Flaked (Netflix 2016, Will Arnett, David Sullivan)

Set in the insular world of Venice, California, Flaked is the serio-comic story of a self-appointed “guru” who falls for the object of his best friend’s fascination. Soon the tangled web of half-truths and semi-bullshit that underpins his all-important image and sobriety begins to unravel. Arnett plays Chip, a man doing his honest best to stay one step ahead of his own lies.

From Netflix’s press release, April 2017… Backpedaling just got harder… In this season of Flaked, Chip can’t get out of his own way. Find out how his love interest, bromance, recovery and lies come to fruition on June 2 only on Netflix. In the new season of Flaked, Chip returns to Venice after a short exile and finds that he is no longer welcome. People have not forgotten that he sold out the local community. And for what… ? Chip’s lost everything: his store, his friends, his reputation, his bicycle… he doesn’t even have a guest house to live in. All he’s got left is London, and she’s beginning to look elsewhere – spiritually, if not physically. Chip starts to claw his way back into the affections of the community, first asking Dennis to be his sponsor, then helping his friend in a new business venture, and even doing an honest day’s work… But the lies are never too far behind, and just when it looks as though he’s won back his friend and stabilized his relationship, everything splinters again and he slips back into the bottle… It becomes clear that he needs to make a choice: his best friend or the love of his life. Lies or sobriety.

cast
Will Arnett as Chip
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Topher
David Sullivan as Dennis
George Basil as The Cooler
Heather Graham
Kirstie Alley as Jackie
Lina Esco as Kara
Robert Wisdom as George
Ruth Kearney as London
Travis Mills as Stefan

key behind the scenes crew
Ben Silverman as Executive Producer
Mark Chappell as Creator/Executive Producer
Mitch Hurwitz as Executive Producer
Peter Principato as Executive Producer
Will Arnett as Creator/Executive Producer

show type
sitcom

broadcast from
Season one released 11 March 2016
Season two released 2 June 2017

network and production companies
Netflix – Electus – Principato-Young Entertainment