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Everyone Else Burns
GenreSitcom
Comedy-drama
Created by
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Oliver Taylor
Written by
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Oliver Taylor
Directed byNick Collett
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Hernández
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Nicki Perkins
  • Brooke Posch
  • Laura Roseam
  • Oliver Taylor
  • Simon Bird
ProducerMolly Seymour
EditorMike Holliday
Production companies
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) –
present

Everyone Else Burns is a British television sitcom made for Channel 4 by JAX Media and Universal International Studios, starring Simon Bird, Kate O'Flynn, Amy James-Kelly, Harry Connor and Morgana Robinson. The six-part first season premiered in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2023 with episodes also available on streaming service All4. It was renewed for a second season in May 2023.

Synopsis

A coming-of-age sitcom about a Manchester family who are part of a puritanical Christian sect.[1]

Cast

Production

Channel 4 announced the project had been commissioned in May 2022 with the cast in place and JAX Media and Universal International Studios producing from a script written by Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor, and Nick Collett as director.[2] Speaking about his wig for the show Bird told The Independent, "My first reaction [upon seeing the wig] was laughter, annoyingly, which was pretty much everyone’s reaction. Which meant that we had to go ahead with it."[3] Channel 4 renewed the series for a second season in May 2023.[4]

Broadcast

Everyone Else Burns premiered in the UK on Channel 4 at 10pm on 23 January 2023. The first season consisted of six episodes in total, which are also available to on the streaming service All4.[5]

International broadcast

The series debuted in Canada on W Network on 29 May 2023.[6] In the United States, the series debuted on The CW on 26 October 2023[7] before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023.[8] Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment of The CW, blamed the marketing of the show for it being pulled.[9]

Reception

Critical reception

Writing in The Daily Telegraph Anita Singh said "there is much to enjoy here. It's not a comedy going for cheap laughs about Christianity. It is a show about family, and it has a lot of heart." About the comedy Singh said "Much of the comedy comes from the subversion of norms. David and Fiona are appalled that Rachel has studied for her exams when she should have been out preaching. "Straight As, five out of five for effort. Where did we go wrong?" and "every line has a comic payoff and every character, from the leads down to the supporting players, is well-written… there are truths about family and friends that make it seem like more than a throwaway sitcom."[10] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian commented "The jokes come thick, fast and funny... The hyper-religiosity is used to look anew at family dynamics and dysfunction; how blind you can be to abnormalities if they are all you know; and the need to break free. Mapletoft and Taylor do this without mocking faith itself... it's simply very, very funny, all the way. I'm a convert."[11] Carol Midgely in The Times said "It was a small delight. It wouldn't work half as well without Bird's manic energy as David, a pompous loser narcissist who makes his family do practice runs for the end of the world and has the worst pudding bowl haircut in Christendom." Also adding "it is sharply, wittily written too. The rest of the cast is strong… it is a brave comedy that targets religion, but only a clever one could do it with this much heart and jolliness."[12]

Accolades

In February 2024, the series was nominated at the Broadcast Awards in the Best Comedy Programme category.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Everyone Else Burns". Comedy.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". Chamnel4.com.
  3. ^ "'What's below beta male? That's where I am': Simon Bird on his Christian sect sitcom and The Inbetweeners' mixed legacy". The Independent. 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Everyone Else Burns Renewed for Second Series on Channel 4". TV Zone. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Everyone Else Burns release date, cast and latest news". Radio Times.
  6. ^ Corus Entertainment (13 April 2023). "THIS SUMMER, SOAK UP SHOWCASE AND W NETWORK'S REFRESHING SLATE OF COOL NEW SERIES AND RETURNING FAN FAVOURITES" (Press release). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (18 May 2023). "The CW Sets Acquisition-Heavy 2023-24 Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (16 November 2023). "Acquired Series Run the Burbs and Everyone Else Burns Pulled From The CW's Schedule". TVLine. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. ^ White, Peter; Campione, Katie (15 February 2024). "The CW Wants To Rival The Broadcast Networks But Brad Schwartz Needs To Find His Next Hit First". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ Singh, Anita (23 January 2023). "Everyone Else Burns, review: your prayers for a new bingeworthy British sitcom have been answered". The Telegraph.
  11. ^ "Everyone Else Burns review – a comedy to become religiously devoted to". The Guardian.
  12. ^ Midgley, Carol. "Everyone Else Burns review — a warm, witty send-up of religion's hypocrisies". The Times.
  13. ^ "Black Ops wins at Broadcast Awards 2024". Comedy.co.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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