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Not Suitable for Work
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Not Suitable for Work actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Not Suitable for Work reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Character Depth.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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 much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Follow five work-obsessed twenty-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan's most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Welcome to Murray Hill
Whoa. Two girls live across the hall from three guys? Yeah, I'll watch this.
- Directed by Greg Mottola
- Written by Mindy Kaling
S01E09
A Birthday Party for the Whole World
Whoa. It's New Year's Eve, someone’s getting punched, someone's getting kissed.
- Written by Charlie Grandy
S01E03
The Philadelphia Thirst Monster
Whoa. Date or dinner party? That is the main issue in this episode.
- Directed by Greg Mottola
- Written by Charlie Grandy
S01E02
Evil Nepo Son of the King
Whoa. That one guy's getting treated bad because he didn't get his job the right way. Meanwhile the girls be hustlin'.
- Directed by Lila Neugebauer
- Written by Mindy Kaling, Charlie Grandy
S01E04
The Jawline of Your Dreams
Whoa. This handsome guy is on a billboard but the twist is he didn't want to be.
- Written by Sarah Tapscott
S01E06
Handsome Mug Guy
Whoa. One of the guys moves into the girls' apartment. It's pretty funny.
- Written by Beth Appel
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
- Mindy KalingExecutive Producer
- Beth AppelProducer
- Howard KleinExecutive Producer
- Greg MottolaExecutive Producer
- Charlie GrandyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Mindy KalingWriter
- Sarah TapscottWriter
- Beth AppelWriter
- Marina CockenbergWriter
- Matt WarburtonWriter
- Kate LindenburgWriter
Direction
- Greg MottolaDirector
- Lila NeugebauerDirector
Cinematography
- Adrian Peng CorreiaDirector of Photography
- Shannon MaddenDirector of Photography
Music
- Gabriel MannOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HuluStreaming
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