Portlandia ( TV series ) - wikipedia Portlandia ( TV series ) Portlandia Genre Comedy Satire Sketch Surreal humour Created by Fred Armisen Carrie Brownstein Jonathan Krisel Starring Fred Armisen Carrie Brownstein Opening theme `` Feel It All Around '' by Washed Out Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 7 No. of episodes 67 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Lorne Michaels Jonathan Krisel Fred Armisen Carrie Brownstein Andrew Singer Location ( s ) Portland, Oregon Camera setup Single camera Production company ( s ) Broadway Video IFC Original Productions Release Original network IFC Picture format 480i ( NTSC ) 1080i ( HDTV ) Audio format Stereo Original release January 21, 2011 ( 2011 - 01 - 21 ) -- present External links Website www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia Portlandia is a sketch comedy television series set and filmed in and around Portland, Oregon, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. The show is produced by Broadway Video Television and IFC Original Productions. It was created by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, along with Jonathan Krisel, who directs it. It debuted on IFC on January 21, 2011. The show shares its title with the sculpture of the same name that sits above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Portland, which appears in the show 's title sequence. The show has won a Peabody Award. In January 2017, the series was renewed for an eighth and final season to debut in 2018. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Conception and development 1.2 Filming and production 2 Episodes 3 Characters 4 Reception 5 Awards and nominations 6 Home and international release 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Production Conception and development Brownstein and Armisen first met in 2003 and began collaborating on a series of comedy sketches for the Internet in 2005 titled ThunderAnt. The sketches became increasingly Portland - centric, with premises ranging from irate diners at a popular Hawthorne District restaurant registering ridiculous complaints on the review website Yelp ! to a character 's disastrous one - man performance at the city 's Hollywood Theatre. In July 2009, the duo pitched their idea for a full - fledged sketch comedy show to IFC and Lorne Michaels ' Broadway Video production company, and the project was quickly approved. Some of the content on the show first appeared in the web series ; the `` Women & Women First '' feminist bookstore sketch and its owners ' characters, Toni and Candace, originated there. Filming and production The series is set and filmed on location in Portland, Oregon. Production for the first season, consisting of six episodes, began in August 2010 and was completed in September 2010. The budget for the first season was set at less than $1 million ( US ). Along with Allison Silverman, a former head writer and executive producer for The Colbert Report, and Portlandia director Jonathan Krisel, Armisen and Brownstein wrote the sketches that appear in the first six episodes. Lorne Michaels served as executive producer. Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, stars of the show. The series stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in various roles. Guest stars include : Kirsten Dunst ; Olivia Wilde ; Selma Blair ; Chloë Sevigny ; Roseanne Barr ; Steve Buscemi ; Aimee Mann ; Johnny Marr ; Sarah McLachlan ; Brownstein 's Sleater - Kinney bandmate, Janet Weiss ; KD Lang ; Heather Graham ; Michael Nesmith ; Aubrey Plaza ; Kumail Nanjiani ; Jason Sudeikis ; Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam ; Edward James Olmos ; J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. ; Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age ; Gus Van Sant ; Tim Robbins ; Martina Navratilova ; Jeff Goldblum ; Joanna Newsom ; Annie Clark ; Jack White ; and Kyle MacLachlan as a fictional mayor of Portland. Actual Portland mayor Sam Adams is also featured as an assistant to the mayor. Another episode, including a fictionalized music festival similar to Portland 's actual MusicfestNW, featured a rock band played by Colin Meloy and Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists ; James Mercer of The Shins ; Brownstein 's Sleater - Kinney bandmate, Corin Tucker ; and Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. On February 14, 2011, IFC ordered a ten - episode second season, which began airing in January 2012. On March 21, 2012, IFC announced its renewal of the show for a third season. On June 12, 2013, the network announced its renewal of Portlandia for fourth and fifth seasons, of ten episodes each, that aired in early 2014 and early 2015. On February 10, 2015, it was announced that IFC had picked up Portlandia for sixth and seventh seasons. In January 2017, the series was renewed for an eighth and final season to debut in 2018. Filming for the final season began in Portland in June 2017. Episodes Main article : List of Portlandia episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 6 January 21, 2011 ( 2011 - 01 - 21 ) February 25, 2011 ( 2011 - 02 - 25 ) 10 January 6, 2012 ( 2012 - 01 - 06 ) March 9, 2012 ( 2012 - 03 - 09 ) 11 December 14, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 14 ) March 1, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 01 ) 10 February 27, 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 27 ) May 1, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 01 ) 5 10 January 8, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 08 ) March 12, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 12 ) 6 10 January 21, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 21 ) March 24, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 24 ) 7 10 January 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 05 ) March 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 09 ) Characters Main article : List of Portlandia characters Most of the sketches on Portlandia feature Armisen and Brownstein playing one of a variety of pairs of characters, most of which appear in multiple episodes. One of those pairings is `` Fred and Carrie '', a naturalistic depiction that is supposed to represent versions of the actors as if they were friends living together in a house in Portland. Most of the others use makeup, costumes, and wigs to depict pairings both young and old of various types. Sometimes cross-dressing is used, as when Armisen portrays Candace, co-owner of the Women and Women First bookstore, or when Armisen and Brownstein swap genders to play the couple Nina and Lance. There are also a small number of recurring characters played by other actors, such as the Mayor of Portland and his assistant ( played by Kyle MacLachlan and Sam Adams, the actual mayor from 2009 - 2012 ), Fred and Carrie 's landlord ( played by Steve Buscemi, who also directed several episodes ), Angel ( played by Angel Bouchet, who appears in multiple episodes as herself ), and a swinger couple ( played by Ebbe Roe Smith and Kristine Levine ). Reception Jonathan Krisel, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Lorne Michaels at the Peabody Awards. Portlandia debuted on IFC on January 21, 2011. IFC `` cheered '' the first episode 's Nielsen ratings of 263,000 viewers ( live plus same day ) ; factoring in repeats and three days ' worth of DVR viewings, the number grew to 725,000, a figure that does not include an estimated 500,000 online preview viewings on IFC.com, Hulu and YouTube during the days before the official IFC premiere. As of May 1, 2012 the series was available to watch on Netflix in Ireland and the UK. The show has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given the first season a rating of 71 out of 100, and the second season a rating of 75 out of 100. Both of these ratings fall within the site 's range of `` generally favorable reviews ''. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called the show `` funny and charming. '' Verne Gay of Newsday awarded the series an `` A '' grade and called it `` hilarious ''. He noted that `` Brownstein and Armisen move so effortlessly between characters, then execute their riffs, tics, styles and voices with such skilled abandon that before long this does n't seem like satire any longer but a fun house mirror reflection of intensely real people. '' Contrarily, Brian Lowry, writing for Variety, noted that the show was `` clearly on a shoestring budget '' and said that it featured an `` array of tiresome characters '' that provided `` further proof not everyone deserves a sketch comedy showcase - especially when the premise cuts no deeper than vignettes inspired by the wheat - germy, hippie - ish environs of Portland, Ore. '' Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is a fan of the show. In a 2014 interview he said, `` I think that 's the best comedy on TV right now, and it 's easily one of the best comedies of all time ''. The sketches set in the feminist bookstore `` Women and Women First '' were filmed in an actual non-profit feminist bookstore and event center in Portland named In Other Words ; this name can be seen on the chalkboard listing in - store events behind the cash register. Although the feminist bookstore and community center, In Other Words, formerly referenced the show in promoting itself, the store decided to end its relationship with the show in late 2016, stating in a blog post that `` the location and staff were mistreated during a filming session, the show is trans - antagonistic and trans - misogynist, becoming more offensive as time goes on, the show does n't reflect the diversity of the Portland area and contributes to gentrification. '' Awards and nominations Portlandia won a Peabody Award in 2011 `` for its good - natured lampooning of hipster culture, which hits the mark whether or not you 're in on the joke. '' Portlandia also won an Emmy Award in 2011 for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special and was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. Former Portland mayor Sam Adams ( 2009 to 2012 ) also appeared on the show and proclaimed January 21, 2011, Portlandia Day. The proclamation included a decorative bird, referring to a joke in the TV series. A bicycle tour company began offering Portlandia tours. For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the show received nominations in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Fred Armisen, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for Jonathan Krisel, and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Steve Buscemi for the episode `` Celery ''. Year Award Nominated work Result 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Music Program, or Special Amanda Needham and Nichole Dimitras Won 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Jonathan Krisel Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Karey Dornetto Nominated Peabody Award Area of Excellence Portlandia Won Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy / Variety ( including talk ) series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley Won 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Jonathan Krisel Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Bill Oakley Nominated Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or a Special Amanda Needham Won Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy / Variety ( including talk ) series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley Nominated Art Directors Guild Awards Multi-Camera Unscripted Series Tyler Robinson, Schuyler Telleen and Katherine Isom Won 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Fred Armisen Nominated Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Buscemi Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Jonathan Krisel Nominated Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto Nominated Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality - Competition Program Tyler B. Robinson, Schuyler Telleen and Katherine Isom Nominated Outstanding Single - Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Bill Benz and Daniel Gray Longino Nominated Online Film & Television Association Award Best Direction in a Comedy Series Portlandia Nominated Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Buscemi Nominated 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Portlandia Nominated Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality - Competition Programming Tyler Robinson, Schuyler Telleen, and Katherine Isom Won Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Carrie Brownstein Nominated Online Film & Television Association Award Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program Fred Armisen Nominated Best Female Performance in a Fiction Program Carrie Brownstein Nominated Best Ensemble in a Fiction Program Nominated 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Portlandia Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto Nominated Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality - Competition Series Schuyler Telleen and Katherine Isom Won Online Film & Television Association Award Best Variety Program Portlandia Nominated Best Female Performance in a Variety Program Carrie Brownstein Nominated Best Ensemble in a Variety, Reality or Non-Fiction Program Nominated Best Writing of a Variety Program Nominated Art Directors Guild Awards Variety, Reality or Competition Series Schuyler Telleen Nominated 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Portlandia Nominated Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Amanda Needham, Jayme Hansen and Jordan Hamilton Nominated Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality - Competition Series Schuyler Telleen and Katherine Isom Nominated Home and international Release Portlandia : Season One was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu - ray on December 6, 2011, and Region 4 on August 1, 2012. The one disc set consists of all six episodes of its first season. Special features include ; Extended Scenes, Bloopers, An IFC Behind - the - Scenes Featurette, `` Thunder Ant '' Sketches, and Audio Commentary by Armisen and Brownstein. Portlandia : Season Two was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu - ray on September 25, 2012, and Region 4 on August 7, 2013. The two disc set consists of all ten episodes of season two. Special features include ; `` Portlandia : the Tour : Seattle '' Featurette, `` Inside Portlandia '' Featurette, `` Feminist Bookstore '' Deleted Scene, `` Brunch Village : the Director 's Cut '', Excerpt from the Portlandia book and Audio Commentary by Armisen, Brownstein and Krisel. There is also a combination set of both seasons available. Portlandia was also distributed in some countries on the iTunes store, Netflix and Amazon Video. In Australia it is screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's station ABC2 and on its iView video streaming service. The series was premiered in Latin America on March 27, 2012 on the channel I. Sat. See also `` The Day the Earth Stood Cool '', a 2012 episode of The Simpsons featuring Armisen and Brownstein Comedy portal Oregon portal Television portal References Jump up ^ `` I Have a New Band ''. NPR : All Songs Considered. NPR. September 22, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Turnquist, Kristi ( September 9, 2010 ). `` IFC 's ' Portlandia ' crew says joke wo n't be on our fair city ''. The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Portlandia, the TV Show ''. Portland, Oregon : KOIN. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2010. The series gets its name from the Raymond Kaskey sculpture above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ( January 14, 2017 ). `` ' Portlandia ' Renewed For Eighth & Final Season By IFC, Will There Be Spinoffs : TCA ''. 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Question: when does the next season of portlandia start
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