Flowers (TV series)

Flowers
Genre
Created byWill Sharpe
Directed byWill Sharpe
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerDiederick Santer
ProducerNaomi De Pear
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) –
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
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Flowers is a British black comedy-drama sitcom written by Will Sharpe and starring Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt. It was commissioned by the British broadcaster Channel 4, in association with the American TV streaming service Seeso.[4] The first series premiered in the U.K. with two episodes on 25 April 2016 and was broadcast daily during the week, ending on 29 April.[5][1] In the United States, all 6 episodes were released online on 5 May 2016.[6] The series concluded with a second series following the same pattern, premiering with two episodes on 11 June 2018, in the UK, followed by an episode daily during that week.

  1. ^ a b Wallis, Sara (23 April 2016). "Star-Studded Black Comedy The Flowers Takes a Sideways Look at Mental Health and Suicide – Mirror". Mirror. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ Caird, Jo (24 April 2018). "Flowers writer Will Sharpe on bringing Japanese comedy to the British stage and screen". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ Wollaston, Sam (26 April 2016). "Flowers review – a gloriously dark sitcom about depression and rage". The Guardian. United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ Prudom, Laura (6 April 2016). "First Look: Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt Star in Seeso Dark Comedy 'Flowers'". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ Waring, Olivia (24 April 2016). "13 things to expect from new week-long, Wes Anderson-style drama Flowers". Metro. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ "First Look: Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt Star in Seeso Dark Comedy 'Flowers'". 6 April 2016.