Your Friends & Neighbors (TV series)
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| Created by | Jonathan Tropper |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Network | Apple TV+ |
| Release | April 11, 2025 – present |
Your Friends & Neighbors is an American dark comedy crime drama television series from Jonathan Tropper for Apple TV+, starring Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Mark Tallman, Hoon Lee, Lena Hall and Aimee Carrero.[1] The series premiered on April 11, 2025 with its first two episodes. It has been renewed for a second season.[2] The series has no relation to the 1998 film of the same name, despite sharing a title and genre.
Premise
[edit]Hamm stars as Coop, a New York hedge fund manager who is recently divorced and becomes unemployed. He uses criminal methods to maintain his lifestyle and keep his family living to the standard to which they have become accustomed.[1][3]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Jon Hamm as Andrew "Coop" Cooper, a wealthy, disaffected financier who resorts to stealing from his neighbors after getting fired from his job
- Amanda Peet as Mel Cooper, Coop's ex-wife
- Olivia Munn as Samantha "Sam" Levitt, Mel's friend who is in a complicated on-and-off sexual relationship with Coop
- Mark Tallman as Nick Brandes, an NBA player, Coop's former best friend, and Mel's new lover
- Hoon Lee as Barney Choi, Coop's business manager
- Lena Hall as Allison "Ali" Cooper, Coop's troubled and free-spirited younger sister whom he reluctantly looks after
- Aimee Carrero as Elena Benavides
- Isabel Gravitt as Tori Cooper, Coop's seventeen-year-old daughter
- Donovan Colan as Hunter Cooper, Coop's teenage son
- Eunice Bae as Grace Choi, Barney's wife
- James Marsden (season 2)[4]
Guest
[edit]- Corbin Bernsen as Jack Bailey, Coop's former boss
- Sarah Thompson as Susie Emerson
- Daniel Dale as Jake Weston, Tori's boyfriend
- Gino Vento as Hector Gutierrez
- Miriam Silverman as Gretchen Reagan[5]
- Jennifer Mudge as Julie 'Jules' Sperling
- Lizbeth MacKay as Marley Cooper
- Sandrine Holt as Rebecca Lin, a police detective
- Happy Anderson as Thomas Coffey
- Jameson Flynn Lopez as Henry Levitt
- Jordan Gelber as Paul Levitt, Sam's philandering ex-husband
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by [6] | Original release date [7] | |
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| 1 | "This Is What Happens" | Craig Gillespie | Jonathan Tropper | April 11, 2025 | |
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In a flashforward, Andrew "Coop" Cooper wakes up in a mansion next to a dead body, and hastily cleans up the blood. Four months earlier, Coop, a wealthy hedge fund manager, is abruptly fired from his job by his boss, Jack Bailey, over a fake HR complaint from Liv Cross, a junior employee he consensually slept with months prior. Coop soon learns that Jack fired him simply to absorb his accounts. Coop is divorced from his ex-wife Mel after having caught her cheating on him with his best friend Nick. Since then, Coop has moved into a rental home and had an on-and-off sexual relationship with his neighbor Sam Levitt, herself going through a chaotic divorce, while also looking after his wayward sister Ali. During a neighborhood party hosted by the Millers, Coop excuses himself and wanders the house, finding a roll of cash that he steals for himself and uses to buy a drumkit originally intended for his teenage son. He later returns to the Millers' home after they leave for vacation and steals a Patek Philippe watch alongside more money. | |||||
| 2 | "Deuce" | Craig Gillespie | Jonathan Tropper | April 11, 2025 | |
| 3 | "Theoretical Herpes" | Greg Yaitanes | Jonathan Tropper | April 18, 2025 | |
| 4 | "Literal Dragons" | TBA | Jamie Rosengard | April 25, 2025 | |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | Evan Endicott & Josh Stoddard | May 2, 2025 | |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | Jennifer Yale | May 9, 2025 | |
| 7 | TBA | TBA | Danielle DiPaolo | May 16, 2025 | |
| 8 | TBA | TBA | Bryan Parker | May 23, 2025 | |
| 9 | TBA | TBA | Jonathan Tropper | May 30, 2025 | |
Production
[edit]It was announced in December 2023 that Jon Hamm was set to star in and executive produce the series, which was created by Jonathan Tropper.[8] The series is produced by Apple Studios.[9] In February 2024, Olivia Munn joined the cast.[10] In March 2024, Amanda Peet, Mark Tallman, Hoon Lee and Lena Hall were added to the cast, with Craig Gillespie, Greg Yaitanes and Stephanie Laing set to direct episodes of the series.[11][12] In April 2024, Aimee Carrero, Isabel Gravitt, Donovan Colan, and Eunice Bae were added to the main cast, with Sandrine Holt and Corbin Bernsen cast in recurring roles.[13][14][15][16] Production began in April 2024, with Tropper announcing this on his Instagram.[17]
In April 2025, James Marsden joined the cast as a series regular in season 2.[18]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 81%. The website's critics consensus reads: "An acidly witty riff on Breaking Bad, Your Friends & Neighbors' class commentary occasionally stumbles but has an endlessly watchable avatar in star Jon Hamm".[19] Meanwhile, on Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it has received a score of 61 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mangan, Lucy (11 April 2025). "Your Friends & Neighbours review – Jon Hamm's fun new drama is like The White Lotus back from holiday". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (November 22, 2024). "Jon Hamm Drama 'Your Friends and Neighbors' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple as Season 1 Sets Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 15, 2023). "Jon Hamm to Star in and Executive Produce Apple TV+'s New Drama 'Your Friends and Neighbors'". Variety. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2025-04-15). "James Marsden Joins 'Your Friends & Neighbors' For Season 2 Of Apple Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Broadway Podcast Network - #25 - Miriam Silverman - The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Now Reads Tony Winner Miriam Silverman". broadwaypodcastnetwork.com.
- ^ "Your Friends & Neighbors". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Apple's highly anticipated drama "Your Friends & Neighbors," starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm, lands early season two renewal". Apple TV+ Press. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ White, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Jon Hamm To Star In 'Your Friends and Neighbors' Series For Apple From Jonathan Tropper". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (December 15, 2023). "Jon Hamm (Finally!) Lands His Own Apple Series With 'Your Friends and Neighbors'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 22, 2024). "Olivia Munn Joins Jon Hamm In Your Friends And Neighbors Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2024). "Amanda Peet Joins Your Friends And Neighbors Apple Series, Craig Gillespie To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 27, 2024). "Mark Tallman, Hoon Lee, Lena Hall Join Your Friends & Neighbors Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 2, 2024). "Aimee Carrero Joins Jon Hamm In Apple's 'Your Friends and Neighbors'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Campione, Katie (April 2, 2024). "Your Friends And Neighbors: Isabel Gravitt & Donovan Colan Join Jon Hamm-Led Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 18, 2024). "Apple's 'Your Friends & Neighbors' Casts Eunice Bae". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 5, 2024). "Sandrine Holt & Corbin Bernsen Join Apple's Your Friends And Neighbors As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Tropper, Jonathan (April 3, 2024). "Jonathan Tropper on Instagram: "Here we go!"". Instagram. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2025-04-15). "James Marsden Joins 'Your Friends & Neighbors' For Season 2 Of Apple Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Your Friends & Neighbors: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Your Friends & Neighbors Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
