In Chicago, six friends try to navigate life and relationships while knowing too much about each other. Control-freak perfectionist Jane Kerkovich-Williams (Coupe) is married to overachiever Brad Williams (Wayans Jr.). Jane's sister Alex Kerkovich (Cuthbert) owns a clothing store and loves ribs and used to be engaged to Dave Rose (Knighton) who loves Dave Matthews and owns a food truck. Dave lives with slobby Max Blum (Pally), who is best friends with perpetually single Penny Hartz (Wilson).
They are a close-knit group that are together every day: drinking at their favorite bar, evenings at each other's apartments, etc. But when Alex leaves Dave at the alter, everything changes. Can they maintain the friendships as the group dynamic changes?
This show is often characterized as the "new Friends", but it is so much more than that. It is a fast-paced show about a quirky group of friends. You can't help but enjoy their adventures and personalities, while still understanding how hard it would be to be friends with them.
The pilot episode, along with the last episode of each season is focused on a wedding. The pilot episode starts at the wedding of Alex and Dave. The main characters attend weddings at the end of each season. They also celebrate major and minor holidays together with their own traditions.
The cast and the writing is perfect. Creator David Caspe brought together a stellar group of writers to bring the story to life. And the cast is phenomenal. Most were not well-known before. Casey Wilson was a cast member on SNL for a year and a half. Damon Wayans Jr. was involved in several movies made by his family. Elisha Cuthbert was in several small films, and Eliza Coupe was a regular on the last 2 seasons of "Scrubs."
Since the show ended all have found steady work. Although they have not found extensive success with these shows. Wilson was a star in the online show "Burning Love" (a spoof of "The Bachelor") and the Hulu show "The Hotwives" (which is a spoof on "The Real Housewives" shows). She is also married to Caspe. Wayans Jr. was on the show "New Girl" and has made other comedy films. Adam Pally went on to have a co-starring role on "The Mindy Project." Zachary Knighton was on "FlashForward" and the show-lived "Weird Loners." Cuthbert was "One Big Happy" and "The Ranch" and Coupe was on "Benched."
The show was only on the air for 3 seasons, but made a big impact.
Happy Endings (2011-2013)
Creator: David Caspe
Starring: Eliza Coupe as Jane Kerkovich-Williams
Elisha Cuthbert as Alex Kerkovich
Zachary Knighton as David Rose
Adam Pally as Max Blum
Damon Wayans Jr. as Brad Williams
Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz
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