Fairfax (TV series)
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| Directed by | Angelo Hatgistavrou |
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| Composer | Joseph Shirley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Producer | Robbee Jones |
| Animators | Titmouse, Inc. |
| Editor | Megan Love |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | October 29, 2021 – June 10, 2022 |
Fairfax is an American adult animated comedy television series created by Matt Hausfater, Aaron Buchsbaum, and Teddy Riley. The series is voiced by Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Peter S. Kim, and Jaboukie Young-White. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on October 29, 2021.
Premise
[edit]Four middle school best friends embark on a never-ending quest for popularity on Fairfax Avenue – Los Angeles' pulsing heart of hypebeast culture.[1]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Skyler Gisondo as Dale
- Kiersey Clemons as Derica
- Peter S. Kim as Benny
- Jaboukie Young-White as Truman
Guest
[edit]- Pamela Adlon as Phyllis
- Jeff Bottoms as The Plug
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Trini
- Rob Delaney as Grant
- Zoey Deutch as Lily
- Colton Dunn as Principal Weston
- John Leguizamo as Glenn the pigeon
- Camila Mendes as Melody
- Larry Owens as Jules
- Linda Park as Joy
- Billy Porter as Hiroki Hassan
- Ben Schwartz as Cody
- Tim Simons as Brian
- J. B. Smoove as Quattro the pigeon
- SungWon Cho as Jay
- Dr. Phil as himself
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season 1 (2021)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Matt Taylor | Teddy Riley, Aaron Buchsbaum, Matthew Hausfater | October 29, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "Big Peens" | Douglas Einar Olsen | Teddy Riley, Aaron Buchsbaum, Matthew Hausfater | October 29, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "Fairfolks" | Matt Taylor | Laura Pollak | October 29, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "Dale Hates His Dad" | Erica Hayes | Evan Waite | October 29, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "Chernobylfest" | Douglas Einar Olsen | Shana Gohd | October 29, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "Smells Like E-Spirit" | Erica Hayes | Evan Waite | October 29, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "Secure the Bag" | Matt Taylor, Patrick Kochakji | Connie Shin | October 29, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | "Belly of the Hypebeast" | Doug Einar Olsen | Aaron Buchsbaum, Teddy Riley, Matthew Hausfater | October 29, 2021 |
Season 2 (2022)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 9 | 1 | "Fairfax at Night" | Erica Hayes | Aaron Buchsbaum, Teddy Riley, Matthew Hausfater | June 10, 2022 |
| 10 | 2 | "So You Think You Can Grieve?" | Patrick Kochakji | Shaun Diston | June 10, 2022 |
| 11 | 3 | "The Circle of Hype" | Douglas Einar Olsen | Laura Pollak | June 10, 2022 |
| 12 | 4 | "Career Day" | Erica Hayes, Becks Wallace | Marlena Rodriguez | June 10, 2022 |
| 13 | 5 | "This Binch is on Fire" | Patrick Kochakji | Michael Liebenson | June 10, 2022 |
| 14 | 6 | "Clout 9" | Douglas Einar Olsen | Jen Kim | June 10, 2022 |
| 15 | 7 | "Big Little Al's" | Erica Hayes, Becks Wallace | Ariel Ladensohn | June 10, 2022 |
| 16 | 8 | "Fashion War" | Patrick Kochakji | Aaron Buchsbaum, Matthew Hausfater, Teddy Riley | June 10, 2022 |
Production
[edit]The project was first announced to be in development at Amazon Studios on December 19, 2019, with Matt Hausfater attached as co-creator.[2] On January 29, 2020, Amazon Prime Video gave the project a 2-season order consisting of 8 half-hour episodes per season, with Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley joining as co-creators and executive producing the project alongside Hausfater. It was also announced that Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, and Ben Kalina of Titmouse, Inc. were set to also executive produce the series alongside Serious Business. The characters for the series were designed by graphic designer Somehoodlum.[1]
On September 29, 2021, it was announced that Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Peter S. Kim, and Jaboukie Young-White would make up the main voice cast with Pamela Adlon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Rob Delaney, Zoey Deutch, John Leguizamo, Camila Mendes, Billy Porter, and Ben Schwartz among the guest stars.[3]
Release
[edit]All eight episodes of the first season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 29, 2021.[3] Season 2 was released on June 10, 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Petski, Denise (January 16, 2021). "Adult Animated Comedy 'Fairfax' Gets 2-Season Order By Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (December 19, 2019). "Phil Lord & Chris Miller To Produce Workplace Comedy From Nicole Delaney & Matt Hausfater In Works At Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Del Rosario, Alexandra (September 29, 2021). "'Fairfax': Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Jaboukie Young-White & Peter S. Kim Among Voice Cast For Amazon Animated Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Trailer: Prime Video Cooks up 'Fairfax' S2 with Guest Guy Fieri". April 12, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Fairfax at IMDb
- Fairfax at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2020s American adult animated television series
- 2020s American animated comedy television series
- 2020s American teen sitcoms
- 2021 American television series debuts
- 2022 American television series endings
- Amazon Prime Video original programming
- American English-language television shows
- American adult animated comedy television series
- American animated sitcoms
- American flash adult animated television series
- Television series about social media
- Middle school television series
- American teen animated television series
- Television series by Amazon MGM Studios
- Animated television series by Amazon MGM Studios
- Animated television series set in Los Angeles