Vice Principals
Seen it?2016 | 2 seasons | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved On My Block or The Inbetweeners, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced to put their mutual disdain aside and form an unholy alliance in order to sabotage the newly appointed principal, Dr. Belinda Brown.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
66% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Emmy.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 288K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12016 · 9 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday- Season 22017 · 9 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by Danny McBride, Jody Hill
- Danny McBrideNeal Gamby
- Walton GogginsLee Russell
- Dale DickeyNash
- Georgia KingAmanda Snodgrass
- Busy PhilippsGale Liptrapp
- Sheaun McKinneyDayshawn
- Shea WhighamRay Liptrapp