Happy Endings (TV series)
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Happy Endings title card
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Caspe |
| Starring |
Eliza Coupe Elisha Cuthbert Zachary Knighton Adam Pally Damon Wayans, Jr. Casey Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Ludwig Göransson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 57 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Caspe Jonathan Groff Josh Bycel Jamie Tarses Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
| Producer(s) | Matt Nodella Prentice Penny Steven Mesner |
| Location(s) |
Paramount Studios 5555 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Chicago, Illinois |
| Editor(s) | Sandra Montiel Steven Sprung Richard Candib Cindy Mollo (pilot only) Robert Bramwell |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | FanFare Productions Shark vs. Bear Productions (season 3) ABC Studios Sony Pictures Television |
| Distributor |
Sony Pictures Television (USA) Disney-ABC Domestic Television (International) |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 13, 2011 – May 3, 2013 |
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| Related shows |
Happy Endings: Happy Rides Marry Me |
Happy Endings is an American sitcom television series that ran on ABC from April 13, 2011 to May 3, 2013. The single-camera ensemble comedy originally aired as a mid-season replacement with a one-hour premiere of two back-to-back episodes starting at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. In the weeks that followed, the show continued to air back-to-back episodes that began airing at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The show was created by David Caspe, who along with Jonathan Groff (previously a showrunner on Scrubs) served as the show's executive producers and showrunners.
On May 10, 2013, Happy Endings was canceled by ABC after three seasons. ABC's erratic scheduling of the third season, resulting in the season's lower ratings and subsequent cancellation afterwards, has been called one of the "worst TV decisions" of the 2012–13 television season by Vulture.
Happy Endings follows the dysfunctional adventures of six best friends living in Chicago: "crazy-in-love" married couple, businessman overachiever Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.) and his neurotic perfectionist wife Jane (Eliza Coupe); ditzy Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), a happy-go-lucky boutique owner and Jane's younger sister; daydreamer Dave (Zachary Knighton), an aspiring restaurateur and food truck owner who used to be engaged to Alex; slacker manchild Max (Adam Pally), who struggles with trying to hold a job and maintaining a consistent relationship; and serial dating single girl Penny (Casey Wilson), who fears she is forever doomed for spinsterhood and on an eternal search for Mr. Right.
The series first begins with the six friends dealing with their group dynamic drastically changing after the breakup of the couple that first brought them all together: Dave and Alex. This leaves the rest of the group (Max, Brad, Jane, and Penny) in the awkward position of either trying to stay together as friends or having to choose sides. Dave and Alex decide to stay friends, but there are many more complications down the road.
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