Smiling Friends (2020)

Name: Smiling Friends
Released: 2020
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel, Marc Moceri

TV-MA 7.1/10 IMDb

Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful, optimistic Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline. They receive seemingly simple requests but the jobs turn out to be more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.

Creator: Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel

Cast: Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel, Marc Moceri

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Jump scares Spiders / insects Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.3)

Suicide (discussed or ideation)Body horrorJump scaresSpiders / insectsVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 2 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.3)