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The Now

TV·2021–2021·1 season, 14 episodes·The Roku Channel·Comedy·10m·Created by Steve Leff, Pete Jones, Peter Farrelly

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For Ed Poole, clarity comes when a secret from his past has seemingly destroyed his future. He soon realizes the only thing that will make his life worth living is to forget the past, screw the future and just live in The Now.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Now S01E01Call From…MotherS01E01 · 6.0Ed's got plans for his night at home, but an unexpected call from his mother derails everything, forcing him to rethink first his evening and then his entire life.
  2. 02The Now S01E02Don't Shush Your MotherS01E02 · 5.0After a tragic event in Ed's life, he starts trying to work through his feelings in therapy, hoping to deal with the nightmare of his overbearing mother.
  3. 03The Now S01E03Does the Suspense Not Ever Get to You?S01E03 · 5.0Ed has a secret and he's been doing his best to keep it from his family.

Cast

Dave FrancoDave FrancoEd PooleBill MurrayBill MurrayDr. Robert FlahertyAlyssa MilanoAlyssa MilanoSarahO'Shea Jackson Jr.O'Shea Jackson Jr.CoopDaryl HannahDaryl HannahMaxine PooleMerritt PattersonMerritt PattersonAprilJimmy TatroJimmy TatroHal

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode14Episodes2021Aired 5.1Season avg
  1. S01E01The Now S01E01Season's bestCall From…MotherDecember 10, 2021 6.0Ed's got plans for his night at home, but an unexpected call from his mother derails everything, forcing him to rethink first his evening an
  2. S01E02The Now S01E02Don't Shush Your MotherDecember 10, 2021 5.0After a tragic event in Ed's life, he starts trying to work through his feelings in therapy, hoping to deal with the nightmare of his overbe
  3. S01E03The Now S01E03Does the Suspense Not Ever Get to You?December 10, 2021 5.0Ed has a secret and he's been doing his best to keep it from his family.
  4. S01E04The Now S01E04See You at Ten, Ed-ODecember 10, 2021 5.0Unfinished business from his brother's past shows up in Ed's present and he struggles with the best way to resolve old issues.
  5. S01E05The Now S01E05Take a Piece of HimDecember 10, 2021 5.0When Ed decides to live in the moment and blow off some pretty important plans, he's unprepared to deal with the consequences.
  6. S01E06The Now S01E06No Past, No Future, Just the Current MomentDecember 10, 2021 5.0Ed has a new outlook after listening to some life changing advice, which leaves his friends concerned about his mental health.
  7. S01E07The Now S01E07Why Does This Ice Stink?December 10, 2021 5.0Ed has a new philosophy on life.
  8. S01E08The Now S01E08Good News, You're Not DeadDecember 10, 2021—Ed's new way of thinking has the potential to damage his mother's business deal, putting the family's financial stability in jeopardy.
  9. S01E09The Now S01E09A Little Crazy... But Good CrazyDecember 10, 2021—Ed becomes obsessed with showing the people closest to him that he's changed for the better and plans to make a grand gesture to prove his p
  10. S01E10The Now S01E10We Gotta Drink BudDecember 10, 2021—Strapped for cash, Ed trusts his friends to help him make some big money, fast.
  11. S01E11The Now S01E11Sharing Is CaringDecember 10, 2021—Hal and Ed struggle to pay their debts, but an interesting set of circumstances changes their situation; meanwhile Coop is dealing with an i
  12. S01E12The Now S01E12It Was Just a NickDecember 10, 2021—Ed makes a generous offer to save the people he cares about and tries to turn over a new leaf with his family's company.
  13. S01E13The Now S01E13BottomingsDecember 10, 2021—When Ed's life is thrown completely out of control, an unexpected visit from an acquaintance helps him see things more clearly.
  14. S01E14The Now S01E14Not NowDecember 10, 2021—After a change of heart Ed's starting to see things clearly for the first time in his life and he makes a big decision based on his new prio

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