Atypical
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Poster for season 1 | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Robia Rashid |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Dan Romer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
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| Producer | Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 26–38 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | August 11, 2017 – July 9, 2021 |
Atypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The series takes place in Connecticut, and focuses on the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021.
The first season received mostly positive reviews, but was criticized by some reviewers for its lack of autistic actors, and inaccuracies in its depiction of autism. The second season featured autistic actors and writers, giving them an opportunity to work and represent their community, and received mostly positive reviews. The third season continued this positive development and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.