Life & Beth | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Amy Schumer |
Starring | Amy Schumer Violet Young Michael Cera Susannah Flood |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Amy Schumer Kevin Kane Daniel Powell Ryan McFaul |
Running time | 22–36 minutes |
Production companies | It's So Easy Productions Irony Point Endeavor Content |
Original release | |
Network | Hulu |
Release | March 18, 2022 present | –
Life & Beth is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Schumer, who also stars alongside Violet Young, Michael Cera, Yamaneika Saunders, Michael Rapaport and Susannah Flood. It premiered on Hulu on March 18, 2022. [1] [2] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a ten-episode second season [3] that premiered on February 16, 2024.
The storyline in season 2 involving Matt suddenly discovering he has a teenage daughter is partially based on a real-life event that happened to the actor playing Matt, Kevin Kane. [4]
Beth's seemingly ideal life is upended when a sudden incident forces her to engage with her past.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Life & Beth" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
2 | 2 | "We're Grieving" | Ryan McFaul | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
3 | 3 | "Out on the Island" | Ryan McFaul | Colleen McGuinness | March 18, 2022 |
4 | 4 | "Pancakes" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
5 | 5 | "Fair" | Kevin Kane | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
6 | 6 | "Boat" | Ryan McFaul | Emily Goldwyn | March 18, 2022 |
7 | 7 | "Leonard" | Daniel Powell | Ron Weiner | March 18, 2022 |
8 | 8 | "Homegoing" | Ryan McFaul | Colleen McGuinness | March 18, 2022 |
9 | 9 | "MRI" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
10 | 10 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | March 18, 2022 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by [5] | Original release date [6] |
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11 | 1 | "Trust Me" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | February 16, 2024 |
12 | 2 | "Who Dat?" | Ryan McFaul | Chuck Hayward & Mia Jackson | February 16, 2024 |
13 | 3 | "Nothing Can Get Me Down" | Ryan McFaul | Phoebe Walsh | February 16, 2024 |
14 | 4 | "This Soup is Gonna Be Good" | Ryan McFaul | Ron Weiner | February 16, 2024 |
15 | 5 | "Claire" | Daniel Powell | Daniel Powell | February 16, 2024 |
16 | 6 | "The Work" | Ryan McFaul | Tami Sagher | February 16, 2024 |
17 | 7 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Ryan McFaul | Tova Diker | February 16, 2024 |
18 | 8 | "Shower Sex" | Kevin Kane | Jeremy Beiler | February 16, 2024 |
19 | 9 | "Toxic" | Amy Schumer | Alison Leiby & Sahar Jahani | February 16, 2024 |
20 | 10 | "Road to Nowhere" | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | February 16, 2024 |
The series premiered with all 10 episodes on March 18, 2022, on Hulu. [1] In international markets, it was later released via the Star content hub on Disney+, [7] [8] on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ Hotstar in Southeast Asia.
According to Whip Media, Life & Beth was the 7th most streamed original series across all platforms, in the United States during the week of March 27, 2022. [9]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 7.30/10, based on 38 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Beth proves there's still plenty of life left in Amy Schumer's artistic project, boasting the comedian's most nuanced performance yet." [10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [11]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | ReFrame Stamp | IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients | Life & Beth | Won | [12] |