Scripted series · Netflix
Easy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Raúl Castillo
Bernie
1 eps
Mauricio Ochmann
Martin
1 eps
Andrew Bachelor
Andrew
1 eps
Malin Akerman
Lucy
1 eps
Orlando Bloom
Tom
1 eps
Jake Weber
Wally
1 eps
Hannibal Buress
Jason
1 eps
Emily Ratajkowski
Allison Lizowska
1 eps
Jennifer Kim
Annie
1 eps
Lawrence Michael Levine
Harrison
1 eps
Joe Lo Truglio
Mike
1 eps
Aubrey Plaza
Lindsay
1 eps
Timothy Simons
Whitman
1 eps
Parker Sawyers
Jason
1 eps
Sam Guinan-Nyhart
Justin
1 eps
Jasmine McNeely
Jeezy
1 eps
Natasha Forouzannia
Masseuse
1 eps
Karley Sciortino
Sally
1 eps
Craig Butta
Frank Bruno
2 eps
Siddhartha Rajan
Indian Client
1 eps
Chris Doubek
Jay
1 eps
Arsh Singh
Uber Passenger
1 eps
Michaela Watkins
Karen Treska
1 eps
Kate Berlant
Lauren
1 eps
Spencer Parsons
Spencer Parsons
1 eps
Judy Greer
Gretchen
1 eps
Alex Ross Perry
Mr. Pope
1 eps
Sophie Traub
Stephanie
1 eps
Tim Kazurinsky
Father Timothy
1 eps
Danny Masterson
Annie's Boyfriend
1 eps
Nicky Excitement
Hugh
1 eps
Hannah Ward
Hannah
1 eps
Peter Gwinn
Andy
2 eps
Megan Ferguson
Samantha
2 eps
Jacqueline Toboni
Jo
5 eps
Jaz Sinclair
Amber
3 eps
Cemre Paksoy
Alex
2 eps
Odinaka Malachi Ezeokoli
Od
2 eps
Kate Micucci
Annie
3 eps
Kate Lyn Sheil
Annie's Roommate
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Easy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Easy reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. First dates, friends with benefits, couples with kids. Whatever your relationship status is, it's always complicated.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E06
Prodigal Daughter
A teenager turns the tables on her wealthy parents when they force her to go to church every week as a punishment.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
S01E06
Utopia
After discovering the wonders of Tinder, a curious couple goes looking for a threesome and gets a proposition from a friend.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
S02E01
Package Thief
Neighbors in an affluent community take matters into their own hands when they spy a baseball-capped thief stealing packages off their doorsteps.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
S01E01
The F**King Study
A career-driven mom and her stay-at-home husband try to spice up their sex life after a spirited debate at a party leads to an awkward realization.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
S02E02
Open Marriage
After talking it through in therapy, married parents Andi and Kyle explore an open relationship. On night one, they each test the waters.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
S01E05
Art and Life
A middle-aged graphic novelist who mines his personal life for material gets a taste of his own medicine when he meets a photography student.
- Directed by Joe Swanberg
- Written by Joe Swanberg
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Joe SwanbergWriter
Direction
- Joe SwanbergDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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