Portlandia

This article is about the American TV series. For other uses, see Portlandia (disambiguation).
Portlandia
An image of an orange banner, in white text the banner reads "Portlandia".
Genre
Created by
Based onThunderAnt by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
Written by
  • Fred Armisen
  • Carrie Brownstein
  • Jonathan Krisel
  • Allison Silverman (season 1)
  • Karey Dornetto (seasons 2, 4–6 & 8)
  • Bill Oakley (seasons 2–3)
  • Graham Wagner (seasons 4–8)
  • Karen Kilgariff (season 7)
  • Megan Neuringer (season 8)
  • Phoebe Robinson (season 8)
Directed by
  • Jonathan Krisel (seasons 1–7)
  • Various (seasons 5–8)
Starring
  • Fred Armisen
  • Carrie Brownstein
Opening theme"Feel It All Around" by Washed Out
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes77 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lorne Michaels
  • Jonathan Krisel
  • Fred Armisen
  • Carrie Brownstein
  • Andrew Singer
Production locationPortland, Oregon
Camera setupMultiple camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkIFC
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) –
March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)
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Portlandia is an American sketch comedy television series starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing the city's reputation as a haven for eccentric hipsters.[1] The show was produced by Broadway Video Television and IFC Original Productions. It was created by Armisen and Brownstein, along with Jonathan Krisel, who directs it. It debuted on IFC on January 21, 2011.[2]

The show shared its title with the sculpture of the same name that sits above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Portland,[3] which appears in the show's title sequence. The show has won a Peabody Award.

In January 2017, the series was renewed for an eighth and final season, which concluded on March 22, 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "I Have a New Band". NPR: All Songs Considered. NPR. September 22, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (September 9, 2010). "IFC's 'Portlandia' crew says joke won't be on our fair city". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Portlandia, the TV Show". Portland, Oregon: KOIN. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2010. The series gets its name from the Raymond Kaskey sculpture above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 14, 2017). "'Portlandia' Renewed For Eighth & Final Season By IFC, Will There Be Spinoffs:TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 23, 2017.