Alpha House

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Created byGarry Trudeau
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Theme music composerAnton Sanko
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Template:Pluralize from text of originUnited States
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
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ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from textAntoine L. Douaihy
CinematographyPatrick Capone
Running time26 minutes
Production Template:Pluralize from textAmazon Studios
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
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Alpha House is an American political satire television series[1] produced by Amazon Studios.[2] The show stars John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy, and Mark Consuelos as four Republican U.S. Senators who share a house in Washington, D.C. It was created by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. The show premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 19, 2013.

The series was inspired by several real Democratic Senators who shared a row house in Washington D.C.[3] The series has a number of cameos from celebrities such as Bill Murray (as Senator Vernon Smits) and politicians such as Chuck Schumer as himself. Amazon Studios offered the first three episodes of Alpha House for free, with each subsequent episode released weekly thereafter for Amazon Prime members on Amazon Prime Video.[4]

On February 11, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season[4] and the production for the second season began filming in July 2014.[5] The entire second season became available on Amazon.com on October 24, 2014.[6] The series was canceled after the second season.[7]

Cast

Starring

Recurring

  • Bill Murray as Senator Vernon Smits, the Senators' fifth roommate who is arrested in the pilot episode for multiple scandals (3 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Haley Joel Osment as Shelby Mellman, a reporter from Reno, Nevada (12 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Amy Sedaris as Louise Laffer, Louis's wife (14 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Wanda Sykes as Senator Rosalyn DuPeche, the Senators' next-door neighbor from Illinois and the Democratic Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee (14 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Brooke Bloom as Julie Carrell, Louis's Chief of Staff (18 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Kobi Libii as Aaron Stimson, Robert's legislative aide (7 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Ben Rameaka as James Whippy, Louis's social media aide (17 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Bjorn Dupaty as Hakeem Agabi, body man to Gil John and one of his former players (5 episodes, 2013)
  • Willa Fitzgerald as Lola Laffer, Louis's daughter (12 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Lila Newman as Charlotte "Cee" Biggs, Gil John's daughter (6 episodes, 2014)
  • Natalie Gold as Katherine Sims, Andy's Chief of Staff (15 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Sofiya Akilova as Marta Stjepanovi-Majdandzic, the Senators' Croatian housekeeper and Andy's mistress (7 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Tony Plana as Benito "Benny" López, Adriana's aide (6 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Richard Cox as Graydon Talbot, a spin doctor counseling Andy (9 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Owen Campbell as Dilly DeSantis, loosely based on the young data scientists that worked on the Barack Obama presidential campaign in 2012[8] (3 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Molly Kate Bernard as Angie Sullivan, a videographer working for the Republican Party Chair (4 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Lee Tergesen as Col. Eugene Drake, a gay army commander who intrigues Louis (3 episodes, 2014)
  • William Thomas Evans as Senator Lamar Farkus, a Republican from Delaware (9 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Cynthia Nixon as Senator Carly Armiston, a New York Democrat and the chair of the Senate Ethics Committee (6 episodes, 2013)
  • Kenneth Tigar as Senator Paul Mower, an Idaho Republican (5 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Marylouise Burke as Senator Betty Mower, Paul's widow, who takes his position following his death. (4 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Janel Moloney as Senator Peg Stanchion, a North Dakota Libertarian activist and member of the Tea Party (4 episodes, 2014)
  • Bianca Amato as Senator Alice Graves, a Republican from Maine (2 episodes, 2014)
  • Bob Balaban as Senator Elliot Robeson, a Democrat from California (2 episodes, 2014)
  • Lucy DeVito as Charity Robeson, Elliot's daughter (4 episodes, 2014)
  • Anita Petry as Camila Perez, a Spanish Professor visiting from Barcelona (3 episodes, 2013)
  • Chance Kelly as Bo Carthage, the CEO of a private military contractor (2 episodes, 2013)
  • Matty Blake as Captain Brandon Carshaw, Ret. (2 episodes, 2013)
  • Wendy Makkena as Molly P. Andresun (2 episodes, 2014)
  • Tracy Howe as Colonel Wozniak (2 episodes, 2013)
  • Ted King as Al Hickok, a Tea Party activist running for Senator Laffer's seat during the primaries (2 episodes, 2013)
  • Penn Jillette as a fictionalized version of himself, running as the Democratic candidate for Louis's Senate seat (5 episodes, 2014)
  • Ed Rendell as a fictionalized version of himself, running as the Democratic candidate for Robert's Senate seat (2 episodes, 2014)
  • Matthew Humphreys as Colonel Leland Grimmel, a war hero and former basketball player running as the Democratic candidate for Gil John's Seat (4 episodes, 2014)
  • Todd Susman and Lee Wilkof as the Watt Brothers, wealthy casino owners and businessmen from Nevada funding Louis and Gil John (4 episodes, 2013–14)
  • Tamara Tunie as Eve Bettencourt, Robert's divorced wife (2 episodes, 2014)

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Episodes

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Season 1 (2013–14)

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Season 2 (2014)

On February 11, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season.[4] Production for the second season began filming in July 2014,[5] and the entire season premiered on Amazon.com on October 24, 2014.[6]

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Production

Filming took place on stages at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens.[9] ADR recording was done at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto.[10]

Broadcast

In Australia, where Prime Video was not yet available, the series premiered on SoHo on July 14, 2014,[11] and returned for season two on February 26, 2015.[12]

Reception

Reaction to Alpha House has been generally positive.[13] Metacritic gives season 1 an average rating of 68/100 based on reviews from 21 critics.[14] Rotten Tomatoes gives season 1 a score of 76% based on reviews from 38 critics.[15] Rotten Tomatoes gives season 2 a score of 83% based on reviews from 6 critics.[16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2014 Satellite Awards[17] Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Amazon Studios Nominated
Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical John Goodman Won
2015 Imagen Awards Best Actor - Television Mark Consuelos Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Amazon Studios Nominated
Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical John Goodman Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alpha House: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 14, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lazarus, Susanna (May 29, 2013). "John Goodman's Alpha House given full series by Amazon's new pilot scheme". Radio Times. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bash, Dana (December 4, 2013). "The real 'Alpha House': Yes, this is where some Senators actually live - CNNPolitics". CNN. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cavna, Michael (February 11, 2014). "Trudeau puts daily 'Doonesbury' on long-term hiatus to work on renewed 'Alpha House'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dionne, Zach (March 12, 2014). "Amazon Ordered Four of Its Pilots — Including 'Transparent' — to Series". Grantland. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alpha House on Amazon.com". Alpha House on Amazon.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heil, Emily (August 8, 2016). "Amazon's 'Alpha House' gets the ax". Washington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cast details from imdb.com". IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gavin, Patrick (November 6, 2013). "'Alpha House': D.C. in the details". Politico. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Post production for Alpha House in the studio via ISDN". Cherry Beach Sound. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Purcell, Charles (July 14, 2014). "New this week: The Recruit, The Bridge, OITNB, Rake (US), RHONJ, Super Rugby finals and The British Open". Foxtel. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Purcell, Charles (February 26, 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK: NAB Challenge, V8 Supercars, Alpha House, Project Runway All Stars and more". Foxtel. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Amazon says its original show "Alpha House" is a hit (critics say it's OK) — Tech News and Analysis". Gigaom.com. November 19, 2013. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alpha House - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alpha House: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alpha House: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2013 Nominations". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

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