Fleabag Season 1
Overview
Fleabag is a 2016 comedy-drama television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on her one-woman play of the same name. The first season stars Waller-Bridge as the title character, a dry-witted, sexually active, and deeply unhappy young woman living in London. The first season follows Fleabag as she navigates her messy life. She runs a struggling guinea pig-themed café with her best friend, who is dead. She has a complicated, toxic relationship with her sister, Claire (Sian Clifford). She has a father who is married to her godmother (Olivia Colman), a passive-aggressive artist who hates her. The first season is a hilarious, heartbreaking exploration of grief, guilt, and female friendship. It was a critical and commercial success, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. The show is a must-see for fans of smart, dark comedies. The show is known for its fourth-wall-breaking and its raw, honest portrayal of a woman in pain.
