Jake in Progress: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Life moves at a non-stop pace for Jake Phillips, a New-York based publicist-to-the-stars who's the key player at Magnum PR Agency. Handsome, incredibly well-dressed, he's on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clientele. Whether it's a macho action star caught in an embarrassing clinch, an older actress trying to dump her much-younger (and even more famous) boyfriend, or two warring teen divas - Jake is there to spin the facts and control his client's image, a task that often leads him into unexpectedly funny situations. Complicating his work life even further is his boss, Naomi, a woman in a people profession who frankly can't stand people, and who often uses Jake to act as her go-between when things get too personal with the staff or the clients. The fact that Naomi is an expectant single mom in the difficult final stretch of her first pregnancy doesn't help matters. Brooke is an...

Series details

• Title: Jake in Progress
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2005-03-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4749

Cast and credited roles

• John Stamos — Jake Phillips
• Wendie Malick — Naomi Clark
• Rick Hoffman — Patrick Van Dorn
• Ian Gomez — Adrian

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-03-13; final listed air date 2005-04-21.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-01-09; final listed air date 2006-09-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jake in Progress 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.