What is Louie about?
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
A divorced comedian navigates fatherhood and New York City with darkly comic, absurdist intimacy.
Intimate, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 27, 2026.
Louie parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Cast and crew
Created byLouis C.K.
StarringLouis C.K., Pamela Adlon, Hadley Delany, Ursula Parker
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