Archer (TV series)
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| Created by | Adam Reed |
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| Theme music composer | Scott Sims Mel Young |
| Opening theme | Archer Theme Song |
| Ending theme | The Killer |
| Composer(s) | J. G. Thirlwell (season 7) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 85 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Adam Reed Matt Thompson Casey Willis (co-executive producer) |
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| Running time | 19–21 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Floyd County Productions Radical Axis FX Productions (2009–15) FXP (2016–present) |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
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| Original network |
FX (2009–16) FXX (2017–present) |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release |
Pilot sneak peek: September 17, 2009 Official: January 14, 2010 – present |
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Archer is an American adult animated spy sitcom created by Adam Reed for the FX network. The pilot episode of the series aired as a sneak peek on September 17, 2009, before the show made its official debut on January 14, 2010. On June 21, 2016, FX renewed the series for an eighth, ninth, and tenth season, each to consist of eight episodes. For the eighth season, the series will move to sister network FXX, which will premiere on April 5, 2017.
Reed indicated in September 2016 that he planned to end the series after the tenth season.
Working for the "International Secret Intelligence Service" (ISIS) in New York City, suave, profoundly self-centered master spy Sterling Archer deals with global espionage, as well as his domineering, emotionally-distant mother and boss Malory Archer, fellow ISIS agent and ex-girlfriend Lana Kane, and ISIS employees Ray Gillette, Cyril Figgis, Pam Poovey, Cheryl Tunt, and Doctor Algernop Krieger.
A season-long arc took place in the fifth season, re-configuring the show from a spy series to a Miami Vice-style satire of the drug industry. To reflect this, the season was titled Archer Vice. When ISIS is disbanded by the U.S. government, its employees take a stockpile of cocaine that they acquired from previous operations and form a drug cartel to fund their retirements. Meanwhile, Cheryl decides to launch a new career as a country singer.
In the sixth season, the series returned to the spy format, and essentially "unrebooted" the characters back to their personalities before the fifth season. However, some elements from the fifth season had a big impact on the series going forward, including new character introductions (Lana Kane giving birth to her daughter, and Christian Slater playing a fictional version of himself), and the revelation of the CIA's involvement in some of the events that happened during Archer Vice. The characters now started working as contractors for the CIA.
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