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'''''Adults''''' is an American ensemble [[Television comedy|comedy]] series created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw about a group of friends in their twenties experiencing adulthood in Queens, New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/snowflakes-fx-comedy-series-1236025265/|title=FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series ‘Snowflakes’|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 29, 2024}}</ref> The show premiered on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] on May 28, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/adults-fx-comedy-premiere-date-ben-kronengold-rebecca-shaw-1236362899/|title=‘Adults’: FX Sets Premiere Date For Ensemble Comedy From Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=April 8, 2025}}</ref>
'''''Adults''''' is an American ensemble [[Television comedy|comedy]] series created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw about a group of friends in their twenties experiencing adulthood in Queens, New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/snowflakes-fx-comedy-series-1236025265/|title=FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series ‘Snowflakes’|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 29, 2024}}</ref> The show premiered on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] on May 28, 2025 for two episodes a week on broadcast, with the whole season made available on premiere date on [[Hulu]] and the [[FXNOW]] website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/adults-fx-comedy-premiere-date-ben-kronengold-rebecca-shaw-1236362899/|title=‘Adults’: FX Sets Premiere Date For Ensemble Comedy From Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=April 8, 2025}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 03:01, 11 June 2025

Adults
GenreComedy
Created byBen Kronengold
Rebecca Shaw
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production companiesGood at Bizness Inc.
Home Team
Little Fatties
Harlequitten Inc
FXP
Original release
NetworkFX
ReleaseMay 28, 2025 (2025-05-28) –
present

Adults is an American ensemble comedy series created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw about a group of friends in their twenties experiencing adulthood in Queens, New York.[1] The show premiered on FX on May 28, 2025 for two episodes a week on broadcast, with the whole season made available on premiere date on Hulu and the FXNOW website.[2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.Title [3]Directed byWritten by [4]Original release date [3]
1"Pilot"Jonathan Krisel[5]Ben Kronengold & Rebecca ShawMay 28, 2025 (2025-05-28)
Anton, Billie, and Issa are 20-somethings living with their friend Samir in his childhood Queens home while his parents are traveling. Issa tries to convince Samir to allow her new boyfriend Paul Baker to move in. They learn that an acquaintance, Kyle, has made national news for being sexually harassed at work. A social movement springs up in support around Kyle, which Anton and Issa join up with so they can get admiration. Billie, also jealous of the attention Kyle has, is encouraged by Anton and Issa to leverage the unease around Kyle's story to earn a promotion; she gives her superior a veiled threat, only for him to ask her to not return to work. Samir becomes concerned that he has crossed boundaries with his ex-girlfriend Carly when they talk about their past, but she later messages him that they are okay while he is having an awkward hookup with someone else. The group gets high and attempts to fix the broken water heater.
2"Spit Roast"Anu Valia[5]Ben Kronengold & Rebecca ShawMay 28, 2025 (2025-05-28)
Billie lets the stress of being unemployed overwhelm her to the point where she is rectal bleeding. At the hospital, Samir volunteers to be her proxy, to Issa's envy. The doctor recommends an endoscopy and colonoscopy within two weeks, but Anton reminds the group that Billie's health insurance could be gone by then. Egged on by Issa, Samir insists that the procedures be done that day. Issa feels sidelined and vents in the hospital's chapel. When Billie awakens, she informs the group that she was a contractual worker and never had health insurance to begin with. She is further disappointed to read she was indeed fired via email and the hospital bill's total ended up being $15,000.
3"Have You Seen This Man?"Anu Valia[6]Ben Kronengold & Rebecca ShawJune 4, 2025 (2025-06-04)[a]
Police alert the neighborhood to a stabber, a man Anton recently befriended on the train. Anton, grappling with his tendency to become overly sociable, goes to the police. In an attempt to help pay Billie's medical bills, Samir and Paul Baker try to sell a shotgun found in the house. Issa encourages Billie to be more sexually adventurous, which results in them unwittingly inviting the stabber, Ethan, into the house. Rather than decline an invitation to dinner, Anton tries to run Ethan over. The police arrive to arrest Ethan after bringing Samir and Paul Baker back to the house.
4"House Rules"Anu Valia[6]Sarah NaftalisJune 4, 2025 (2025-06-04)[a]
Issa drops an AirTag into the bag of a man she and Paul Baker encounter at a coffee shop, thinking him to be a perfect match for Anton. Unbeknownst to them, the AirTag is picked up by a rat when it falls out of the bag. Billie visits her old high school, where she mourns her unfulfilled potential. Though the students are unimpressed with her, her teacher Andrew encourages her not to give up. He also helps Billie dispute the medical debt, bringing it down to just $2200 which can be repaid in monthly installments. An elated Billie rewards him with a blowjob. Samir successfully interviews for a fintech company, but moons the hiring team and loses the opportunity. He then signs up to be a delivery service worker. Rather than go to a nearby bar where the AirTag has ended up, Anton sneaks back into his bedroom.
5"Theracide"Jason Woliner[8]Curtis Cook & Allie LevitanJune 11, 2025 (2025-06-11)[a]
Anton and Issa's shared therapist George dies. While at the funeral, Anton overhears some gossip that makes it sound like George had committed suicide, which he and Issa believe was motivated by their dysfunction. Samir and Paul Baker agree to deliver a case of beer to a group of sophomore boys in exchange for playing video games with them. They continue to party with them, against the friend group's wishes, until the boys invite freshman girls over to party as well. Issa and Anton invite a medium for a seance to learn if they were responsible for George's death. Feeling even guiltier, the two end up making a scene at George's wake, only to find out he died from an accidental head injury. Now officially a couple with "Mr. Teacher", Billie attends an art show with him; she humiliates herself in front of his friends, but he reassures her that he doesn't care about what they think.
6"Roast Chicken"Jason Woliner[8]Sanaz ToossiJune 11, 2025 (2025-06-11)[a]
Billie organizes a dinner party for the group to meet Mr. Teacher, who confides in Samir that he is high on ketamine due to his difficult divorce and unsure about his relationship with Billie. This prompts Samir to prod Billie into breaking up with him. Billie dismisses this, believing Samir to have resurfaced feelings from their childhood. Paul Baker has invited Julia Fox to the dinner, making Issa jealous. The roast chicken Billie has prepared turns out raw, prompting Mr. Teacher to have a breakdown and lock himself in the bathroom while insulting Samir and Billie. Billie calls his ex-wife and the guests leave.
7"Annabelle"Stefani Robinson[9]Stefani Robinson & Shaun MenchelJune 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)[a]
Issa tasks Paul Baker and Anton with watching Annabelle, a teenager that Issa has volunteered to house as she gets an abortion, but the two struggle with Annabelle's rudeness. Issa takes Billie to her dance students' rehearsal for their recital, but Issa's boss Troy demands that the self-written show Popcorn Forest be cancelled in favor of Swan Lake. Issa leads the children in a strike while Billie tries to negotiate with the bosses. Meanwhile, Samir goes upstate with his girlfriend Carly, and feels pressured not to screw it up. He freaks out when he clogs the toilet, but Carly admits she contributed to it too. As they wait for Annabelle outside her appointment, Anton and Paul Baker express attraction to one another. Later, Anton, Billie, Paul Baker and Issa perform Popcorn Forest for Annabelle and Samir.
8"The Mail"Nick Kroll[9]Ben Kronengold & Rebecca ShawJune 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)[a]
The group finally decides to go through their backlog of mail, during which Paul Baker learns his visa is expiring and he needs to return to Canada. To give him a way to stay in the country, Issa proposes to Paul Baker and he accepts. Unbeknownst to him, Issa married an old classmate, Zack-Carlos, years ago as a joke and never finalized the divorce. A priest refuses to facilitate the marriage; meanwhile Samir and Anton are unsuccessful in getting Zack-Carlos to sign the divorce papers. The group goes to a bar where Issa refuses to tell Paul Baker about her husband, while Billie flirts with a couple seeking a third party. Paul Baker confides in Anton that he wants the traditional wedding. The next day, Anton and Samir convince Zack-Carlos to sign by telling him he would get along with Paul Baker. At the courthouse, Issa gets cold feet and Zack-Carlos tells Paul Baker of their divorce. The other housemates volunteer to marry Paul Baker. Later that night, newlyweds Paul Baker and Anton share a kiss. The power goes out as the group sits down to watch a movie.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 73% approval rating based on 30 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Every generation deserves its own sitcom of likable screwups, and Adults more or less delivers one for Gen-Z with its ensemble of funny and maddening strivers."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 65 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable".[11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f This episode became available first on May 29, 2025 on FX on Hulu.[7]

References

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2024). "FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series 'Snowflakes'". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (April 8, 2025). "'Adults': FX Sets Premiere Date For Ensemble Comedy From Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ a b "Shows A-Z - adults on fx". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Adults". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Breaking News - FX's "Adults" - New Original Ensemble Comedy Series Premieres Wednesday, May 28 on FX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  10. ^ "Adutls: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "Adults: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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