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Atypical
Sign in to saveAtypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The series takes place in Connecticut, and focuses on the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021.
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Atypical is an English-language drama, comedy, and family series created by Robia Rashid. The show aired on Netflix for four seasons, comprising a total of 38 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 31 minutes.
The series premiered on August 11, 2017, and concluded on July 9, 2021. It holds a status of ended. Audience ratings for the show include an average vote of 8.052 and a rating of 7.9.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 8.1Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
- Aired
- 2017–2021
- Seasons
- 4 · 38 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Robia Rashid
- Network
- Netflix
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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TV series
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Netflix
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Family
- Runtime
- 31 min
- TVMaze rating
- 7.9/10
Key facts
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- Atypical póster.jpg
- Television.caption
- Poster for season 1
- Television.runtime
- 26–38 minutes
- Television.creator
- Robia Rashid
- Television.composer
- Dan Romer
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.network
- Netflix
- Television.location
- Los Angeles, California
- Television.producer
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Television.num_seasons
- 4
- Television.num_episodes
- 38
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Owned by
- Netflix
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Depicts
- autism
- Creator
- Robia Rashid
- Director
- Seth Gordon
- Cast member
- Eric McCormack
- Composer
- Dan Romer
- Producer
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Narrative location
- Newtown
- FilmAffinity ID
- 234251
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Cast and characters
- Main
- Recurring
- Episodes
- Series overview
- Season 1 (2017)
- Season 2 (2018)
- Season 3 (2019)
- Season 4 (2021)
- Background, production, and release
- Reception
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Atypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The series takes place in Connecticut, and focuses on the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021.
The first season received mostly positive reviews, but was criticized by some reviewers for its lack of autistic actors, and inaccuracies in its depiction of autism. The second season featured autistic actors and writers, giving them an opportunity to work and represent their community, and received mostly positive reviews. The third season continued this positive development and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.
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