| Play It Again, Dick | |
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| Genre | Meta humor Comedy |
| Created by | Rob Thomas |
| Written by | Rob Thomas Bob Dearden |
| Directed by | Viet Nguyen |
| Starring | Ryan Hansen Kyle Gallner Kristen Bell Robert Buckley Francis Capra Enrico Colantoni Jason Dohring Christopher B. Duncan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rob Thomas Danielle Stokdyk |
| Producer | Ryan Hansen |
| Running time | 8–12 minutes |
| Production companies | Blue Ribbon Content Spondoolie Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CW Seed |
| Release | September 16 – November 4, 2014 |
| Related | |
| Veronica Mars | |
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Play It Again, Dick is an American meta comedy streaming television series that was released on The CW's online platform, CW Seed, on September 16, 2014. It functions as a short spin-off series of the teen noir show Veronica Mars, which originally aired between 2004 and 2007; the show contains appearances by most of the original starring cast. The series follows a fictionalized version of Ryan Hansen as he attempts to convince his Veronica Mars cast-mates to participate in a spin-off centered around his character, Dick Casablancas. The series was created and executive produced by Rob Thomas, produced by Danielle Stokdyk and Ryan Hansen, written by Thomas and Bob Dearden, and directed by Viet Nguyen.
The idea for the web series originated from Blue Ribbon Content, the digital division of Warner Bros. in response to the ongoing development of the film adaptation of Veronica Mars. Thomas was initially reluctant to participate, but he agreed to when the network offered to lighten his workload. The series was announced to the public in January 2014 and released in September of the same year. Most of the original cast of Veronica Mars returned for Play It Again, Dick. Upon release, the series received generally mixed reviews from television critics. Five years after the series was released, Veronica Mars was renewed for a fourth and final season on Hulu.