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Lady Dynamite
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 91, everyone else 72.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Series is based on what Maria has accepted to be "her life." The occasionally surreal episodes, refracted across multiple periods of the actor/comedian's life, tell the story of a woman who loses - and then finds - herself.
Details
- Created by
- Mitchell Hurwitz, Pam Brady
- Studio
- The Hurwitz Company, Wounded Poodle
- Released
- 20 May 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 20 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →0 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 2016 IGN Awards 2016 | Best New Series | Nominee | |
| 21st Satellite Awards 2016 | Best Musical or Comedy Series | Nominee |
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×| Best New Series | Nominee |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | Nominee |