Miniseries · Hulu
Fleishman Is in Trouble
What if it was all different?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jesse Eisenberg
Toby Fleishman
8 eps
Claire Danes
Rachel Fleishman
8 eps
Lizzy Caplan
Libby Epstein
8 eps
Adam Brody
Seth Morris
8 eps
Meara Mahoney Gross
Hannah Fleishman
8 eps
Maxim Swinton
Solly Fleishman
8 eps
Josh Stamberg
Sam Rothberg
6 eps
Juani Feliz
Alejandra Lopez
3 eps
Ashley Austin Morris
Roxanne Hertz
5 eps
Jenny Powers
Miriam Rothberg
6 eps
Joy Suprano
Cyndi Leffer
6 eps
Eric William Morris
Todd Leffer
4 eps
Zack Robidas
Rich Hertz
3 eps
Ralph Adriel Johnson
Phillip
6 eps
Talia Castro-Pozo
Mona
4 eps
John Patrick Hayden
David Cooper
4 eps
Tara Summers
Tess
1 eps
Josh Radnor
Adam Epstein
5 eps
Jimmy Fallon
Self
1 eps
Julie Tolivar
Karen Cooper
4 eps
Ariel Ash
Young Woman #1
1 eps
Kimberly Chesser
Young Woman #2
1 eps
Erinn Holmes
Young Woman #3
1 eps
Jhordan Munn
Jenny
1 eps
Mariana Novak
Writer
1 eps
Oscar Bennett
Miles Epstein
4 eps
Lucinda Lee Dawson Gray
Sasha Epstein
4 eps
Abbey Hafer
Lexi Leffer
2 eps
Marissa Feinberg
"Yoga + Vodka" Mom
1 eps
Meghan Marx
"I Woke Up Like This" Mom
1 eps
Stephanie Rocio
"Eat Sleep Spin Repeat" Mom
1 eps
Michael Gaston
Dr. Donald Bartuck
2 eps
Ava Yaghmaie
Joanie Heydari
6 eps
Mozhan Navabi
Nahid
4 eps
Peter Grosz
Camp Director
2 eps
Pearl Sun
Dr. Janice Wong
3 eps
Cynthia Sosa
Sandra
3 eps
Tobin Cleary
Zach
2 eps
Vincenzo Amato
Dr. Romalino
2 eps
Seth Barrish
Toby's Father
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Fleishman Is in Trouble actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Fleishman Is in Trouble reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Summon Your Witnesses
Toby won't let Rachel's inconsiderate (and early) drop-off stop him from keeping a date with a woman he's met online.
- Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E02
Welcome to Paniquil
Toby tries to navigate the childcare crisis that Rachel left for him and learns of a new opportunity at work.
- Directed by Alice Wu
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
The Liver
- Directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E07
Me-Time
- Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E06
This Is My Enjoyment
- Directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E05
Vantablack
- Directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E04
God, What an Idiot He Was!
- Directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
S01E03
Free Pass
- Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Written by Michael Goldbach
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.
Executive production
- Taffy Brodesser-AknerExecutive Producer
- Sarah TimbermanExecutive Producer
- Anne M. UemuraProducer
- Carl BeverlyExecutive Producer
- Jonathan DaytonExecutive Producer
- Valerie FarisExecutive Producer
Writing
- Michael GoldbachWriter
- Taffy Brodesser-AknerWriter
Direction
- Alice WuDirector
- Shari Springer BermanDirector
- Robert PulciniDirector
- Jonathan DaytonDirector
- Valerie FarisDirector
Cinematography
- Corey WalterDirector of Photography
- Tim OrrDirector of Photography
Music
- Caroline ShawOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HuluStreaming
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