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Physical

  • TV Series
  • 2021–2023
  • TV-MA
  • 30m
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Rose Byrne in Physical (2021)
A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife, finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.
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A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.

  • Creator
    • Annie Weisman
  • Stars
    • Rose Byrne
    • Rory Scovel
    • Dierdre Friel
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,334
    666
    • Creator
      • Annie Weisman
    • Stars
      • Rose Byrne
      • Rory Scovel
      • Dierdre Friel
    • 182User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Sheila Rubin
    • 2021–2023
    Rory Scovel
    Rory Scovel
    • Danny Rubin
    • 2021–2023
    Dierdre Friel
    Dierdre Friel
    • Greta…
    • 2021–2023
    Paul Sparks
    Paul Sparks
    • John Breem
    • 2021–2023
    Grace Kelly Quigley
    Grace Kelly Quigley
    • Maya…
    • 2021–2023
    Erin Pineda
    Erin Pineda
    • Maria Breem
    • 2021–2023
    Della Saba
    Della Saba
    • Bunny
    • 2021–2023
    Lou Taylor Pucci
    Lou Taylor Pucci
    • Tyler
    • 2021–2023
    Ian Gomez
    Ian Gomez
    • Ernie Hauser
    • 2021–2023
    Geoffrey Arend
    Geoffrey Arend
    • Jerry Goldman
    • 2021–2023
    Paloma Esparza Rabinov
    Paloma Esparza Rabinov
    • Fidelia
    • 2022–2023
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Kelly Kilmartin
    • 2023
    Ashley Liao
    Ashley Liao
    • Simone
    • 2021
    Jillian Armenante
    Jillian Armenante
    • Harriet
    • 2022–2023
    Emjay Anthony
    Emjay Anthony
    • Zeke Breem
    • 2022–2023
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Carlos
    • 2023
    Murray Bartlett
    Murray Bartlett
    • Vinnie Green
    • 2022
    Casey Wilson
    Casey Wilson
    • Deb
    • 2023
    • Creator
      • Annie Weisman
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    8rolbyh2002

    Something Different & Original

    Rose Byrne rocks. Is her character totally likeable? Maybe not initially, but you grow to love her as you come to understand that she struggles deeply with self-loathing and body image issues, and she feels stuck in her life. She's the woman who's smarter than the men in the room, but she doesn't have a place in the board room. A feminist tale that doesn't try to be sweet or inspiring, but somehow ends up being inspiring despite it's dark edge. Dramedy. Darkly funny but also serious.
    8simoneclash

    Dark, funny and really enjoyable

    Watched the first 4 episodes and got hooked on it. Good acting, dark, funny, love Robe Byrne, she is always very good but as rest of the cast in this case.

    Some people complain and low rated this show because it is not 100% on aerobics or because the house's style is more 70's than 80's.

    Nobody said it was an aerobics documentary and if you have decorated or remodelled your house in 1975 you are not gonna necessarely change it in 1981 with the 80's style.

    I think it is much more realistic than many movies/shows where the decade style is overly exaggerated, especially in the transition period.
    6kinder-j

    S1 = 8, S2 = 7, S3 = a 4 or 5. It's a shame it was great and unique when it was at its best.

    S1 = 8, S2 = 7, S3 = a 4 or 5. It's a shame it was great and unique when it was at its best.

    Completely fell to pieces in the most uninteresting way.

    Season two felt a bit all over and not as tight of a story telling experience.

    Season three is just completely unfocused, rushed and either unsatisfying or underwhelming character/story conclusions.

    It feels like they possibly got cancelled behind the scenes and they gave them enough notice to work it into most of season 3. Even with that in mind, it's such a disjointed unsatisfying experience.

    The horrible final dialogue not only sounded laughable (in the show, and for us the audience). Even if it some how hadn't been laughable, it was unearned and more importantly not show as plausible character growth.

    That wasn't the journey we were along for the ride with.
    8Acid_Reflex

    Can't believe the low rating!

    I can't believe this has such a low imdb rating. I watched the first 3 episodes and am hooked. It's dark and twisted just enough so far. Hope it stays this good and earns a 2nd season.
    Russoguru

    Rose Byrne is once again, outstanding.

    Rose Byrne isn't just a great actress, she's also sexy as all hell and somehow pulls off the whole "almost Jennifer Beals" look in this charming and fun snapshot of my favorite decade. I'm serious, I love Rose Byrne, and she can "get it", as the young people say.

    Rose Byrne portrays a woman named Sheila, and also serves as executive producer on this fascinating show that appears to have a lot of promise.

    Unfortunately Sheila is clearly going through a lot of extreme issues, Partly a consequence of a culture that values beauty over well-being and self care. That's the 1980s for you.

    The first episode was really good and I'm looking forward to seeing more of this interesting dive into days long gone by.

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    • Trivia
      First season episode titles often begin with some variation of "Let's Get ....", as a homage to Olivia Newton-John's hit song "Physical" from 1981, released during the aerobics craze that swept America in the early 1980's. Its chorus repeatedly uses the line, "Let's get physical...".
    • Goofs
      Latter-day Saints (Mormons) never preface any reference to, or address of/to, Heavenly Father with the definite article "the" as is repeated in numerous episodes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sky News @Breakfast: Episode dated 19 June 2021 (2021)

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ритміка
    • Filming locations
      • San Diego, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fabrication
      • ITV Studios
      • Parasox
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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