A to Z is an American romantic comedy television series created by Ben Queen. He served as an executive producer with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack for Warner Bros. Television. The series debuted on October 2, 2014, on NBC. Viewership fell by nearly 50% by the fifth episode, which aired October 30, and NBC canceled the series the next day, though choosing to air the final eight episodes, which had already been produced. The series finale aired on January 22, 2015.
Premise
The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of meeting the girl of his dreams, and Zelda, a no-nonsense lawyer who was raised by a hippie mother and carries a rebellious streak. By an accidental chance of fate, Zelda meets Andrew to resolve a mismatch dating dispute and these two single people suddenly find themselves falling for each other. From there, the series chronicles their relationship timeline "from A to Z", as narrated by Katey Sagal.
Cast
Main
Ben Feldman as Andrew Lofland
Cristin Milioti as Zelda Vasco
Henry Zebrowski as Stu Bartokowski
Lenora Crichlow as Stephie Bennett
Christina Kirk as "Big Bird" Lydia
Hong Chau as Lora
Parvesh Cheena as Dinesh
Katey Sagal as the narrator
Recurring
Patrick Carlyle as Sage
Ben Falcone as Howard
Nancy Friedrich as Nancy
Broadcast
The series is available to stream in Australia on Stan. It broadcast on UK channel E4; it started on November 30, 2015. It began broadcasting on tv2 in New Zealand on December 6, 2015.
Episodes
Reception
Critical response
A to Z has received favorable reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the show a rating of 67% based on 48 reviews. The site's consensus states: "The leads are endearing, but A to Zs writing feels gimmicky and lacks a fresh perspective on the modern-day TV romance." Metacritic gives the show a score of 66 out of 100, based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.