Scripted series · FX
The League
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mark Duplass
Pete Eckhart
84 eps
Stephen Rannazzisi
Kevin
84 eps
Nick Kroll
Ruxin
84 eps
Paul Scheer
Andre
84 eps
Jon Lajoie
Taco
84 eps
Katie Aselton
Jenny
84 eps
Alina Foley
Ellie
39 eps
Nadine Velazquez
Sofia
34 eps
Jason Mantzoukas
Rafi
37 eps
Janina Gavankar
Shiva
21 eps
Brett Gelman
Gavin
2 eps
Zach Woods
Lane
3 eps
Robbie Tucker
Library Boy / Tiny Tim
3 eps
Andy Daly
Ethan Coque
2 eps
Neil Casey
Neal
2 eps
June Diane Raphael
Nurse Pam
2 eps
Maria Thayer
Cheryl
2 eps
Hannah Grunow
Allison
2 eps
Steve Little
William
2 eps
Jason David
Chalupa Batman
4 eps
Will Forte
Chuck
2 eps
Bobby Lee
Chu
2 eps
Arielle Kebbel
Libby
3 eps
Bob Glouberman
D.A. Lipscombe
3 eps
Joanna Sanchez
Sofia's Mama
2 eps
Rob Riggle
Bethesda
5 eps
Rizwan Manji
Maitre D'
2 eps
Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates
2 eps
Morgane Lambert
Park Girl
2 eps
Fatimah Hassan
Marathon Runner / Pedestrian
3 eps
Timothy Donovan
Angry Man
2 eps
Lindsay Sloane
Lindsay
2 eps
Jackson Rannazzisi
Geoffrey
2 eps
Carlson Young
Jaywalking Girl
2 eps
Brian Palermo
Brian
2 eps
Eli Jane
Bartender
2 eps
Brie Larson
Ashley
2 eps
Rocco Risoli
Baby Geoffrey
2 eps
Leslie Bibb
Meegan
7 eps
Colton Dunn
Cop
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The League actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The League reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 84 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
24 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20096 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Mr. McGibblets
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201013 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S02E06 The Anniversary Party
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201113 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S03E11 The Guest Bong
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201213 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S04E04 The Breastalyzer
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201313 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S05E09 The Automatic Faucet
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201413 episodes
6.5IMDbBest episode · S06E03 The Height Supremacist
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201513 episodes
6.6IMDbMarshawn Lynch attends the Taco Corp Annual Board Meeting, Jenny is a VIP at the big Draft in Chicago, Kevin has a run in with Seahawks GM John Schneider, and Pete bumps into his ex-wife Meegan.
Best episode · S07E13 The Great Night of Shiva
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Mr. McGibblets
The guys join Pete on what was supposed to be his 5th-anniversary spa trip. Meanwhile, Kevin enlists Taco to scare his daughter off of her new toy, which Kevin hates.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S02E01
Vegas Draft
Andre plans an extravagant trip to Vegas for the league's 2010 fantasy draft, but the group credits Pete to mess with Andre. The gang must choose between Jenny and Ruxin's creepy brother-in-law, Raffi, when a spot on the league opens up during the trip.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S01E06
The Shiva Bowl
The guys try to hide the Shiva Trophy from their high school classmate - the actual Shiva. Taco gets a "real person job at a Volkswagen dealership.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S01E05
The Usual Bet
Pete and Kevin get stuck at a terrible Christmas party instead of watching the games, while Ruxin and Taco go to Chinatown on a very special mission.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S01E01
The Draft
A group of friends from Chicago begin their annual fantasy football league by preparing the league draft, but three-time defending champ Pete has a problem: his wife Meegan doesn't want him to play this season.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S05E13
The 8 Defensive Points of Hanukkah
The Shiva and The Ruxin are on the line; Andre confronts the one plastic surgeon in Chicago; Rafi tries to collect a debt from Ruxin's sister Rebecca; TacoCorp. launches The Eskimo Brothers Database.
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S07E13
The Great Night of Shiva
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S07E12
The 13 Stages of Grief
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S07E11
Adios y Bienvenidos
- Directed by Jackie Marcus Schaffer
- Written by Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
S07E09
The Yank Banker
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Markham O'Keefe, Jeff Schaffer
S07E08
The Last Temptation of Andre
- Directed by Jeff Schaffer
- Written by Dan O'Keefe
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jeff Schaffer
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Jackie Marcus Schaffer
Creator
Nick Kroll
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Markham O'Keefe
Writer
Paul Scheer
Writer
- Photo unavailable
David Parker
Writer
Dave King
Writer
Jason Mantzoukas
Writer
Seth Rogen
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Craig DiGregorio
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Nathaniel Stein
Writer
Stephen Rannazzisi
Writer
Justin Hurwitz
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Dan O'Keefe
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Keith RaskinProducer
- Jeff SchafferExecutive Producer
- Kyle A. ClarkProducer
- Richard G. KingProducer
- Jackie Marcus SchafferExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nick KrollWriter
- Markham O'KeefeWriter
- Paul ScheerWriter
- David ParkerWriter
- Jeff SchafferWriter
- Dave KingWriter
Direction
- Jeff SchafferDirector
- Jackie Marcus SchafferDirector
Cinematography
- Patrick Alexander StewartDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff CardoniOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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