Friends with Better Lives

2014 · 1 season · Comedy
6.5 Modest

Series canceled

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Comedy

A comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi and Bobby are happily married with two kids but at times long for the days they had less responsibility and more fun; Will is newly single and preaching the bachelor lifestyle, but still pining for his ex-wife; Jules and Lowell are high on their passionate new relationship; and Kate has a successful career but may take a swan dive into the L.A. River when she finds out her last remaining single friend, Jules, just got engaged. When it comes to relationships, these six friends are finding it a challenge to look at each other without wondering… who really has the better life?

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
2014
Created by
Dana Klein
Channel
CBS
Studio
Hemingson Entertainment · Kapital Entertainment · 20th Century Fox Television

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

The series was created by Dana Klein and first appeared on CBS's development slate in September 2012, before receiving a pilot order in January 2013.

Filming

The pilot episode was directed by veteran multi-camera sitcom director James Burrows.

Casting

James Van Der Beek was the first actor cast, taking on the role of Will Stokes, followed by Brooklyn Decker as Jules Talley and Rick Donald as Lowell Peddit.

Casting

Zoe Lister-Jones was the last actor cast in the main ensemble, joining as Kate McLean.

Reception

CBS canceled the series on May 10, 2014 after only five episodes had aired, and later that same day it was reported that the show was being shopped to other networks.

Reception

Of the thirteen episodes produced, only eight aired in the United States; the remaining five episodes were broadcast by DSTV in South Africa and later released on DVD in the US.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an aggregate score of just 13%, with critics' consensus describing it as having uninspired writing and a lack of chemistry between the leads.

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