
The crew have sci-fi space adventures with the usual hijinks. Amongst the recurring characters are Barry-6, a robot space-pirate, and human space-captain Brett. At the end of the season, Sterling wakes from his coma in the hospital, three years after being shot.[8]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 1 | "Bort the Garj" | Adam Reed | May 29, 2019 | XAR010001 | 0.45[9] |
| 103 | 2 | "Happy Borthday" | Adam Reed | June 5, 2019 | XAR010002 | 0.29[10] |
| 104 | 3 | "The Leftovers" | Mark Ganek | June 12, 2019 | XAR010003 | 0.34[11] |
| 105 | 4 | "Dining with the Zarglorp" | Shane Kosakowski | June 19, 2019 | XAR010004 | 0.24[12] |
| 106 | 5 | "Mr. Deadly Goes to Town" | Mark Ganek | June 26, 2019 | XAR010005 | 0.29[13] |
| 107 | 6 | "Road Trip" | Mike Arnold | July 10, 2019 | XAR010006 | 0.25[14] |
| 108 | 7 | "Space Pirates" | Kelly Galuska | July 17, 2019 | XAR010007 | 0.26[15] |
| 109 | 8 | "Cubert" | Adam Reed & Tesha Kondrat | July 24, 2019 | XAR010008 | 0.23[16] |
| 110 | 9 | "Robert De Niro" | Adam Reed | July 31, 2019 | XAR010009 | 0.25[17] |
References
- ^ a b c Baysinger, Tim (April 15, 2019). "'Archer 1999:' The Gang Heads to Space in the Trailer for 10th Season of FXX Comedy (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c Hughes, William (June 13, 2018). "Adam Reed talks leaving Archer, going to Applebees, and firing his characters into space". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Matt Harrigan (September 5, 2019). "Adam Reed, co-creator of Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo, and Archer". iHeart.com (Podcast). Adult Swim Podcast. Event occurs at 1:05:45. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bort the Garj". Archer. Season 10. Episode 1. May 29, 2019. FXX.
- ^ Ben Travers (May 27, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: Season 10 Can't Be the Final Frontier — Not When It's Still This Good". Indie Wire.
- ^ Samantha Nelson (May 28, 2019). "Archer is weirder than ever in season 10's episodic space adventure". The Verge.
- ^ Dave Trumbore (May 29, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream "Danger Zone!"". Collider.
- ^ "Robert De Niro". Archer. Season 10. Episode 9. July 31, 2019. FXX.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 20, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.19.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 27, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.26.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 12, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.10.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 25, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 1, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.31.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 1, 2019.