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Atypical
Sign in to saveAtypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The series takes place in Connecticut, and focuses on the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021.
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★ 8.1Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
- Aired
- 2017–2021
- Seasons
- 4 · 38 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Robia Rashid
- Network
- Netflix
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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Key facts
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- Atypical póster.jpg
- Television.caption
- Poster for season 1
- Television.runtime
- 26–38 minutes
- Television.creator
- Robia Rashid
- Television.composer
- Dan Romer
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.network
- Netflix
- Television.location
- Los Angeles, California
- Television.producer
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Television.num_seasons
- 4
- Television.num_episodes
- 38
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Wikidata facts
- FilmAffinity ID
- 234251
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- number of seasons
- 4
- number of episodes
- 38
- start time
- 2017-08-11
- end time
- 2021-07-09
- title
- Atypical
- social media followers
- 81858
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20 sectionsContents
- Cast and characters
- Main
- Recurring
- Episodes
- Series overview
- Season 1 (2017)
- Season 2 (2018)
- Season 3 (2019)
- Season 4 (2021)
- Background, production, and release
- Reception
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Atypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The series takes place in Connecticut, and focuses on the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021.
The first season received mostly positive reviews, but was criticized by some reviewers for its lack of autistic actors, and inaccuracies in its depiction of autism. The second season featured autistic actors and writers, giving them an opportunity to work and represent their community, and received mostly positive reviews. The third season continued this positive development and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.