Fisk

When Helen Tudor-Fisk's life falls apart, she takes a job in a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate assuming that, because the clients are dead she won't have to deal with people.

Fisk (2021-present) is an Australian sitcom created by Kitty Flanagan and Vincent Sheehan for ABC TV. Kitty Flanagan stars as Helen Tudor-Fisk, a woman whose life has fallen apart and who takes a job at a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate, assuming that because her clients are dead she will not have to deal with people. Julia Zemiro plays Roz Gruber and Marty Sheargold plays Ray Gruber, the firm's proprietors whose quirks keep pulling Helen back into the human world she hoped to avoid, while Aaron Chen, George Henare, Debra Lawrance and Colette Mann round out the office. The engine of the show is Helen's reluctant attempts to keep her head down amid dull estates, grumpy relatives and small-town bureaucracy, and each episode is built from a parade of ordinary probate headaches. Its tone is dry, deadpan and irreverent, a deliberate anti glamour take on the legal drama that finds warmth in its misfits. Running three seasons across eighteen half-hour episodes, it is one continuing workplace comedy rather than a case-of-the-week procedural. Fans of The Office, Fleabag and Better Call Saul will find resonance in its cringe-prone characters and understated legal humour.

Audiences rate the series positively for its sharp, offbeat comedy and its lead's deadpan performance in a low-key workplace setting.

• The Office (UK)shared workplace sitcom tones, deadpan misfit protagonist in a small office
• Better Call Saulshared dry sitcom register, small-firm setting and eccentric colleagues
• Fleabagshared self-deprecating sitcom humor centered on a flawed professional woman

Created by

Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan

Release Date

2021-03-17

Episode runtime

28 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (59)

What is Fisk about?

After her life falls apart, a disgraced lawyer takes a job at a small suburban wills and probate firm, hoping her clients will be too dead to bother her.

What is Fisk like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fisk as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Fisk violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Fisk.

What did critics think of Fisk?

Audiences rate the series positively for its sharp, offbeat comedy and its lead's deadpan performance in a low-key workplace setting.

Which shows are like Fisk?

Shows with a similar feel include The Office (UK), Better Call Saul, and Fleabag.

How long is Fisk?

Fisk: 3 seasons, 18 episodes.

Is Fisk still running?

Yes, Fisk is still running.

Where can I watch Fisk?

In United States, Fisk streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.