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Marlon

Name: Marlon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2017-08-16
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Diallo Riddle, Notlim Taylor, Amir O'Neil

2017 | 2 seasons | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, 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.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 7 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet superstardom might get in the way sometimes, for Marlon, family really always does come first - even if he's the biggest kid of all.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
AudiencesBelow par
6.7 out of 10
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 30K people sought it out in the past year