Perfect Harmony (TV series) explained

Creator:Lesley Wake Webster
Theme Music Composer:John Jenkins Husband, music; William Paton Mackay, lyrics
Opentheme:"Revive Us Again"
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:13
Producer:Justin McEwen
Cinematography:David Robert Jones
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:22 minutes
Network:NBC

Perfect Harmony is an American musical comedy television series created by Lesley Wake Webster that aired on NBC from September 26, 2019 to January 23, 2020. The series stars Bradley Whitford as Dr. Arthur Cochran who is a music director at a small church in the fictional town of Conley Fork, Kentucky and Anna Camp as Ginny who is a single mother and waitress, and is the leading choir member.

The series also stars Will Greenberg, Tymberlee Hill, Geno Segers, Rizwan Manji and Spencer Allport. In June 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

In this single camera comedy, a rural church gets the choir director it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy League music professor stumbles through their door.

Cast

Production

Development

On October 23, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production for the pilot production commitment. On January 25, 2019, the production officially received a pilot order. The pilot was written by Lesley Wake Webster who executive produces alongside Bradley Whitford, Jason Winer, Jon Radler and Adam Anders. Production companies involved with the pilot include Small Dog Picture Company and 20th Century Fox Television. On May 11, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order, together with Indebted and .[1] A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Thursday night in the 2019–20 television season at 8:30 P.M.[2] The series debuted on September 26, 2019.[3] On June 10, 2020, NBC canceled the series after one season.[4]

Casting

In February 2019, it was announced that Bradley Whitford, Anna Camp and Will Greenberg had been cast in the pilot's leading roles.[5] [6] Although the pilot was ordered, in March 2019 it was reported that Tymberlee Hill, Geno Segers and Rizwan Manji had joined the cast.[7]

Release

In countries like Australia and New Zealand the show is available to stream on Disney+ Star because 20th Century Fox Television was involved in the show.

Marketing

On May 12, 2019, NBC released the first official trailer for the series.[8]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregation Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 62% with an average rating of 6.67/10, based on 13 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Perfect Harmony precarious premise doesn't always hit the right notes, but a charming cast and a few clever jokes inspire hope that with a little more practice it could really sing."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 54 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBC Picks Up Comedies 'Perfect Harmony' & 'Indebted', Drama 'Lincoln' To Series. Andreeva. Nellie. 11 May 2019. Deadline Hollywood. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191230152444/https://deadline.com/2019/05/nbc-perfect-harmony-comedy-indebted-series-lincoln-series-order-bradley-whitford-fran-drescher-russell-hornsby-1202612587/. 30 December 2019. live.
  2. Web site: NBC Fall 2019-20 Schedule: Not A Lot Of Change For Top-Rated Network, 'Will & Grace' & 'Manifest' Held For Midseason. Andreeva. Nellie. Patten. Dominic. 12 May 2019. Deadline Hollywood. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515032125/https://deadline.com/2019/05/nbc-fall-2019-20-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-this-is-us-nfl-little-big-shots-mike-schur-will-and-grace-manifest-1202612948/. 15 May 2019. live.
  3. Web site: NBC Fall Premiere Dates: 'The Voice', 'This Is Us', New 'Bluff City Law' & 'Sunnyside', More. Deadline Hollywood. Erik. Pederson. June 17, 2019. June 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617180916/https://deadline.com/2019/06/nbc-fall-premiere-dates-2019-the-voice-chicago-bluff-city-law-sunnyside-perfect-harmony-1202633630/. June 17, 2019. live.
  4. Web site: 'Perfect Harmony' & 'Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For The Bone Collector' Cancelled At NBC. White. Peter. June 10, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. June 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610191349/https://deadline.com/2020/06/perfect-harmony-lincoln-rhyme-hunt-for-the-bone-collector-cancelled-nbc-1202955584/. June 10, 2020. live.
  5. Web site: Anna Camp To Star In Bradley Whitford's NBC Church Choir Comedy Pilot. Andreeva. Nellie. Petski. Denise. February 7, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. June 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727133026/https://deadline.com/2019/02/anna-camp-star-bradley-whitford-nbc-church-choir-comedy-pilot-1202551908/. July 27, 2019. live.
  6. Web site: 'Wrecked's Will Greenberg Joins NBC's Bradley Whitford Musical Pilot As TBS Comedy Series Faces Uncertain Future. Andreeva. Nellie. February 22, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. June 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601230914/https://deadline.com/2019/02/wrecked-will-greenberg-nbc-bradley-whitford-musical-pilot-tbs-comedy-series-canceled-uncertain-future-1202563176/. June 1, 2019. live.
  7. Web site: Tymberlee Hill Joins Bradley Whitford NBC Comedy Pilot 'Perfect Harmony'; Fran Drescher In 'Uninsured'. Petski. Denise. March 4, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. June 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514185916/https://deadline.com/2019/03/tymberlee-hill-bradley-whitford-nbc-comedy-pilot-perfect-harmony-fran-drescher-uninsured-1202569394/. May 14, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Petski. Denise. NBC New Series Trailers: 'Bluff City Law', 'Perfect Harmony', 'Sunnyside'. Deadline Hollywood. May 12, 2019. May 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512175316/https://deadline.com/video/nbc-new-series-trailers-bluff-city-law-perfect-harmony-sunnyside-watch/. May 12, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Perfect Harmony: Season 1 (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. October 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926101521/https://rottentomatoes.com/tv/perfect_harmony/s01. September 26, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Perfect Harmony: Season 1. Metacritic. September 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004185113/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/perfect-harmony. October 4, 2019. live.

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