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Tuca & Bertie
Two odd birds. One real friendship.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Tuca & Bertie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Tuca & Bertie 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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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.
The story
What it's about
Free-spirited toucan Tuca and self-doubting song thrush Bertie are best friends – and birds – who guide each other through life's ups and downs.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
The Promotion
Bertie wants to climb the ladder at Conde Nest but encounters sexual harassment. Enter Tuca with a plan to help her BFF get what she wants.
- Directed by Aaron Long
- Written by Lisa Hanawalt
S01E01
The Sugar Bowl
It's the end of an era as Bertie's boyfriend moves in and her best friend Tuca moves out ... into the apartment right above her.
- Directed by Amy Winfrey
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E09
Somebirdy's Getting Married
- Directed by Erica Perez
- Written by Shauna McGarry
S03E08
Fledging Day
- Directed by Samantha S. Gray
- Written by Chikodili Agwuna
S03E07
A Very Speckle Episode
- Directed by Aaron Long
- Written by Gonzalo Cordova
S03E06
Screech Leeches
- Directed by Peter Merryman
- Written by Samantha Irby
S03E05
Salad Days
- Directed by Erica Perez, Mollie Helms
- Written by Huong Nguyen
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Lisa Hanawalt
Showrunner
Tiffany Haddish
Executive producer
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Steven A. Cohen
Executive producer
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Noel Bright
Executive producer
Ali Wong
Executive producer
Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Executive producer
Lee Sung Jin
Writer
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Chikodili Agwuna
Writer
Samantha Irby
Writer
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Nick Adams
Writer
Karen Graci
Writer
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Gonzalo Cordova
Writer
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Rachelle Williams
Writer
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Huong Nguyen
Writer
Shauna McGarry
Writer
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Anne Lane
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tiffany HaddishExecutive Producer
- Lisa HanawaltExecutive Producer
- Steven A. CohenExecutive Producer
- Noel BrightExecutive Producer
- Ali WongExecutive Producer
- Raphael Bob-WaksbergExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lee Sung JinWriter
- Lisa HanawaltWriter
- Chikodili AgwunaWriter
- Samantha IrbyWriter
- Nick AdamsWriter
- Karen GraciWriter
Direction
- Erica PerezDirector
- Aaron LongDirector
- Samantha S. GrayDirector
- Meg WaldowDirector
- Peter MerrymanDirector
- James BowmanDirector
Music
- Jesse NovakOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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