A social worker navigates New York's absurd, darkly comedic bureaucracy, helping monstrous new citizens adapt.
Darkly comic and campy, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-14 titles carry. Beyond that, some strong language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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Social worker Mark Lilly helps new citizens—both human and "other"—begin the process of adapting to life in the Big Apple, but his coworkers, demonic bureaucrat Twayne, drunken wizard Leonard Powers, surly law enforcement head Frank Grimes & his girlfriend, Callie, don't make it easy.
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