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Atypical - Season 1
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, a journey that sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.
19 November 1957, Sherman, Texas, USA
5 December 1980, Montréal, Québec, Canada
28 September 1992, London, England, UK
1977, McAllen, Texas, USA
30 August 1989
August 10, 2017
The overwhelming strength of Atypical is how very human it is, of its affection for its messy, relatable characters.
August 10, 2017
Sam's disarmingly blunt, awkward yearning for adolescent affection and connection gives a sweet John Hughes gloss to a series that can make you laugh out loud then choke back tears with the manipulative panache of This Is Us.
August 10, 2017
Watchable but inconsistent, the half-hour series dilutes its genuine pathos and strengths with characters and situations that seem to have parachuted in from a different show.
August 11, 2017
[Rashid's] wise choice to expend as much effort on the characterizations of family members as on Sam himself has expanded the show from a fundraising infomercial to something much more wrenching and complex.
August 10, 2017
Atypical presents a point of view and a lead character that are, well, atypical in the TV landscape. But its sweetness and predictability make it a little too typical to be great.
August 11, 2017
Chronicling the 18-year-old life of a young man on the autistic spectrum, "Atypical" does a fine job capturing choice insights into our protagonist's mind, but its overarching story is as predictable as they come.
August 11, 2017
The best parts come when Sam and sister Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine) have heart-to-hearts and whenever he gushes his vast knowledge and love of penguins. Now streaming on Netflix.
August 11, 2017
With a TV landscape increasingly littered with unlikable characters, gratuitous violence, and true-crime dramas, a smart show about good people just trying to help one another is a breath of fresh air.
August 09, 2017
This family is really hard to dislike, and they become people remarkably easy to root for, thanks in large part to writing that is more empathetic and believable as the show unfolds, and a simply fantastic ensemble.
August 09, 2017
With a couple of actors' actors -- Leigh and Rapaport -- and Gilchrist at the helm, "Atypical" still manages to mostly stay on track. It's a good newcomer with the potential to get better.
