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Togetherness

Togetherness

2015–2016Ended2 seasons16 episodes~30 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.

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Where can I watch Togetherness?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Togetherness streaming on HBO Max and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Togetherness?

Togetherness earns 4 badges, led by Standout acting and Deeply moving.

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  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Togetherness worth watching?

Togetherness' Midcredits score is the 68th percentile of all shows, from 10K ratings across 2 sources. 81% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

68th percentile

Better received than 68% of shows

66th percentile among Comedy66th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)59th
Approval (how many liked it)74th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

73 /100

59th percentile of all shows

60th percentile among Comedy57th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

81% liked it

74th percentile of all shows

69th percentile among Comedy73rd percentile among 2010s
81% rated it 7–1019% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

90th percentile

10K ratings across platforms

84th percentile among Comedy90th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

Togetherness is a character-driven relationship dramedy about the mundane struggles of adult life — it just divides viewers over whether that realism is compelling or clichéd.

Fans praised

  • Groundedly authentic writing — no forced plot or dialogue
  • Relatable, deeply drawn performances, especially Amanda Peet's career-best turn
  • Heartfelt blend of humor and poignant, real-life relationship drama

Detractors panned

  • Selfish, whiny main character (Brett) and grating melodrama
  • Formulaic, hackneyed dramedy tropes — from midlife affairs to charter-school plotting
  • Gratuitous, story-irrelevant nudity and implausible character choices

What stands out

Acting88

Four leads universally lauded, Amanda Peet's best work, real chemistry

Emotional impactDivisive85

Heart-tugging, ugly-crying realness versus depressing selfishness

CharactersDivisive82

Memorable, fully realized, though Brett's whininess and Tina's static arc draw criticism

DialogueDivisive80

Quietly funny and real, no forced quips

AtmosphereDivisive80

Immersion in real, unglamorous LA life — a world you can sink into

Humor76

Subtle, restrained comedy that lands oddly and gratefully

Plot and storyDivisive70

Unpredictable natural flow in season 1, but season 2 loses focus and turns trite

OriginalityDivisive68

Fresh indie sensibility for some; hackneyed dramedy tropes for others

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 8 points apart
  • US vs non-US 2 points apart

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2016 · 8 episodes

  • S2E1

    Hotels

    Feb 21, 201626 min
  • S2E2

    Everybody Is Grownups

    Feb 28, 201627 min
  • S2E3

    Advanced Pretend

    Mar 6, 201636 min
  • S2E4

    Changetown

    Mar 13, 201628 min
  • S2E5

    Just The Range

    Mar 20, 201628 min
  • S2E6

    Geri-ina

    Mar 27, 201625 min
  • S2E7

    The Sand Situation

    Apr 3, 201627 min
  • S2E8

    For The Kids

    Apr 10, 201628 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Togetherness like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, serious and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
BittersweetMelancholicHopeful
Heaviest: throughout
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Tender · 10% of showsWarm
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.SerializedOne continuous story
ToneThe series treats its characters and their struggles with genuine empathy, playing the drama and humour straight without ironic distance.
The rideThe series sustains a bittersweet, mid-tempo ache across its runtime, with emotional peaks and valleys that keep the tone intimate and grounded.
StructureThe story unfolds in chronological order across episodes, following the couples' arcs in a conventional three-act structure.
Episode formatThe series tells a continuous story of the two couples across 16 episodes, with each episode building on relational developments from the previous one.
Season formatBoth seasons form one ongoing narrative arc for the same central characters and relationships, with no reset between seasons.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves you with a sense that relationships endure through struggle, carrying both sadness and hope.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe series is an ensemble character study about two couples navigating midlife dissatisfaction; no single plot archetype drives the narrative.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfMarriageBonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% (this title) · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% (this title) · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Marriage · 2% of showsAmbition · 14% of showsPurpose
Observes its theme: Presents its theme neutrally, declining to judge.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series centers on two couples trying to sustain their marriages while each partner pursues individual dreams, exploring how ambition strains and reshapes long-term partnership.
StanceThe series watches the couples with empathy and detachment, presenting marriage as a difficult but enduring commitment without celebrating or condemning it.

The world

ContemporarySuburbanDomesticInstitutionalRealistic
ElectronicFolkSupportive music · hybrid
SettingLos Angeles homes and creative workplaces of two couples navigating midlife
MusicThe score uses mellow indie tones to underscore the melancholic and reflective moments.

Content guide

Is Togetherness okay for kids?

TV-MA

Togetherness is rated TV-MA. As of August 29, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (17/100), sexual content at intense (67/100), language at moderate (60/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (33/100) and frightening material at minimal (0/100). Its violence, drug and alcohol content and frightening material have too few votes to rank.

Ratings in 20 other countries
  • Canada14+
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany18
  • France10
  • Ireland18
  • Brazil16
  • Austria16
  • Czechia15+
  • FinlandK12
  • Hungary16
  • MexicoD
  • MY18
  • Norway15
  • Poland16
  • PortugalNR
  • RO15
  • Spain18
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Switzerland12
  • Türkiye18+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Mild
too few votes to rank (6 votes)
Sex & Nudity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 73%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 32%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
too few votes to rank (3 votes)
Frightening / Intense
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (3 votes)

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Too few votes to rank this title overall (72 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Togetherness have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Togetherness?

Cast

Mark Duplass
as Brett Pierson
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Melanie Lynskey
as Michelle Pierson
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Amanda Peet
as Tina Morris
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Steve Zissis
as Alex Pappas
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Abby Ryder Fortson
as Sophie Pierson
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Peter Gallagher
as Larry
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
John Ortiz
as David
Joshua Leonard
as Director
Dana Gourrier
as Phoebe
Katie Aselton
as Anna

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