Happyish: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Happyish is a scathing examination of our pursuit of happiness, a pursuit that might just be the very thing causing our unhappiness in the first place. The new half-hour pilot stars Steve Coogan as Thom Payne, a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," as his mentor insists, or does he just have a "low joy ceiling," as his corporate headhunter suggests? Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Maybe, after 44 years on this ludicrous planet, settling for happyish is the best one can expect.

Series details

• Title: Happyish
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2015-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1735

Cast and credited roles

• Steve Coogan — Thom Payne
• Kathryn Hahn — Lee Payne
• Bradley Whitford — Jonathan Cooke
• Sawyer Shipman — Julius Payne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-26; final listed air date 2015-06-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Happyish 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.