The Now (TV series)

The Now is an American comedy television series, directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. It stars Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Daryl Hannah and Jimmy Tatro. It was originally set to debut in 2020 on Quibi, but it moved to The Roku Channel due to Quibi's shutdown in December 2020.^[1] It premiered on The Roku Channel on December 10, 2021.^[2]

The Now
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Peter Farrelly Bobby Farrelly
Starring	Dave Franco O'Shea Jackson Jr. Daryl Hannah Jimmy Tatro
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Steve Golin Jeff Okin
Production company	Anonymous Content
Original release
Network	The Roku Channel
Release	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)

Premise

A secret from Ed Poole's past has seemingly destroyed his future, the only thing to make his life worth living is to forget the past and live in The Now.

Cast and characters

Main

• Dave Franco as Ed Poole
• O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Coop
• Daryl Hannah as Maxine Poole
• Jimmy Tatro as Hal

Recurring

• Alyssa Milano as Sarah
• Lex Scott Davis as Kendra
• Rob Yang as Joon-Ho
• Bill Murray as Dr. Robert Flaherty
• Pete Davidson as Adam

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [3]
1	"Call From…Mother"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
2	"Don't Shush Your Mother"	Peter Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
3	"Does the Suspense Not Ever Get to You?"	Peter Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
4	"See You at Ten, Ed-O"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
5	"Take a Piece of Him"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
6	"No Past, No Future, Just the Current Moment"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
7	"Why Does This Ice Stink?"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
8	"Good News, You're Not Dead"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
9	"A Little Crazy... But Good Crazy"	Peter Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
10	"We Gotta Drink Bud"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
11	"Sharing Is Caring"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
12	"It Was Just a Nick"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
13	"Bottomings"	Bobby Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
14	"Not Now"	Peter Farrelly	Steve Leff and Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)

Production

Development

In July 2019, it was announced Peter Farrelly would direct the series, from a screenplay by Farrelly, Steve Laff and Pete Jones, with Anonymous Content producing the series for Quibi.^[4] In October 2019, Bobby Farrelly was announced to co-direct the series.^[5]

Casting

In October 2019, Dave Franco joined the cast of the series.^[6] In November 2019, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Daryl Hannah, Jimmy Tatro joined the cast as series regulars, while Alyssa Milano, Lex Scott Davis, Rob Yang, and Bill Murray joined in recurring capacity.^[7][8]

Release

On October 21, 2020, it was announced that Quibi would be shutting down all operations, leaving the series' release in question.^[9] On October 29, 2020, it was announced that development of the series would move to The Roku Channel.^[10] The series premiered on The Roku Channel on December 10, 2021.^[2]