Two twenty-somethings fake a relationship to find a flat, leading to brisk, absurdist, and witty adventures.
Surreal, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on The Roku Channel (free), Prime Video and Tubi (free).
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living.
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