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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

They're younger. They're hotter. They're wetter.

6.4IMDb232 votesWorth your time
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20151 season · 8 episodes~30 min per episodeTV-MALimited series — complete
Comedy
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Beth

8 eps

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Gail von Kleinenstein

8 eps

Eric Nenninger

Eric Nenninger

Warner

6 eps

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Andy

8 eps

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Gene

8 eps

Ken Marino

Ken Marino

Victor Pulak

8 eps

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Susie

8 eps

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Ben

8 eps

Chris Pine

Chris Pine

Eric

8 eps

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Greg

8 eps

John Slattery

John Slattery

Claude Dumet

8 eps

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Blake

8 eps

Joe Lo Truglio

Joe Lo Truglio

Neil

8 eps

Zak Orth

Zak Orth

J.J.

8 eps

Marguerite Moreau

Marguerite Moreau

Katie

8 eps

Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter

Coop

8 eps

Michael Ian Black

Michael Ian Black

McKinley Dozen

8 eps

Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele

Alan

3 eps

A.D. Miles

A.D. Miles

Gary

8 eps

Jayma Mays

Jayma Mays

Jessica

2 eps

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

Dave

2 eps

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Donna Berman

8 eps

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Lindsay

8 eps

Nina Hellman

Nina Hellman

Nancy

8 eps

David Wain

David Wain

Yarin

8 eps

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer

Graham

8 eps

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Rhonda

8 eps

Beth Dover

Beth Dover

Shari

2 eps

George Baron

George Baron

Arty

8 eps

Rozzi Crane

Rozzi Crane

Lisa

1 eps

Isaak Presley

Isaak Presley

Kyle

7 eps

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Courtney

3 eps

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Henry Neumann

2 eps

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Jackie Brazen

2 eps

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Dean Fairchild

1 eps

Rob Huebel

Rob Huebel

Brodfard Gilroy

1 eps

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Bill Martinson

1 eps

Marisa Ryan

Marisa Ryan

Abby

3 eps

H. Jon Benjamin

H. Jon Benjamin

Mitch

4 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Serialized.

BingeabilityVery strong7.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SerializedStrong6.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Character DepthPresent4.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightLight3.2

How much the series is designed to affect you.

The story

What it's about

It's the first day of camp in this outrageous prequel to the hilarious 2001 cult classic movie. And at Camp Firewood, anything can happen.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 8 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20158 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    First love, first job, first kiss or first, you know, something. There's nothing like the first day of camp, 1981-style.

    Best episode · S01E06 Electro/City

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Electro/City

S01E06

Electro/City

8.0IMDb6 votes

Lives change dramatically during the performance of the staff musical "Electro-City." Greg and Beth's lawsuit goes to trial.

31 Jul 201529 min
Still from Day Is Done

S01E08

Day Is Done

8.0IMDb6 votes

While Beth and Gene fight to save the camp from government forces, Andy and the other counselors take on their Camp Tiger Claw rivals.

31 Jul 201528 min
Still from Dinner

S01E05

Dinner

7.8IMDb8 votes

Susie, Claude, Andy and Katie get closer during the evening meal. Jonas overreacts when Victor crank-calls him. Beth and Greg hire a lawyer.

31 Jul 201529 min
Still from Staff Party

S01E07

Staff Party

7.5IMDb6 votes

Victor and Coop discover that sex is a lot more complicated than they thought. Lindsey has to file her article. Andy and Katie have a moment of truth.

31 Jul 201528 min
Still from Auditions

S01E04

Auditions

7.4IMDb8 votes

Claude helps Susie find new leads for the musical. Gail tries to discover the truth about Jonas. The Falcon lands.

31 Jul 201529 min
Still from Activities

S01E03

Activities

7.1IMDb7 votes

Tensions rise after Blake sees Andy hitting on Katie. Beth goes to an unlikely source for help. Coop is crushed when Donna gives out multiple gifts.

31 Jul 201529 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Activities

S01E03

Activities

7.1IMDb7 votes
31 Jul 201529 min

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

Writing

Direction

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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