I Feel Bad
I Feel Bad is an American sitcom, based on the book I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything by Orli Auslander, that premiered on September 19, 2018, on NBC. It stars Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, and James Buckley and is executive produced by Aseem Batra, Julie Anne Robinson, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, and Joshua D. Maurer. In November 2018, it was announced that the series would conclude on December 27, 2018 and that NBC would make a decision regarding a potential renewal at a later date. In May 2019, the series was canceled after one season.
Premise
I Feel Bad follows Emet, a wife, mother, and career woman who "feels bad" when she deviates from her own standards of perfection while trying to "have it all."Cast and characters
Main
- Sarayu Blue as Emet Kamala-Sweetzer
- Paul Adelstein as David Sweetzer, Emet's husband
- Madhur Jaffrey as Maya Kamala, Emet's mother
- Brian George as Sonny Kamala, Emet's father
- James Buckley as Chewey, Emet's co-worker
- Zach Cherry as Norman, Emet's co-worker
- Johnny Pemberton as Griff, Emet's co-worker
Recurring
- Lily Rose Silver as Lily, Emet and David's eldest child.
- Rahm Braslaw as Louie, Emet and David's middle child. In the pilot episode the character was portrayed by Callan Farris.
Guest
- Aisling Bea as Simone, Emet's best friend since college. The character was written out of the series following the pilot episode.
- Christopher Avila as Hux, Emet's co-worker. The character was written out of the series following the pilot episode.
- Easton Magliarditi as Tucker
- Jane Seymour as Chewey's Mom
- Debra Jo Rupp as Griff's Mom
- Parker Young as Damon Paul, Emet's boss
- Alfred Molina as Max, Adam's Father
- Caroline Aaron as Irene, Adam's Mother
- Taylor Misiak as Mackenzie
- MYTEEN as Themself
Episodes
Production
Development
On February 2, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production a pilot order. The pilot episode was written by Aseem Batra based on the book I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything by Orli Auslander. Batra also acts an executive producer alongside Amy Poehler, Julie Anne Robinson, Dave Becky, and Joshua D. Maurer. Kelly Pancho and Kim Lessing are set as producers and Orli Auslander as a consulting producer. Production companies involved with the pilot include Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions, CannyLads Productions, and 3 Arts Entertainment.On May 8, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2018 and air on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. On June 19, 2018, it was announced that the series would officially premiere on October 4, 2018 in its regular time-slot. On November 8, 2018, it was announced that the series would "conclude" in December 2018 and that NBC would make a decision regarding a potential renewal at a later date. On May 10, 2019, NBC canceled the series after one season.