# Weird City (2019)

> A six-episode sci-fi comedy anthology satirizing everyday life and economic inequality in the near-future city of Weird.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/69030

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, science fiction
- Created by: Jordan Peele, Charlie Sanders
- Network: YouTube Premium
- Cast: Ed O'Neill, Dylan O'Brien, Emmy Mattingly, Susan Ruttan, Chris Witaske, Ithamar Enriquez, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8633518/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: sardonic, irreverent, absurdist, satirical

## What critics say

Audience reception is negative, with viewers finding the near-future satirical anthology uneven in its sci-fi comedy.

## Synopsis

Weird City (2019) is a American sci-fi comedy anthology series created by Jordan Peele and Charlie Sanders for YouTube Premium. Its single six-episode season, running roughly twenty-four minutes per episode, is a limited series of standalone stories rather than one continuing narrative. Each episode follows a different cluster of residents in the metropolis of Weird, a not-too-distant future city where everyday problems are stretched through speculative technology and bizarre social arrangements. The engine of each story is a small personal want colliding with the pressures of a stratified economy, from money worries to the indignities of work and housing. Ed O'Neill, Dylan O'Brien, Rosario Dawson and Michael Cera appear among the cast, with Susan Ruttan, Matt Walsh and Emmy Mattingly in supporting roles, lending the episodes a recognizable comic ensemble feel. The tone is sardonic and irreverent, with absurdist humor undercutting a sharper satirical edge about class and inequality. Viewers who enjoy the speculative satire of Black Mirror or the offbeat future comedy of Rick and Morty will find a similar blend of bleak amusement and social observation, though Weird City keeps its stakes lighter and its stories shorter. The result is a compact, quirky sampler of near-future life that rewards attention to its jokes and its commentary.

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