Catastrophe (2015 TV series)

Catastrophe
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Sharon Horgan
  • Rob Delaney
Directed by
  • Ben Taylor
  • Jim O'Hanlon
Starring
  • Sharon Horgan
  • Rob Delaney
ComposerOli Julian
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Sharon Horgan
  • Rob Delaney
  • Richard Allen-Turner
  • Kara Baker
  • Jon Thoday
Producers
  • Adam Tandy
  • Jack Bayles
Running time24–28 minutes
Production companies
  • Merman
  • Birdbath Productions
  • Avalon Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release19 January 2015 (2015-01-19) –
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)
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Catastrophe is a British television sitcom first broadcast on 19 January 2015[1] on Channel 4. It is created, written by, and stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, who portray single people Sharon and Rob who become a couple after Sharon unexpectedly becomes pregnant following a fling while Rob is visiting London on a business trip.[2] Carrie Fisher, Ashley Jensen and Mark Bonnar play supporting characters in the series.[2]

The show was renewed for a second series in January 2015 and began broadcasting from 27 October 2015, having been brought forward from its original schedule of early 2016. In July 2016, Catastrophe was renewed for a third and fourth series. The third series, which began broadcasting in the UK on 28 February 2017, comprises six episodes — which all became available in the United States on 28 April 2017, hosted by Amazon. The fourth and final series of the show began broadcasting on 8 January 2019;[3] premiering on March 15, 2019, in the US.

For her performance in the show, Sharon Horgan was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016. Both Horgan and Delaney won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Writer: Comedy. The show was nominated for a Peabody Award.[4] In July 2016, the show received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series for Horgan and Delaney.

  1. ^ "Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on sex, parenthood and Catastrophe". The Guardian. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Star Wars' Carrie Fisher in new Sharon Horgan comedy Catastrophe – first look". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Channel 4 Sets Premiere Date For 'Catastrophe' Season 4". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "The 60 Peabody Finalists". Peabody Award. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.