MacGruber (TV series)
MacGruber is an American action comedy television series based on the recurring Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, a parody of the action-adventure series MacGyver. Produced as a sequel to the 2010 film of the same name, the series stars Will Forte as the title character, who goes up against Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth, a villain from his past. Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Elliott, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Zane, and Timothy V. Murphy also star. Co-produced by Universal Television and Broadway Video, filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The series was released on Peacock on December 16, 2021.
This article is about the television series. For the Saturday Night Live sketch, see MacGruber. For the film, see MacGruber (film).MacGruber
United States
English
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- Will Forte
- Jorma Taccone
- John Solomon
- Lorne Michaels
- John Goldwyn
- Andrew Singer
- Erin David
- Broadway Video
- Forte Solomon Taccone Productions
- Universal Television
December 16, 2021
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "MacGruber won't convert anyone who isn't already in on the joke, but it reaffirms that deadpan buffoonery is Will Forte's forte."[17] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 64 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]