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Will & Grace

Where there's a Will there's a Grace.

6.9IMDb577 votesWorth your time
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1998 – 20068 seasons · 194 episodes~22 min per episodeTV-14Ended
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TV DNA

How Will & Grace actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Will & Grace reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Character DepthPresent5.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityPresent5.1

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

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 WeightLight3.4

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

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

SerializedLight2.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.

The run

Seasons

8 seasons · 194 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    200211 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    199822 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Meet Will & Grace. Grace is a sassy and smart interior designer, Will is a gorgeous and super-cool lawyer. They’re both looking for love and they’re made for each other in every way but one - Grace is straight, Will is gay. The first season of Will & Grace premiered on September 21, 1998, and concluded on May 13, 1999. It consisted of 22 episodes.

    Best episode · S01E15 Big Brother Is Coming (2)

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    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    199924 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Grace has moved out and Jack has gotten married. But, since Grace is just across the hallway and Jack is married to Rosario, expect more hysterical situations, sharper comedy, and more of the bitchiest one-liners.

    Best episode · S02E14 Acting Out

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    200025 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    The third year opens with Will (Eric McCormack) returning from his stay on a tropical island to find that Grace (Debra Messing) - who is torn between two boyfriends - and his friend Jack (Sean Hayes) have bonded.

    Best episode · S03E07 Gypsies, Tramps and Weed

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    200127 episodes

    7.6IMDb

    Jack reconnects with his teenage son, Karen faces upheaval in her extravagant lifestyle, and Will and Grace navigate their evolving friendship amid career and dating mishaps. Guest stars like Cher, Sandra Bernhard, and Woody Harrelson bring standout moments in this sharp and heartfelt season.

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    200224 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Season Five finds Will and Grace considering having a baby, the possibility of true love for Grace, Karen's (Megan Mulally) world changing, Jack's (Sean Hayes) apartmentside cafe and of course plenty more snappy one liners and even a few dance moves.

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    200324 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Will, Grace, Jack and Karen are joined by an incredible array of guest stars making up a new suitor for Karen, Grace's older sister Janet, Will's gorgeous boyfriend and Leo's ex-girlfriend.

    Best episode · S06E24 Oh, No, You Di-In't (2)

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    200424 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Series 7 of Will & Grace kicks off with the fall out from Leo's adultery, Grace has left him and moved back in with Will taking most of his possessions with her.

    Best episode · S07E07 Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine

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    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    200524 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    The final season of Will & Grace is here! But dry your eyes and turn off the Gloria Gaynor as there's still bucket loads of laughs to enjoy before your favourite foursome ride off into the sunset.

    Best episode · S08E10 Von Trapped

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

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

Still from A New Lease on Life

S01E02

A New Lease on Life

8.0IMDb7 votes

Will must decide whether to support Grace's independence by encouraging her to take an apartment across town or selfishly keep her close by inviting her to share his living space. The decision may be made easier, however, by the nagging presence of Will's current roommate, Jack, and his parrot, Guapo. Meanwhile, Karen and Jack meet for the first time and find each other to be fabulous.

28 Sept 199822 min
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S01E03

Head Case

8.0IMDb7 votes

When Grace moves in with Will, she complains that the guest bathroom is too small and suggests knocking the common wall down to create one big master bathroom, which results in Will having to confront his own issues on change and his ability to have a successful relationship. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen bear the brunt of Will and Grace's displaced anger.

5 Oct 199822 min
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S01E05

Boo! Humbug

8.0IMDb7 votes

Will and Grace plan to spend a serious Halloween together watching Ingmar Bergman movies at home--until Harlin drops off his over-eager kids at their place when he's called away on business. Meanwhile, Jack convinces Karen to accompany him to the downtown parade where she becomes an honorary drag queen.

26 Oct 199822 min
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S01E06

William, Tell

7.8IMDb5 votes

When Jack reveals to Grace that Will once had an affair with a "client," she becomes paranoid that Will is keeping secrets from her. Her suspicions continue to grow when Will meets Karen for a discreet meeting to discuss her legal problems and will only tell Grace he's meeting with a client.

9 Nov 199822 min
Still from Between a Rock and Harlin's Place

S01E04

Between a Rock and Harlin's Place

7.5IMDb6 votes

When Grace decorates Harlin's apartment, she gets carried away with a cowboy theme. Will is both shocked and embarrassed by the cowboy chic and makes an even greater mess of the situation. Meanwhile, Jack decides to embark on a “singing career“ with a little help from Karen.

12 Oct 199822 min
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S01E01

The Pilot (Love & Marriage)

7.3IMDb15 votes

When Grace receives an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Will tries to be supportive of her decision but finally tells her that she's making a mistake, even though he's putting their friendship at risk. The situation is complicated by interference from Grace's socialite assistant, Karen, and Will's outrageous friend, Jack.

21 Sept 199822 min

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18 May 200622 min

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