Netflix Presents: The Characters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Eight up-and-coming comedians get the opportunity to create their own 30-minute episodes and do whatever they want. No rules. No limits. Each comedian writes and appears in his/her episode, presenting a series of sketches. Features Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is The New Black), Kate Berlant (The Meltdown), Dr. Brown (Dr. Brown), Paul W. Downs (Broad City), John Early (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp), Tim Robinson (Saturday Night Live), Natasha Rothwell (SNL writer) and Henry Zebrowski (Heroes Reborn). SNL's Cecily Strong and Bobby Moynihan, Tyson Beckford and Broad City's Abbi Jacobson also will appear in cameos.

Series details

• Title: Netflix Presents: The Characters
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-03-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 33 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12567
• IMDb ID: tt5228026
• TVDB ID: 306937

Cast and credited roles

• John T. Reynolds — Dan
• Kate Berlant — Brian
• John Early — Jason
• Sue Galloway — Stephanie
• Jacqueline Novak — Jacqueline
• Brandon Scott Jones — Ben J.

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-03-11; final listed air date 2016-03-11; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Netflix Presents: The Characters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.