Season 1

8 EPISODES • 2016

Season 1 of Netflix Presents: The Characters was released on March 11 and consists of 8 episodes.

Episodes

1: Lauren Lapkus

Mar 11, 2016

Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music choice.

2: John Early

Mar 11, 2016

John Early embodies the overly dramatic half of an engaged couple, a dim bro on a bad first date, and a wistful Southern comedian mom.

3: Henry Zebrowski

Mar 11, 2016

After being mistaken for Jim Gaffigan and having a run-in with a food cart owner, Henry Zebrowski is forced to observe his terrible past lives.

4: Kate Berlant

Mar 11, 2016

Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.

5: Natasha Rothwell

Mar 11, 2016

Natasha Rothwell brings a diverse jury waiting room to life, plays a well-read homeless man, and portrays a doctor teaching a lesson about race.

6: Paul W. Downs

Mar 11, 2016

Paul Downs goes all in as a monster truck meathead, a European VJ, a blind cop on a Segway and a man on a distressing date with his girlfriend.

7: Tim Robinson

Mar 11, 2016

Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.

8: Dr. Brown

Mar 11, 2016

Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.

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