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Looking
2014–2015
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
74–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 92.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.
Details
- Created by
- Michael Lannan
- Studio
- Fair Harbor Productions, HBO
- Released
- 19 January 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 18 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 7 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →7 wins from 27 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | Lauren Weedman | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2017 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Looking: The Movie | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | Unsung TV Show of the Year | Looking | Winner |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Looking | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | Wilde Artist of the Year | Andrew Haigh | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2016 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Looking | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Pilot Comedy | Carmen Cuba Nina Henninger Bernard Telsey Wittney Horton Abbie Brady-Dalton | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2015 | Unsung TV Show of the Year | Looking | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | Lauren Weedman | Nominee |
NewNowNext Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best New Television Actor | Jonathan Groff | Winner |
| Best New Television Series | Looking | Winner |
Dorian Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Looking | Winner |
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Looking | Nominee |
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Looking | Nominee |
| TV Director of the Year | Andrew Haigh | Nominee |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Looking | Nominee |
| Wilde Artist of the Year | Andrew Haigh | Nominee |
NAMIC Vision Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance – Comedy | Raúl Castillo | Winner |
| Best Performance – Comedy | Frankie J. Alvarez | Nominee |
Attitude Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| TV Show of the Year | Looking | Winner |
NALIP Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Raúl Castillo | Winner |
OUT 100
1 nomination, 1 won
| TV Show of the Year | Looking | Winner |
Imagen Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Raúl Castillo | Nominee |
| Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Looking | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Raúl Castillo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Frankie J. Alvarez | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Looking | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Looking | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Looking: The Movie | Nominee |
EWwy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Jonathan Groff | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Lauren Weedman | Nominee |
Gold Derby TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Actor | Jonathan Groff | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Actor | Jonathan Groff | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Pilot Comedy | Carmen Cuba Nina Henninger Bernard Telsey Wittney Horton Abbie Brady-Dalton | Nominee |
Screen Nation Film and Television Awards
1 nomination
| Male Performance in TV | O-T Fagbenle | Nominee |