No Activity (American TV series)
{{short description|U.S. comedy television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| image = NoActivity.png
| genre = Comedy
| based_on = {{based on|No Activity|Trent O'Donnell}}
| developer = {{Plainlist|
- Trent O'Donnell
- Patrick Brammall
}}
| director = Trent O'Donnell
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Patrick Brammall
- Tim Meadows
- Amy Sedaris
- Sunita Mani
- Jesse Plemons
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Arturo Castro
- Adrian Martinez
- Cristin Milioti
}}
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "Happiness, Missouri"
by EL VY
| endtheme =
| composer = {{Plainlist|
- Ex-Hell
- Matt Blackman
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 32
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Trent O'Donnell
- Patrick Brammall
- Will Ferrell
- Adam McKay
- Joe Farrell
- Jason Burrows
- Joe Hardesty
}}
| producer = Ashley Chang
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Paul Swain
- Adam Lichtenstein
- Hallie Faben-Comfort
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Judd Overton
- Gena Fridman
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 25–33 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Funny or Die
- Gary Sanchez Productions
- Jungle Entertainment
- Flight School Studio (season 4)
- CBS Studios
}}
| channel = CBS All Access
| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|11|12}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|11|21}}
| channel2 = Paramount+
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2021|5|27}}
}}
No Activity is an American comedy television series, based on the Australian series of the same name created by Trent O'Donnell, that premiered on November 12, 2017, on CBS All Access. The series was developed by O'Donnell and Patrick Brammall, both of whom executive produce alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Joe Farrell, Jason Burrows, and Joe Hardesty. In February 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 22, 2018. In March 2019, CBS All Access renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 21, 2019.
In October 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, in which the series switched to a computer animation format. The season premiered on April 8, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/trailer-toonified-no-activity-s4-sets-paramount-premiere/|title = Trailer: Toonified 'No Activity' S4 Sets Paramount+ Premiere|date = 3 March 2021}} In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+.{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2023-02-01 |title=Paramount+ Removes Jordan Peele's 'Twilight Zone,' 'Real World: Homecoming' and More Titles |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/paramount-plus-removes-twilight-zone-real-world-homecoming-1235509521/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Variety}}
Premise
No Activity{{'}}s first series is "set against the world of a major drug cartel bust" and follows "two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together; two criminals who are largely kept in the dark; two dispatch workers who haven’t really clicked; and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space considering they’ve only just met."{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='No Activity' CBS All Access Comedy Adds Tim Meadows As Co-Lead & Guest Cast Led By Will Ferrell, Gets Premiere Date|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/no-activity-cbs-all-access-comedy-adds-tim-meadows-cast-will-ferrell-premiere-date-1202182088/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=August 13, 2018|date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814040436/https://deadline.com/2017/10/no-activity-cbs-all-access-comedy-adds-tim-meadows-cast-will-ferrell-premiere-date-1202182088/|url-status=live}}
The second and third series juxtapose the double parings, the pair of cops, and a pair of criminals - as well as expanding on the relationships within the dispatch center. In the second series, the El Chapo connection acquires an over exuberant FBI agent involved in the case, and his perspective on matters. Cameos are more frequent.
The third series revolves around the demoted officers, from detectives to patrol, and the cleanup of the El Chapo events and the FBI agent. The patrol car features more cameos, and there is a general resistance to robotic replacements introduced to the dispatch center and other areas of life.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Patrick Brammall as Nick Cullen, a police detective
- Tim Meadows as Judd Tolbeck, a police detective
- Amy Sedaris as Janice Delongpre, a dispatch officer
- Sunita Mani as Fatima Khorasani, a dispatch officer
- Jesse Plemons as Angus (season 1)
- Jason Mantzoukas as Dustin Kasprowicz, an undercover FBI agent who goes by the name Marco
- Arturo Castro as Miguel (season 1)
- Adrian Martinez as Roberto (season 1)
- Cristin Milioti as Frankie (season 2)
- Dylan McDermott as Clint Bergman (season 3)
- George Basil as Gary (season 3)
- Angus Sampson as Chief (season 3)
=Recurring=
- Will Ferrell as Adrian
- Nina Pedrad as Helen
- Bob Odenkirk as Greg, a port security officer
- Darren Gilshenan as Tony
- Chris Gethard as Zach Ataque, a dispatch officer
- Matt Walsh as Larry Turnbull
- Jack Axelrod as Steve
- Alexandra Rodriguez as Gabriella
- Jake Johnson as Josh Haldeman, a special agent for the DEA
- J. K. Simmons as Leon Fordham, an internal affairs senior detective
- John Leary
- Max Greenfield as Cotric
- Joe Manganiello as Dugan
- Keegan-Michael Key as Charles Brock
- Joe Keery as Officer Ed Reinhardt
=Guest=
- Mackenzie Davis as Pat the Rat ("The Metric System")
- Bridget Everett as Bonnie Lehman ("Golden Age of Tunnels"), a special agent for the DEA
- Michaela Watkins as Erin Saunders ("Golden Age of Tunnels"), an internal affairs detective
- Courtenay Taylor as Officer Eastman ("The Raid")
- Jessica Alba as The Actress ("The Actress")
- Harriet Dyer as Hazel ("The Actress")
- Nasim Pedrad ("Honesty & Action")
- Allison Bell as Leary ("Honesty & Action")
- Amy Schumer as herself ("Tooth and Nail")
Episodes
{{Series overview
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| episodes1 = 8
| start1 = {{Start date|2017|11|12}}
| end1 = {{End date|2017|12|31}}
| network1 = CBS All Access
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| link2 = #Season 2 (2018)
| episodes2 = 8
| released2 = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
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| link3 = #Season 3 (2019)
| episodes3 = 8
| released3 = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| color4 = #379FFE
| link4 = #Season 4 (2021)
| episodes4 = 8
| start4 = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
| end4 = {{End date|2021|5|27}}
| network4 = Paramount+
}}
=Season 1 (2017)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Night 35
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|12}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Deep Sea Fishing
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|19}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Dig a Hole
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|26}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Metric System
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|3}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Golden Age of Tunnels
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Seth Cohen & Amy Pocha
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|10}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Crow
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Adam Zwar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|17}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Team Coyote
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|24}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Raid
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|31}}
| ShortSummary =
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=Season 2 (2018)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Big Boy Has the Flu
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Actress
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Honesty & Action
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Nina Pedrad
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Duck Egg
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Good Cop, Tolbeck Cop
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Mr. X
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Ali Schouten
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = By the Siege Side
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Nina Pedrad & Allison Lyman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Operation Meat Puppet
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
===Season 3 (2019)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Tooth and Nail
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Flight JA761
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = There's No Ocean in Wichita
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Nina Pedrad
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = FBD415
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Death Knock
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Leon's Retirement Party
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Kasprowicz vs. Haldeman
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Googy
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Oops Sorry
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Nina Pedrad
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
=Season 4 (2021)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = It’s Not a Cult!
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Brother Eduardo
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|15}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Magnolia
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Tea for Two! Two for Tea
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall, Trent O'Donnell & Nina Pedrad
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|29}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Not Another Waco!
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall, Trent O'Donnell & Nina Pedrad
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|6}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Exit Counselor
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall, Trent O'Donnell & Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|13}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = 40 Days & 40 Nights
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Patrick Brammall & Trent O'Donnell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|20}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Breaking Bread
| RTitle =
| DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
| WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|27}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
Production
=Development=
On August 1, 2017, it was announced that CBS All Access had given the production, an American adaptation of the Australian television series No Activity, a series order. Executive producers were expected to include Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Patrick Brammall, Trent O'Donnell, Jason Burrows and Joe Farrell. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of CBS Television Studios, Gary Sanchez Productions, and Funny Or Die.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=CBS All Access Greenlights Drama Series 'Strange Angel' & '$1', First Comedy Series 'No Activity', Mulls More 'Big Brother' – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/cbs-all-access-strange-angel-1-no-activity-more-big-brother-1202140299/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=August 13, 2018|date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230154610/https://deadline.com/2017/08/cbs-all-access-strange-angel-1-no-activity-more-big-brother-1202140299/|url-status=live}} On October 4, 2017, it was announced that the series would premiere on November 12, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=Will Ferrell, Adam McKay CBS All Access Comedy 'No Activity' Sets Cast, Premiere Date|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-cbs-all-access-no-activity-cast-premiere-date-1202580733/|website=Variety|accessdate=August 13, 2018|date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073444/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-cbs-all-access-no-activity-cast-premiere-date-1202580733/|url-status=live}}
On February 13, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Funny Or Die's 'No Activity' Comedy Renewed For Season 2 By CBS All Access|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/no-activity-renewed-season-2-cbs-all-access-funny-or-die-1202287437/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=February 13, 2018|date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301172219/https://deadline.com/2018/02/no-activity-renewed-season-2-cbs-all-access-funny-or-die-1202287437/|url-status=live}} On September 25, 2018, it was announced that the second season would be released all at once on November 22, 2018.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='No Activity': CBS All Access To Release Second Season All-At-Once In November|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/cbs-all-access-release-entire-second-season-no-activity-november-1202470938/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=September 25, 2018|date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119030942/https://deadline.com/2018/09/cbs-all-access-release-entire-second-season-no-activity-november-1202470938/|url-status=live}}
On March 3, 2019, it was reported that the series had been renewed for a third season.{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title=CBS All Access Comedy 'No Activity Renewed For Season 3|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/cbs-all-access-no-activity-season-3-renewal-1202568680/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=March 4, 2019|date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119030259/https://deadline.com/2019/03/cbs-all-access-no-activity-season-3-renewal-1202568680/|url-status=live}} On October 15, 2019, it was announced that the third season would premiere on November 21, 2019.{{cite web|title=Binge the New Season of CBS All Access' "No Activity" Beginning Thursday, Nov. 21|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/10/15/binge-the-new-season-of-cbs-all-access-no-activity-beginning-thursday-nov-21-826114/20191015cbs04/|work=The Futon Critic|date=October 15, 2019}} On October 29, 2020, CBS All Access renewed the series for a fourth and final season, with the season being animated rather than live-action, during the set on COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/no-activity-renewed-season-4-cbs-all-access-1234605635/|title='No Activity' Renewed For Season 4 By CBS All Access|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=October 29, 2020|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119021354/https://deadline.com/2020/10/no-activity-renewed-season-4-cbs-all-access-1234605635/|url-status=live}}
=Casting=
Alongside the series premiere announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows with guest stars including Will Ferrell, Mark Berry, Arturo Castro, Mackenzie Davis, Bridget Everett, Darren Gilshenan, Travis Guba, Jake Johnson, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Adrian Martinez, Jesse Plemons, Fred Pohl, Alex Rodriguez, Amy Sedaris, J. K. Simmons, Courtenay Taylor, Michaela Watkins, and Daniel Zolghadri.
Release
On October 4, 2017, a teaser trailer for the first season was released. On October 30, 2017, the official trailer for season one was released.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='No Activity' Redband Trailer: First Extended Look At Will Ferrell CBS All Access Comedy|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/no-activity-redband-trailer-will-ferrell-adam-mccay-1202197649/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=August 13, 2018|date=October 30, 2017|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119025913/https://deadline.com/2017/10/no-activity-redband-trailer-will-ferrell-adam-mccay-1202197649/|url-status=live}} On November 12, 2018, the official trailer and key art for season two were released.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='No Activity': CBS All Access Unveils Season 2 Trailer & Key Art|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/no-activity-season-2-trailer-key-art-patrick-brammall-tim-meadows-cbs-all-access-comedy-1202500144/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=November 12, 2018|date=November 12, 2018|archive-date=13 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165703/https://deadline.com/2018/11/no-activity-season-2-trailer-key-art-patrick-brammall-tim-meadows-cbs-all-access-comedy-1202500144/|url-status=live}}
Showcase (Canadian TV channel) picked up the show and broadcast season 1 in autumn 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.showcase.ca/shows/no-activity/ |title=No Activity {{!}} Schedule and Full Episodes on Showcase |website=www.showcase.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821230729/https://www.showcase.ca/shows/no-activity/ |archive-date=2020-08-21}}
Reception
The first season was met with a mixed reception from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 70% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.58 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "No Activity feels refreshingly slapdash and agreeably aimless for a cop comedy, welcoming viewers to bask in its gentle mirth – though its hook may be less than satisfying for some viewers."{{cite web|title=No Activity: Season 1 – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/no_activity/s01|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|accessdate=August 14, 2018|language=en|archive-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127162206/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/no_activity/s01|url-status=live}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|title=No Activity: Season 1 – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/no-activity|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=August 14, 2018|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002030556/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/no-activity|url-status=live}}
In a positive review, The Guardian{{'}}s Luke Buckmaster gave the series a rating of 3 out of 5 stars saying, "No Activity plays in minor key, a reminder of some of comedy’s essential ingredients. Shticks combine irreverence with mundanity, there is generous give and take between performers, and it shows an appreciation of incongruity in various iterations."{{cite web|last1=Buckmaster|first1=Luke|title=No Activity review – Will Ferrell and Bob Odenkirk join faithful US reboot of Aussie cop comedy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/21/no-activity-review-will-ferrell-and-bob-odenkirk-join-faithful-us-reboot-of-aussie-cop-comedy|website=The Guardian|accessdate=August 13, 2018|language=en|date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206022413/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/21/no-activity-review-will-ferrell-and-bob-odenkirk-join-faithful-us-reboot-of-aussie-cop-comedy|url-status=live}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title|7230846}}
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Category:2010s American police comedy television series
Category:2020s American police comedy television series
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Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Funny or Die
Category:Television series by Gary Sanchez Productions