Archer (2009– )

At ISIS, an international spy agency, global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally screw each other.

Creator:

Adam Reed

Stars:

H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Sterling Archer (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Judy Greer	...	Cheryl Tunt (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Amber Nash	...	Pam Poovey (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chris Parnell	...	Cyril Figgis (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Aisha Tyler	...	Lana Kane (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jessica Walter	...	Malory Archer (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Adam Reed	...	Ray Gillette (42 episodes, 2009-2013)
Lucky Yates	...	Doctor Krieger (32 episodes, 2010-2013)
George Coe	...	Woodhouse (20 episodes, 2009-2013)

Storyline

At ISIS, an international spy agency, global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally screw each other. At the center of it all is suave master spy Sterling Archer, whose less-than-masculine code name is "Duchess." Archer works with his domineering mother Malory, who also is his boss. He also has to deal with his ex-girlfriend, Agent Lana Kane and her new boyfriend, ISIS comptroller Cyril Figgis, as well as Malory's lovesick secretary, Cheryl.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | domineering mother | gay interest | promiscuous mother | freudian slip | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

FX Networks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arčer

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

FX Productions, Floyd County Productions, Radical Axis

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the major plot lines in the series involves the the identity of Archer's father. Archer grew up believing that his father was a war hero named "John Fitzgerald Archer"; various events in season one suggest that his father may be Maj. Nikolai Jakov of the KGB, Len Drexler of rival spy agency ODIN, or band leader Buddy Rich (although Malory is pretty sure it's either Jakov or Drexler). She later mentions a fourth possibility in the 3rd season, and in the season $ episode "once bitten" an unknown man appears to archer in a flashback, claiming to be his father, potentially ruling out a fifth possibility.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Cheryl Tunt: [shouts] You're not my supervisor!

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Quarterfinal 7 (2010)

User Reviews

Don't miss this one

I don't normally feel the need to add my 2 cents to the review pages here but Archer has motivated me to do so.

This is definitely one of the best animated comedy series I've seen in a while and had me laughing all the way through; if anyone can make being a real s**t funny then it's Archer. I'm not familiar with Jon Benjamin who supplies Archer's voice but he's perfectly cast and his comic timing is spot on. The rest of the cast is strong too, especially Chris Parnell who's voice I immediately recognised from his very funny Dr Spaceman (or Spe-che-man) in 30 Rock.

In a world where other offerings are losing their shine (Family Guy, American Dad and even South Park are not as fresh as they used to be and of course the Simpsons jumped it's shark years ago) Archer shows that there's still plenty of good material being written out there.