| Genre: | Crime Comedy |
| Creator: | Greg Garcia |
| Director: | Greg Garcia |
| Music: | John E. Low |
| Cinematography: | Chad Persons |
| Runtime: | 35–40 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
| Channel: | Amazon Freevee |
Sprung is an American crime comedy television series created by Greg Garcia. It premiered on the streaming service Amazon Freevee on August 19, 2022.
After spending nearly three decades in prison, Jack is released and has to figure out where he will now live. His determination not to reenter a life of crime is challenged when his former cellmate Rooster offers a room at his mother Barb's house, with the stipulation that Jack join their criminal enterprise.[1] [2]
On April 28, 2021, it was announced that IMDb TV (later renamed Amazon Freevee) gave a series greenlight to Sprung, a single-camera comedy created by Greg Garcia and starring Garret Dillahunt, Illeana Douglas, and Phillip Garcia.[3] On September 1, 2021, it was reported that Douglas would be replaced by Martha Plimpton.[4] Garcia, Dillahunt, and Plimpton previously worked together on the sitcom Raising Hope. On May 2, 2022, it was reported that Kate Walsh, Camden Garcia, and Andre Jamal Kinney had joined the cast.[5] The series also stars Shakira Barrera, James Earl, and Clare Gillies, and guest stars Chris Bauer, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Mike Rob, Fred Grandy, Steven Ogg, Susan Ruttan, and David Wells.[2]
The sitcom was filmed throughout the Pittsburgh area in the summer and fall of 2021.[6] Greg Garcia wrote and directed all nine episodes.[7] The series is set in 2020, in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.[7]
The trailer was released on July 7, 2022.[2] The first two episodes of the series premiered on Amazon Freevee on August 19, 2022, and then two episodes were released weekly, with the season finale on September 15, 2022.[1] [2]