Happy Together (American TV series)
Happy Together is an American television sitcom created by Tim McAuliffe and Austen Earl, that aired on CBS from October 1, 2018 to January 14, 2019. The series follows a young couple whose lives are suddenly thrown into chaos when a pop star moves into their home. It stars Damon Wayans Jr., Amber Stevens West, Felix Mallard, Stephnie Weir, Victor Williams and Chris Parnell.
In May 2019, the series was cancelled after one season.
Premise
Happy Together follows "Jake and Claire, a thirty something couple who are tired of their mundane life and start to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when an emerging pop star, who is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in."Cast and characters
Main
- Damon Wayans Jr. as Jake, an accountant in the entertainment industry who has Cooper James as a client
- Amber Stevens West as Claire, a restaurant and bar designer and Jake's wife
- Stephnie Weir as Bonnie, a retired doctor and Claire's mother
- Victor Williams as Gerald, a retired doctor and Claire's father
- Chris Parnell as Wayne, a talent manager and Jake's colleague who also works for Cooper
- Felix Mallard as Cooper James, an up-and-coming pop star and client of Jake's
Recurring
- Winston James Francis as Nightmare, Cooper's bodyguard
Guest
- Peyton List as Sierra Quinn, an actress and ex-girlfriend of Cooper's
- Mary Holland as Suzanne, an assistant of Sierra's whom she refers to as "Alexa"
- James Corden as himself, the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden who mentions Cooper and Sierra's break-up in his opening monologue
- Pia Mia as Rylie Conners, a woman Cooper dates while broken up with Sierra
- Betsy Sodaro as Donna, a thrift store employee that helps Cooper retrieve all of Jake and Claire's donated items
- Anders Holm as Antoine, Cooper's workout coach
- Damon Wayans as Mike Davis, an accountant for the Boston Celtics and Jake's father
- Steve-O as S10CIL, a tattoo artist
- Ben Simmons as himself, an NBA star who plays a charity game with Jake
- Sam Lloyd as Gene Johnston, a podiatrist and Jake and Claire's neighbor
Production
Development
On January 31, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Tim McAuliffe and Austen Earl who were expected to executive produce alongside Ben Winston, Michael Rotenberg, and Jonathan Berry. Production companies involved with the pilot include Fulwell 73, 3 Arts Entertainment, and CBS Television Studios. On May 9, 2018, CBS officially ordered the pilot to series. A few days later, it was announced that the series, now titled Happy Together, would premiere in the fall of 2018 and air on Mondays at 8:30 P.M. On July 9, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 1, 2018.On November 28, 2018, it was announced that CBS had declined to order additional episodes of the series beyond the initial order of thirteen, and that its timeslot on their schedule would be filled by the third season of Man with a Plan. On May 10, 2019, CBS canceled the series after a single season.