Loudermilk (TV series)

Loudermilk
Loudermilk
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Peter Farrelly; Bobby Mort;
Directed by	Peter Farrelly
Starring	Ron Livingston; Will Sasso; Anja Savcic; Laura Mennell;
Opening theme	"Stand on the Horizon" by Franz Ferdinand
Composer	Dave Palmer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Peter Farrelly; Bobby Mort; Christopher Long; Shane Elrod; Bart Peters; Mark Burg; David Guillod; Kate Regan; Bobby Farrelly;
Producers	Kate Regan; Jonathan I. Schwartz;
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography	David Pelletier
Editors	Allan Lee; Jorelle Miranda;
Running time	27–30 minutes
Production company	Primary Wave Entertainment
Release
Original network	Audience (seasons 1-2); Amazon Prime Video (season 3);
Original release	October 17, 2017 –; December 31, 2020
External links
	Official website on Amazon.com
	Defunct ATT.net official website (archive.org copy)

Loudermilk is an American comedy television series created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort that premiered on October 17, 2017 on the AT&T Audience Network. The series stars Ron Livingston, Will Sasso, Laura Mennell, Anja Savcic, Mat Fraser, Toby Levins, and Mark Brandon.^[1]^[2] In December 2018, it was announced that Audience had renewed the series for a third season. In April 2020, the series was left without a home after the network ceased operations.^[3]

Amazon subsequently acquired the rights to stream the series, and the previously unaired third season was released on Amazon Prime Video in some countries, such as Canada, in December 2020.^{[citation needed]} The series made its U.S. debut in March 2021, while the third season was added the following month.^[4]^[5]

Further seasons have been conceptualized by the creators, but are as-yet unproduced, as a sponsoring (not just distribution) network is being sought.^[5]

Premise[]

Sam Loudermilk, a former music critic and recovering addict-alcoholic who has not achieved anything like emotional sobriety, is a substance abuse counselor and support group leader who regularly doles out clever but acid-tongued critiques to his clients, his friends, and any random person he interacts with. Loudermilk is somewhat nicer to the few people close to him, including his best friend and (usually) sober sponsor, Ben Burns, and his sponsee and unplanned roommate, the young Claire Wilkes.^[1]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Cast and characters[]

Main[]

Ron Livingston as Sam Loudermilk
Will Sasso as Ben Burns
Anja Savcic as Claire Wilkes
Laura Mennell as Allison Montgomery (Season 1)

Regulars[]

Brian Regan as Winston "Mugsy" Bennigan
Ricky Blitt as New Guy (Hiram)
Timothy Webber as Ed
Viv Leacock as Stevie
Jackie Flynn as Tony
Mat Fraser as Roger Frostly
Sam Bob as Cloud
Tyler Layton-Olson as Cisco
Eric Keenleyside as Father Michael
Danny Wattley as Cutter (Season 1)

Recurring[]

Tom Butler as Jack Loudermilk
Lissie as Lizzie Poole (Season 3)
Benjamin Rogers as Felix Furbush
Brendan McNamara as Tom Blitt (Season 1)
Melinda Dahl as Annette
Sofiya Cheyenne as Louise (Season 2)
Anna Galvin as Jane Wilkes
Edward Barbanell as Charlie
Cassandra Naud as Cappuccino (Season 3)

Episodes[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	10	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)	December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
	2	10	October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)	December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
	3	10	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)

Season 1 (2017)[]

*Loudermilk* season 1 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"A Girl in Trouble Is a Temporary Thing"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
2	2	"Shark Week"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
3	3	"You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets"	Peter Farrelly	Danny Smith	October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
4	4	"It's All About the Beans"	Peter Farrelly	Dave Connaughton & John Trozak	November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
5	5	"There's a New Kid in Town"	Peter Farrelly	Dave Connaughton, John Trozak & Peter Farrelly	November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
6	6	"Lay, Lady, Lay"	Peter Farrelly	Dave Connaughton, John Trozak & Peter Farrelly	November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
7	7	"Father of the Year"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
8	8	"Invitation Only"	Peter Farrelly	Shira Hoffman & Peter Farrelly	December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
9	9	"Highway 10 Revisited"	Peter Farrelly	Ricky Blitt	December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
10	10	"Bourbon Street"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)

Season 2 (2018)[]

*Loudermilk* season 2 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[9]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[9]
11	1	"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)
12	2	"Cruel to Be Kind"	Peter Farrelly	Bobby Mort	October 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)
13	3	"All Apologies"	Peter Farrelly	Jimmy Dunn, Jackie Flynn & Peter Farrelly	October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)
14	4	"White Rabbit"	Bobby Farrelly	Dave Connaughton & John Trozak	November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
15	5	"I Fought the Law"	Bobby Farrelly	Dave Connaughton & John Trozak	November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)
16	6	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Bobby Farrelly	Ricky Blitt	November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
17	7	"He Ain't Heavy"	Bobby Farrelly	Danny Smith	November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27)
18	8	"Iron Man"	Bobby Farrelly	Kate Schriver & Laura Streicher	December 4, 2018 (2018-12-04)
19	9	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"	Bobby Farrelly	Jim Freeman & Brian Jarvis	December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11)
20	10	"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"	Bobby Farrelly	Bobby Mort	December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)

Season 3 (2020)[]

*Loudermilk* season 3 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[10]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[9]
21	1	"Stuck in the Middle with You"	Bobby Farrelly	Bobby Mort & Peter Farrelly	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
22	2	"There Goes My Baby"	Bobby Farrelly	John Jordan & Thomas Jordan	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
23	3	"American Idiot"	Bobby Farrelly	Bobby Mort	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
24	4	"Hit Me Baby One More Time"	Peter Farrelly	Jackie Flynn, Jimmy Dunn & Peter Farrelly	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
25	5	"Just What I Needed"	Bobby Farrelly	Laura Streicher & Kate Schriver	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
26	6	"Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry"	Peter Farrelly	Dave Connaughton & John Trozak	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
27	7	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Bobby Farrelly	Ricky Blitt	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
28	8	"Resurrection Shuffle"	Bobby Farrelly	Danny Smith	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
29	9	"Should Have Known Better"	Peter Farrelly	Yassir Lester & Peter Farrelly	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
30	10	"When I'm Alone"	Bobby Farrelly	Peter Farrelly & Bobby Mort	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)

Production[]

Loudermilk originally premiered on AT&T's Audience Network.^[5] Its first season debuted in 2017. On April 12, 2018, Audience renewed the series for a second season,^[6] which it premiered on October 16, 2018.^[7] On December 5, 2018, it was announced that Audience had renewed the series for a third season,^[11] but the network ceased operations in May 2020, prior to the third season's scheduled airing.^[3]

Amazon Prime Video, who was already carrying the series in some countries outside the U.S., premiered the third season in those countries on December 31, 2020.^{[citation needed]} Amazon acquired the U.S. streaming rights for the show and made the first two seasons available there on March 12, 2021.^[4] On April 27, 2021, the third season received its U.S. premiere on Prime.^[5]

Future[]

Although, in the wake of the Audience Network shutdown, the cast was released from any contractual obligations to produce further episodes, co-creator Peter Farrelly has stated that "everybody wants to come back and do Season 4", and that a production network is being sought. While Amazon is distributing the existing seasons, to date they have not taken on a production role for further seasons. In total, Farrelly has envisioned seven seasons' worth of plotlines and character arcs.^[3]^[5]

Reception[]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 7.12 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states:

Loudermilk's timely premise and sharp writing lay a solid foundation for a strong central performance from Ron Livingston, perfectly cast in this endearing dark comedy about a rock critic turned recovering alcoholic.^[12]

Distribution[]

The series is distributed by Sony Pictures TV; and in Canada, Germany, Italy, the U.K., and the U.S., it airs on Amazon Prime Video.^[5]^[8]^[13]^[14]

External links[]

Official website
Loudermilk at IMDb

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hipes, Patrick (July 20, 2016). "Peter Farrelly & Bobby Mort Comedy Series 'Loudermilk' Lands At Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^ Petski, Denise (May 17, 2017). "'Loudermilk' Comedy Series Gets October Premiere On Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Andreeva, Nellie (October 19, 2020). "Peter Farrelly Makes the Case For 'Loudermilk', Teases Season 3 & Beyond As 2 Former Audience Series Seek New Homes". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Andreeva, Nellie (March 10, 2021). ""Loudermilk" Picked Up By Amazon's Prime Video, Including Unaired Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andreeva, Nellie (April 27, 2021). "'Loudermilk' Season 3 Premieres Today On Amazon Prime Video – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Petski, Denise (April 12, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Renewed For Season 2 By Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Haring, Bruce (July 27, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Second Season, East St. Louis Documentary Premiere Dates Set By AT&T Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Seale, Jack (April 14, 2018). "From Fun Bobby to Flaked: why sitcoms are sobering up". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Shows A-Z - Loudermilk on audience | TheFutonCritic.com". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Prime Video: Loudermilk, Season 3". Prime Video. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Petski, Denise (December 5, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Renewed For Season 3 By AT&T Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Loudermilk Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ Krannich, Bernd (July 9, 2018). ""Loudermilk": Schwarzhumorige Comedy mit Ron Livingston kehrt im Oktober zurück". TV Wunschliste (in German). Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Loudermilk, la serie TV comedy di Amazon Prime Video - QuotidianoNet". QuotidianoNet (in Italian). March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[Hipes-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hipes, Patrick (July 20, 2016). "Peter Farrelly & Bobby Mort Comedy Series 'Loudermilk' Lands At Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

[2] Petski, Denise (May 17, 2017). "'Loudermilk' Comedy Series Gets October Premiere On Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

[Andreeva_October_2020-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Andreeva, Nellie (October 19, 2020). "Peter Farrelly Makes the Case For 'Loudermilk', Teases Season 3 & Beyond As 2 Former Audience Series Seek New Homes". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[Andreeva_March_2021-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Andreeva, Nellie (March 10, 2021). ""Loudermilk" Picked Up By Amazon's Prime Video, Including Unaired Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[Andreeva_April_2021-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andreeva, Nellie (April 27, 2021). "'Loudermilk' Season 3 Premieres Today On Amazon Prime Video – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

[Petski_April_2018-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Petski, Denise (April 12, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Renewed For Season 2 By Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[Haring-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Haring, Bruce (July 27, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Second Season, East St. Louis Documentary Premiere Dates Set By AT&T Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[Seale-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Seale, Jack (April 14, 2018). "From Fun Bobby to Flaked: why sitcoms are sobering up". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[Schedule-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Shows A-Z - Loudermilk on audience | TheFutonCritic.com". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[s3-10] "Prime Video: Loudermilk, Season 3". Prime Video. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[11] Petski, Denise (December 5, 2018). "'Loudermilk' Renewed For Season 3 By AT&T Audience Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[12] "Loudermilk Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[13] Krannich, Bernd (July 9, 2018). ""Loudermilk": Schwarzhumorige Comedy mit Ron Livingston kehrt im Oktober zurück". TV Wunschliste (in German). Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[14] "Loudermilk, la serie TV comedy di Amazon Prime Video - QuotidianoNet". QuotidianoNet (in Italian). March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

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