Room 104
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Created by | |
Composer | Julian Wass |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 21–29 minutes |
Production companies | HBO Entertainment Duplass Brothers Productions |
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Network | HBO |
Release | July 28, 2017 present | –
Room 104 is an American television anthology series created by Jay and Mark Duplass.[1] The series, ordered by and airing on HBO, debuted on July 28, 2017.[2] On August 24, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season.[3] The 12-episode second season will premiere on November 9, 2018.[4]
Premise
The series is set in a single room of an American motel located in New York,[5] exploring characters who pass through it in each episode. Each episode is a different genre with some episodes more comical in nature and some more dramatic and some with horror and crime themes.
Reception
Room 104 has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 reviews.[6] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 87% approval rating with an average score of 6.85 out of 10 based on 38 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Room 104 uses its anthology structure to its advantage, telling a series of short, eclectic stories that hit their marks more often than they miss."[7]
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 12 | July 28, 2017 | October 13, 2017 | |
2 | 12[8] | November 9, 2018[8] | December 15, 2018[8] |
Season 1 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Ralphie" | Sarah Adina Smith | Mark Duplass | July 28, 2017 | 0.249[9] | |
Meg (Melonie Diaz) is hired by a man (Ross Partridge) to babysit his pre-teen son Ralph (Ethan Kent) for one night in Room 104. She is initially amused when Ralph warns her that "Ralphie", a bad boy, is locked in the bathroom. When Ralphie attacks Ralph and her, she fights Ralphie off and strangles him. Ralph's father comes back, and Meg is strangling Ralph. She realizes that Ralphie was in her imagination. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Pizza Boy" | Patrick Brice | Mark Duplass | August 4, 2017 | 0.426[10] | |
A pizza deliverer (Clark Duke) becomes involved in a couple's (James Van Der Beek and Davie-Blue) argument. It later is revealed that the 'couple' are actors and the events were an audition. The 'pizza boy' hires them. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "The Knockandoo" | Sarah Adina Smith | Carson Mell | August 11, 2017 | 0.438[11] | |
A spiritually-hungry woman (Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris) is visited by a cult priest (Orlando Jones). She remembers that when she was a child, a boy showed her his penis and she hit it with a rock. The priest puts a rod into her nose. Also starring Tony Todd and Jenny Leonhardt. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "I Knew You Weren't Dead" | So Yong Kim | Mark Duplass | August 18, 2017 | 0.305[12] | |
A 42-year-old guest (Jay Duplass) whose wife wants to split up with him seeks advice from an the ghost of his college best friend (Will Tranfo) who accidentally drowned in his early twenties. The ghost later appears as an old, obese man Frank Ashmore). The guest realizes that he has to accept his friend's death and stop feeling guilty for not saving his life. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "The Internet" | Doug Emmett | Mark Duplass | August 25, 2017 | 0.393[12] | |
In 1997, a young Indian man (Karan Soni) desperately tries to teach his mother (Poorna Jagannathan–never seen on screen), over the phone, how to use his laptop to send a copy of the novel he has been writing. She accidentally deletes his novel, so he tells her to take it to a computer shop so that the staff can try to retrieve it. She tells him that he was adopted - and that he was born to her 19-year-old Pakistani neighbor. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Voyeurs" | Dayna Hanson | Dayna Hanson | September 1, 2017 | 0.240[12] | |
7 | 7 | "The Missionaries" | Megan Griffiths | Mark Duplass | September 8, 2017 | 0.366[13] | |
8 | 8 | "Phoenix" | Ross Partridge | Story by : Xan Aranda and Ross Partridge Teleplay by : Ross Partridge | September 15, 2017 | 0.375[14] | |
In 1969, the sole survivor (Amy Landecker) of a plane crash contemplates whether to go back to her old life with her husband and children in Phoenix, or to start over. Also starring Mae Whitman. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Boris" | Chad Hartigan | Ross Partridge | September 22, 2017 | 0.333[15] | |
An alcoholic Croatian retired tennis player (Konstantin Lavysh) forms a bond with a housekeeper (Veronica Falcon) when he reveals memories of his tortured past growing up in war torn Croatia during the early 1990s while she in turn reveals her status as an undocumented immigrant. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Red Tent" | Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck | Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck | September 29, 2017 | 0.343[16] | |
A young man (Keir Gilchrist) planning to detonate an explosive at a political convention is interrupted by an air conditioning repairman (Hugo Armstrong), causing him to reconsider his plan. It is loosely implied that the repairman might be an FBI agent sent to stop the assassination attempt. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "The Fight" | Megan Griffiths | Mark Duplass | October 6, 2017 | 0.307[17] | |
Two female MMA fighters (Natalie Morgan and Keta Meggett) work together to earn a bigger payout for an upcoming match. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "My Love" | Marta Cunningham | Mark Duplass | October 13, 2017 | 0.225[18] | |
An elderly couple (Philip Baker Hall and Ellen Geer) relive their first night together. |
Season 2 (2018)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [19] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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13 | 1 | "FOMO"[20] | Ross Partridge | Mark Duplass | November 9, 2018 | N/A |
14 | 2 | "Mr. Mulvahill"[21] | Ross Partridge | Mark Duplass | November 10, 2018 | N/A |
15 | 3 | "Swipe Right"[22] | Liza Johnson | Liza Johnson | November 16, 2018 | N/A |
16 | 4 | "Hungry"[23] | Patrick Brice | Mark Duplass | November 17, 2018 | N/A |
17 | 5 | "Woman in the Wall"[24] | Gaby Hoffmann | Esti Giordani | November 23, 2018 | N/A |
18 | 6 | "Arnold"[25] | Julian Wass | Mark Duplass & Julian Wass | November 24, 2018 | N/A |
19 | 7 | "The Man and the Baby and the Man"[26] | Unknown | Unknown | November 30, 2018 | N/A |
20 | 8 | "A Nightmare"[27] | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 2018 | N/A |
21 | 9 | "The Return"[28] | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 2018 | N/A |
22 | 10 | "Artificial"[29] | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 2018 | N/A |
23 | 11 | "Shark"[30] | Unknown | Unknown | December 14, 2018 | N/A |
24 | 12 | "Josie & Me"[31] | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 2018 | N/A |
References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 4, 2016). "HBO Orders Duplass Brothers Anthology Comedy Series 'Room 104'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 10, 2017). "'Room 104′ Premiere Date: HBO Sets Duplass Brothers' Anthology Comedy Series For Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 24, 2017). "Duplass Brothers' 'Room 104' Renewed By HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Greene, Steve (October 1, 2018). "'Room 104' First Trailer: Mahershala Ali Headlines All-Star Indie Cast and Directors for Season 2". IndieWire. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Hunt, Kristin (August 28, 2017). "'Room 104' Review: 'The Internet' Takes Us Back to 1997". /Film. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "Room 104: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Shows A-Z - room 104 on hbo". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 31, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.28.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 7, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.4.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 15, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.11.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Room 104: Season One Ratings". TV Series Finale. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 12, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 18, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 25, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.22.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 2, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.29.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 9, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.6.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 16, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.13.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "Room 104 – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 13: FOMO". HBO. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 14: Mr. Mulvahill". HBO. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 15: Swipe Right". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 16: Hungry". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 17: Woman in the Wall". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 18: Arnold". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 19: The Man and the Baby and the Man". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 20: A Nightmare". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 21: The Return". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 22: Artificial". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 23: Shark". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Room 104 24: Josie & Me". HBO. Retrieved October 5, 2018.