This Way Up (TV series)
This Way Up is a British comedy-drama television series broadcast on Channel 4. It is set in London, and is written by and stars Aisling Bea. Sharon Horgan who also stars in the series is the executive-producer. The first series was shown in 2019, and the second in 2021. The series is distributed in the United States on Hulu. Premise. "This Way Up" is about a young, single Irish woman, Áine (; Bea), who lives in London and is recovering from a nervous breakdown. She teaches English as a second language and in series  2 has a relationship with a pupil's single father. Horgan plays Áine's protective elder sister, Shona, a bisexual woman who lives with her male partner and is sexually attracted to a female colleague. Reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, series 1 has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 20 critics. The site's consensus describes the show as "Devastating, hilarious, and surprisingly light, "This Way Up" captures the complexities of mental health with an empathetic – if at times wandering – eye." "Bustle" compared it positively with "Fleabag". It also gained comparisons with "Back to Life" and "Catastrophe". "The  Daily Telegraph" called "This Way Up" "one of the best new shows of the year", awarding it five stars. In "The Hollywood Reporter", Daniel Fienberg was less positive, but called it a "solid and familiar blend of comic and melancholic". "The Atlantic" praised the show, calling it "small in scope, infinitely charming, and intermittently devastating". At the 2020 BAFTA Television Craft Awards, Bea won the Breakthrough Talent Award"." Future. In May 2020, while appearing on Richard Herring's podcast, Bea confirmed that there would be a second series of the show. On 20 November 2020 the series was officially renewed  for a second series. The second series premiered in the US on Hulu on 9 July 2021 and in the UK on Channel 4 on 14 July 2021.