Barry (2018–2023)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Comedy, Crime4 seasons, 32 episodes
Barry posterReview score: 74%

Barry highlights

Plot

Barry is a dark comedy about a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away - can he find a way to balance both worlds?

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Barry S02E05ronny/lilyS02E05 · 9.3An encounter that Barry never could have predicted has surprising effects.
  2. 02Barry S03E08starting nowS03E08 · 8.8What the hell is that?!
  3. 03Barry S01E07Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep GoingS01E07 · 8.7A deadly shootout threatens Barry's timely participation in Sally's big stage moment.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2018Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Barry S01E01Chapter One: Make Your MarkMarch 25, 2018 7.6A Midwestern contract killer gets hit with the acting bug while on a job in LA.
  2. S01E02Barry S01E02Chapter Two: Use ItApril 1, 2018 7.4Gene encourages his class to channel grief into artistic expression. Barry faces a dilemma.
  3. S01E03Barry S01E03Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe ChoiceApril 8, 2018 7.4Barry fulfills an obligation, and comforts Sally after an audition gone awry. The Chechens welcome a hitman legend.
  4. S01E04Barry S01E04Chapter Four: Commit ... to YOUApril 15, 2018 7.3Barry finds that extricating himself from Fuches, and winning Sally's affections, is more difficult than he thought.
  5. S01E05Barry S01E05Chapter Five: Do Your JobApril 22, 2018 7.8Barry looks to hit the reset button with Sally, and finds himself paired with a reckless acquaintance named Taylor.
  6. S01E06Barry S01E06Chapter Six: Listen with Your Ears, React with Your FaceApril 29, 2018 7.9Barry tries to distance himself from Taylor, while Moss looks to end her association with Gene.
  7. S01E07Barry S01E07Season's bestChapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep GoingMay 6, 2018 8.7A deadly shootout threatens Barry's timely participation in Sally's big stage moment.
  8. S01E08Barry S01E08Chapter Eight: Know Your TruthMay 13, 2018 8.3Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Moss closes in on an arrest.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2019Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Barry S02E01The Show Must Go On, Probably?March 31, 2019 7.8Barry tries to convince Sally and the rest of the class to go ahead with a performance, despite the absence of teacher Gene Cousineau, who's
  2. S02E02Barry S02E02The Power of NoApril 7, 2019 7.6Facing pressure from Noho Hank, Barry struggles to pull off an important hit. After asking the class to mine their personal traumas for an o
  3. S02E03Barry S02E03Past = Present x Future Over YesterdayApril 14, 2019 8.2As part of a class project, Gene tasks Barry with revisiting his past, and Sally reflects on her own personal history. Barry offers to provi
  4. S02E04Barry S02E04What?!April 21, 2019 8.5Barry's patience is put to the test when a figure from Sally's past arrives in LA. Gene gets a pleasant surprise and encourages Barry to bel
  5. S02E05Barry S02E05Season's bestronny/lilyApril 28, 2019 9.3An encounter that Barry never could have predicted has surprising effects.
  6. S02E06Barry S02E06The Truth Has a Ring to ItMay 5, 2019 8.2In preparation for his big scene with Sally, Barry works with Gene to help get into character. Sally resolves to embrace her truth. Noho Han
  7. S02E07Barry S02E07The AuditionMay 12, 2019 8.4Barry prepares for his first audition under Gene's guidance. Sally takes a stand in a meeting with a major TV producer. Noho Hank bares all.
  8. S02E08Barry S02E08berkman > blockMay 19, 2019 8.6Barry is out for vengeance. Noho Hank faces the looming threat of being sent home. Sally makes a split-second decision on the night of the a

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S03E01Barry S03E01forgiving jeffApril 24, 2022 7.9What are you, some kind of psycho?
  2. S03E02Barry S03E02limonadaMay 1, 2022 8.2Say you're going to the Redlands.
  3. S03E03Barry S03E03ben mendelsohnMay 8, 2022 7.4I could've been a marine, but I guess I had too many options.
  4. S03E04Barry S03E04all the saucesMay 15, 2022 8.0You're Thweetie?!
  5. S03E05Barry S03E05crazytimesh*tshowMay 22, 2022 7.8This is just an example of bottling it up...
  6. S03E06Barry S03E06710NMay 29, 2022 8.4What kind of guy wouldn't want to put a hot tub up there?
  7. S03E07Barry S03E07candy assesJune 5, 2022 7.9Let's split up.
  8. S03E08Barry S03E08Season's beststarting nowJune 12, 2022 8.8What the hell is that?!

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2023Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S04E01Barry S04E01yikesApril 16, 2023 7.9Are you mad at me?
  2. S04E02Barry S04E02bestest place on the earthApril 16, 2023 7.9Here it comes.
  3. S04E03Barry S04E03you're charmingApril 23, 2023 8.0What's wrong with you?
  4. S04E04Barry S04E04Season's bestit takes a psychoApril 30, 2023 8.2Damn...
  5. S04E05Barry S04E05tricky legaciesMay 7, 2023 7.1Things have changed.
  6. S04E06Barry S04E06the wizardMay 14, 2023 7.5Lock the door.
  7. S04E07Barry S04E07a nice mealMay 21, 2023 8.2I was talking about office supplies!
  8. S04E08Barry S04E08wowMay 28, 2023 8.0That's it.

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Cast

Bill HaderBill HaderBarry BerkmanSarah GoldbergSarah GoldbergSally ReedAnthony CarriganAnthony CarriganNoHo HankHenry WinklerHenry WinklerGene CousineauStephen RootStephen RootMonroe FuchesRobert WisdomRobert WisdomJim Moss

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