Paid Post: TV Review--"Adults" (Season 1)
The new Hulu comedy is an absolute delight, thanks to a talented cast that makes their doofy characters irritating but lovable.
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Warning: Spoilers for the series follow.
Even though there’s been a tremendous amount of pushback on queer representation in popular culture, there are still a surprising number of shows with queer protagonists that are either at the center of the show or who play a major part. One of the funniest of these is Adults, the new comedy from Hulu.
The series focuses on a group of highly dysfunctional 20-something friends living in the same house in Queens. The house in question is owned by the parents of Samir (Malik Elassal), who is well-meaning but doofy. In total opposition is Amita Rao’s Issa, who is about as unhinged as it is possible to be, and she is only somewhat balanced by her boyfriend, Paul Baker (Jack Innanen). Lucy Freyer’s Billie Schaeffer seems to be the most put-together of the group, at least until her fling with one of her former teachers ends up going catastrophically awry. Instead, the position of most competent housemate undoubtedly goes to Owen Thiele’s Anton Evans who, with some minor exceptions, really does seem to have his head on straight.