Welcome to Chippendales (2022–2023)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, Comedy1 season, 8 episodes
Welcome to Chippendales posterReview score: 65%

Plot

The outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire—and let nothing stand in his way in the process.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Welcome to Chippendales S01E03VelveetaS01E03 · 6.8While Steve is away in India, Nick cooks up his next creative triumph. But when Steve returns home, he has other plans for the show.
  2. 02Welcome to Chippendales S01E05LeechesS01E05 · 6.8While Nick takes the Big Apple by storm, Steve is back in LA staring down a discrimination lawsuit. Jealousy flares when Nick becomes a media darling--and the face of the brand.
  3. 03Welcome to Chippendales S01E06February 31stS01E06 · 6.8As Steve's financial woes mount, Nick offers a lifeline in the form of a proposal that would take Chippendales global. A printing error has disastrous consequences for Steve.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022–23Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Welcome to Chippendales S01E01An Elegant, Exclusive AtmosphereNovember 22, 2022 5.2Indian immigrant Somen "Steve" Banerjee spends his days working at a gas station and his nights dreaming of being the next Hugh Hefner. A ch
  2. S01E02Welcome to Chippendales S01E02Four GeniusesNovember 22, 2022 5.8As Chippendales takes flight, Steve assembles his dream team—including a shy accountant who may be more than just a business hire.
  3. S01E03Welcome to Chippendales S01E03Season's bestVelveetaNovember 29, 2022 6.8While Steve is away in India, Nick cooks up his next creative triumph. But when Steve returns home, he has other plans for the show.
  4. S01E04Welcome to Chippendales S01E04Just BusinessDecember 6, 2022 5.8As Steve's new calendar flies off the shelves, a fed-up Nick makes a pitch to New York investors. A snub from Steve provides Otis with a sob
  5. S01E05Welcome to Chippendales S01E05LeechesDecember 13, 2022 6.8While Nick takes the Big Apple by storm, Steve is back in LA staring down a discrimination lawsuit. Jealousy flares when Nick becomes a medi
  6. S01E06Welcome to Chippendales S01E06February 31stDecember 20, 2022 6.8As Steve's financial woes mount, Nick offers a lifeline in the form of a proposal that would take Chippendales global. A printing error has
  7. S01E07Welcome to Chippendales S01E07Paper Is PaperDecember 27, 2022 6.0Nick’s success on the road infuriates Steve, who turns to Ray to spy on him. As Steve reaches his breaking point with Nick, Irene reaches he
  8. S01E08Welcome to Chippendales S01E08SwitzerlandJanuary 3, 2023 5.8In a bucolic Swiss village, Steve’s sins finally catch up with him. As he stares down the consequences of his actions, he makes a final, fat

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Kumail NanjianiKumail NanjianiSomen 'Steve' BanerjeeMurray BartlettMurray BartlettNick De NoiaAnnaleigh AshfordAnnaleigh AshfordIreneJuliette LewisJuliette LewisDenise

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