Friends from College
Friends from College is an American comedy streaming television series created by Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. The series was greenlit for Netflix as an original on March 11, 2016. The first season consists of eight half-hour episodes, and premiered on Netflix on July 14, 2017. On August 21, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of eight episodes, which was released on January 11, 2019. The series was canceled on February 18, 2019. Plot. The series irreverently depicts the tragicomic misadventures of a close-knit group of Harvard alumni in their 40s as  they navigate their ambitious yet clumsy and romantically intertwined lives in New York City. Reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 24% based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 4.78/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Even a cast of talented comedic actors can't keep "Friends from College" from being anything but underwhelming." On Metacritic, the series has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Jeff Jensen of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the first season a C− rating, writing that the series wastes the talents  of its cast members. Tim Dowling of "The Guardian" writes, "Each character may be unpleasant in his or her own right, but the sheer charmlessness of the group is hard to overstate. If they were sitting at a table near you, you'd leave the restaurant."