Life in Pieces
Television series | |
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German title | Life in Pieces |
Original title | Life in Pieces |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2015-2019 |
Production company |
FX Productions |
length | 21 minutes |
Episodes | 79 in 4 seasons ( list ) |
genre | Sitcom |
idea | Justin Adler |
production | Justin Adler, Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton, Jason Winer |
music | Rob Simonsen |
First broadcast | September 21, 2015 (USA) on CBS |
German-language first broadcast |
September 8, 2016 on Amazon Video |
occupation |
Life in Pieces is an American sitcom produced by Justin Adler for the American television station CBS . The focus of the series is the extended Short-Hughes family, whose story is told in the form of short stories from the perspective of four different people per episode . The German-language publication has been taking place since September 8, 2016 at the video-on-demand provider Amazon Video .
In May 2016, the series was extended by a second season with 22 episodes. On March 23, 2017, the series was extended by a third season, which again includes 22 episodes. On May 12, 2018, the broadcaster extended the series by a fourth season, which will only include 13 episodes. CBS announced the end of the series for the fourth season on May 11, 2019.
style
The plot of the series is told in four short stories per episode, with a different person from a branch of the three generations of the Short-Hughes family being the focus. The stories overlap with each other.
occupation
The synchronization of the series was created at EuroSync based on dialogue books by Heike Schroetter and Frank Turba under the dialogue direction by Schroetter, Turba, Ina Gerlach and Dieter B. Gerlach .
Main cast
role | actor | Main role (episodes) |
Dubbing voice |
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John Short | James Brolin | 1.01-4.13 |
Jürgen Kluckert (season 1) Reinhard Scheunemann (from season 2) |
Joan Short | Dianne Wiest | 1.01-4.13 | Katharina Lopinski |
Greg Short | Colin Hanks | 1.01-4.13 | Sven Gerhardt |
Heather Hughes, b. Short | Betsy Brandt | 1.01-4.13 | Heath Domanowski |
Matt Short | Thomas Sadoski | 1.01-4.13 | Nico Mamone |
Jen Short | Zoe Lister-Jones | 1.01-4.13 | Patrizia Carlucci |
Tim Hughes | Dan Bakkedahl | 1.01-4.13 | Uwe Büschken |
Colleen Brandon Ortega | Angelique Cabral | 1.01-4.13 | Bianca Krahl |
Tyler Hughes | Niall Cunningham | 1.01-4.13 |
Niclas Lutz (season 1) Marco Eßer (from season 2) |
Samantha Hughes | Holly J. Barrett | 1.01-4.13 | Aliana Schmitz |
Sophia Hughes | Giselle Eisenberg | 1.01-4.13 | Anna Brandes |
Clementine | Hunter King | 2.01-4.13 | Marieke Oeffinger |
Supporting cast
role | actor | Supporting role (episodes) |
Dubbing voice |
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Chad | Jordan Peele | 1.01, 1.04, 1.06 | Fabian Oscar Vienna |
Clementine | Hunter King | 1.05, 1.11, 1.13 | Marieke Oeffinger |
Gary Timpkins | Martin Mull | 1.08, 1.12 | Reinhard Kuhnert , Dieter B. Gerlach |
Sharon "Gigi" Pirkle | Ann Guilbert | 1.15, 1.22 |
Production and broadcast
After the pilot was ordered to the series, the actor Colin Hanks, known from the Fargo series, and Betsy Brandt, known from Breaking Bad , were hired for two of the central leading roles in February 2015 . In early May 2015, CBS officially ordered a 13-part first season to pilot.
The series began airing on CBS on September 21, 2015. At the end of October 2015, the station increased the number of episodes in the series to 22 with the so-called back nine order .
In Germany, the series has been available from the video-on-demand provider Prime Video since September 8, 2016 . The free TV broadcast will take place on Comedy Central from January 2019 .
Episode list
Web links
- Life in Pieces in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website at CBS
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Kolkmann: Life in Pieces Season 4: New episodes now in the stream (Amazon) - episode list & more . In: Deadline.com . June 12, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2019.
- ↑ imfernsehen GmbH & Co KG: Extension for “Man with a Plan”, cancellation for “Life in Pieces” and other comedies on CBS. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Life in Pieces. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on June 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Loryn Pörschke: Fargo: Colin Hanks with a leading role in CBS pilot Life in Pieces . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 9, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Loryn Pörschke: Life in Pieces: Betsy Brandt with a leading role in CBS comedy pilot . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'Limitless', 'Rush Hour', 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff, 'Code', 'Life' Among CBS Orders . In: deadline.com . May 8, 2015. Accessed January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Steve Baron: CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates: 'CSI' Finale on September 27, 'Supergirl' Debuts in Late October . In: TVbytheNumbers . June 9, 2015. Accessed January 23, 2016.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva: 'Life In Pieces' Gets Full-Season Order At CBS . In: deadline.com . October 27, 2015. Accessed January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Bernd Krannich: Comedy Central shows "Life in Pieces" and "Modern Family" on free TV . In: Wishlist.de . November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ↑ Life in Pieces: Free TV premiere at Comedy Central. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .