Unstable is a charming, engaging and very human little show. The necessarily gentle and surprisingly funny sitcom was ( in part) developed by and stars Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe. The men play Ellis, a successful biotech inventor and his son Jackson.

It all adds up to a show that's part workplace comedy, part family dramedy: sweet, fun, and just meta enough to let us feel like we're getting a peek into the Lowes' real lives. April 5, 2023 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

The series is co-created and executive produced by both Lowes and Victor Fresco. Marc Buckland is an executive producer.

Unstable (TV series)

Had to tolerate the first episode and the first half of the second, but after that, it dramatically improves. I don't know why they couldn't hit the ground from the beginning, but in any case the writing and wit gets really good. I found myself laughing out loud frequently. I give it a 👍.

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• John Owen Lowe. Jackson. Ellis' pragmatic son Jackson is an accomplished flutist who has stayed out of the family business - until now, when he returns home to try to pull his father out of his emotional spiral.
• Sian Clifford. Anna.
• Aaron Branch. Malcolm.
• Emma Ferreira. Ruby.
• Rachel Marsh. Luna.
• Tom Allen and John Parr. The Twins.

Fred Armisen is his usual wonderful self as Leslie, who is Ellis' therapist but is needier than even Ellis, and Alison Becker, who played the reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep (who briefly dated Lowe's Chris Traeger) on “Parks & Rec,” pops in as … a reporter who profiles Ellis for Time magazine and starts the interview by ...

Unless you count Sense8's 152-minute finale, which originally aired as a standalone movie, or Norway's “Slow TV” phenomenon, (real-time, marathon broadcasts of train rides, knitting contests, and fishing outings that draw surprisingly robust ratings), that may make it the longest single television episode ever made.

Parents should also note that Unstable contains a significant amount of swearing, with the s-word and misuses of God's name being frequent. Some characters drink until they're intoxicated. And overall, they're quite rude to one another, leaving the actual heartfelt moments too few and far between.

Every month, Netflix adds lots of new content to its library of films and TV shows. But to make room for the fresh stuff, some of the shows and movies you'd always wanted to watch - and have had in your My List for months or years - suddenly disappear. That's because Netflix doesn't own all the content it streams.