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Atypical - Season 1
Bored from the traditional life he has, a young guy who suffers from the autism spectrum, Sam, seeks to have a girlfriend, so he does researches on how he manages to date a girl, the thing that struggles his mother, Elsa, who has to cope with his desire and help him, in order to save him, till recovery.
13 May 1995, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 September 1975, San Salvador, El Salvador
20 April 1978
August 10, 2017
Atypical presents a point of view and a lead character that are, well, atypical in the TV landscape. But its sweetness and predictability make it a little too typical to be great.August 10, 2017
Watchable but inconsistent, the half-hour series dilutes its genuine pathos and strengths with characters and situations that seem to have parachuted in from a different show.August 11, 2017
The best parts come when Sam and sister Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine) have heart-to-hearts and whenever he gushes his vast knowledge and love of penguins. Now streaming on Netflix.August 10, 2017
Sam's disarmingly blunt, awkward yearning for adolescent affection and connection gives a sweet John Hughes gloss to a series that can make you laugh out loud then choke back tears with the manipulative panache of This Is Us.August 09, 2017
With a couple of actors' actors -- Leigh and Rapaport -- and Gilchrist at the helm, "Atypical" still manages to mostly stay on track. It's a good newcomer with the potential to get better.August 10, 2017
The overwhelming strength of Atypical is how very human it is, of its affection for its messy, relatable characters.August 11, 2017
With a TV landscape increasingly littered with unlikable characters, gratuitous violence, and true-crime dramas, a smart show about good people just trying to help one another is a breath of fresh air.August 09, 2017
This family is really hard to dislike, and they become people remarkably easy to root for, thanks in large part to writing that is more empathetic and believable as the show unfolds, and a simply fantastic ensemble.August 11, 2017
Chronicling the 18-year-old life of a young man on the autistic spectrum, "Atypical" does a fine job capturing choice insights into our protagonist's mind, but its overarching story is as predictable as they come.August 11, 2017
[Rashid's] wise choice to expend as much effort on the characterizations of family members as on Sam himself has expanded the show from a fundraising infomercial to something much more wrenching and complex.