Underemployed: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From Emmy-nominated producer Craig Wright ("Dirty Sexy Money," "Six Feet Under"), MTV's new scripted comedic drama Underemployed follows a group a five friends--Sophia, Daphne, Lou, Raviva and Miles--all filled with lofty goals, romantic dreams and hopefulness for complete world domination on their road to adulthood. But what happens when things don't go exactly according to plan?

Underemployed picks up one year after their college graduation when reality has set in and the group struggles, often comically, to stay optimistic through the major life changes young twentysomethings know all too well, including dead-end jobs, terrible bosses and romantic mistakes. This group of old friends becomes a new family as they go through all the highs and lows in their newfound adult lives and prove together that if life is about living, none of them are underemployed. The series, which is currently in production in Chicago, will feature 12 hour-long episodes and is slated to launch in fall 2012.

Sophia struggles to hold on to her dreams of becoming a writer, as she serves maple bacon bars at Donut Girl, while Daphne continues to toil as an unpaid and unnoticed intern at an advertising agency. Lou and Raviva ended their relationship when she left for Los Angeles to become a famous singer, leaving Lou on his quest to save the environment, but all that changes when she shows up on his doorstep nine-months pregnant. Meanwhile, Miles aspires to be a world famous model, the face of a major ad campaign, but instead finds himself serving mojitos and mini-tacos in his skivvies.

Series details

• Title: Underemployed
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-10-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-01-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MTV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1613

Cast and credited roles

• Michelle Ang — Sophia
• Sarah Habel — Daphne
• Jared Kusnitz — Lou
• Diego Boneta — Miles
• Inbar Lavi — Raviva

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-16; final listed air date 2013-01-12; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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