SummaryThe decision to begin dating by Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), a high school senior with autism worries his overprotective mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in this coming-of-age comedy series created by Robia Rashid.
Created By:Robia Rashid
Atypical
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 11, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.4
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Generally Favorable
74% Positive
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Aug 10, 2017
80
The series is as compassionate as it is snarky, pairing a deep understanding about everyday life on the spectrum with a sense of humor rarely found in productions that deal with autism. “Atypical” risks offending some, but it does more good than harm by demystifying a sensitive and painful subject with an unapologetic candor.
User score
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
281 Ratings
281 Ratings
6% Mixed
18 Ratings
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6% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Mar 14, 2022
10
Never before had a series attempted to be so good since the first season like Atypical has done. Not only did Atypical make an impact, but also it was comical and funny. Rarely does a serie take real issues as a trama , and make it successful .
I enjoyed so much watching all seasons
Dec 12, 2019
10
As a person with higher functioning autism, I find some aspects of this show relatable and depicted in a funny and wholesome way. If you are at all interested in the topic of autism (which you should be) I suggest giving this show a watch.
Aug 9, 2017
75
Its tone can be inconsistent. With a couple of actors’ actors--Leigh and Rapaport--and Gilchrist at the helm, Atypical still manages to mostly stay on track. It’s a good newcomer with the potential to get better.
Aug 10, 2017
70
All of the performances in the show are great, which is helpful since the writing occasionally slips into predictable rhythms.
Aug 9, 2017
65
When Atypical keeps its focus on the teen characters, including Sam’s ready-to- leap-to-his-defense younger sister, Casey (an outstanding Brigette Lundy-Paine), the series is at its best if sometimes most familiar. The show turns more annoyingly soapy when it turns to Sam’s father, Doug (Michael Rappaport), and mother, Elsa (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
Aug 10, 2017
50
Atypical takes a while to get used to. The transitions from humor to heft can be jarring. The voice-overs from Sam are supposed to take us into his world, give his perspective, and they do, but in a surface sort of way.
Aug 11, 2017
33
This show desperately wants to get its depiction of autism right, and wants to pat itself on the back for doing so. All of which makes the uninspired characterization of Sam all the more infuriating.
Nov 26, 2019
10
I love Sam! I love his dad, and I love everything about this series except for his sister and his psycologist. I hate them both! You must watch this show and enjoy it! 100% recommendable.
Aug 6, 2021
5
Seasons 1 and 2 were great, season 3 started heading downhill toward the end, and season 4 was a flaming dumpster fire, if the dumpster was full of excrement before being ignited. I think the score for the first 2 seasons would have been an 8, maybe a 6 for season 3, but the hope 1 for season 4 dragged the whole thing down to a mediocre 5. What a sad way to finish something that started so well.
Dec 28, 2025
0
L’autisme, c’est du pain béni pour Netwoke, car il permet de cocher les cases du progressisme woke et de toute la litanie DEI qui va avec…! cela permet également de donner des leçons très régulièrement à tous ceux (et toutes celles, attention à la parité inclusive) qui auraient le moindre doute… sur le fait que les autistes sont des super héros ! Oui, rien de moins. Ils nous surpassent à tous les égards, ils sont tellement plus vrais, plus matures, plus… intelligents, plus sensibles. Ils sont merveilleux les autistes et vous les gens « normaux » (?), vous devez vous prosterner… sinon vous êtes des méchants et des sales cons aussi. Bande de salauds ! How dare you ??! (Greta Thunberg).Alors qu’en fait, objectivement, quand on y regarde bien, à propos des autistes… ah non, non, t’as pas le droit. Sale **** ! (point Godwin atteint). How dare you ??! (elle est autiste, elle aussi, non ? la Rain Girl). Donc, surtout pas un seul commentaire sur ou à propos des autistes… non, non, on ne s’y risque pas (espèce de ****, comment oses-tu… salaud). Que c’est beau et merveilleux et beau et touchant que cet autiste tout mignon qui se prend pour un manchot et veut aller en Antarctique dire bonjour à des pingouins… Et toi, ordure, tu voudrais tuer son rêve ?!… comment oses-tu, ordure de **** ?!?… (ils te lapident en direct, débordant de haine, comme des furies enragées…). Et puis en plus, (c’est le double effet pas cool) ça permet de mettre des doses, des doubles et des triples doses de niaiserie bien niaise pour une série niaiseuse à souhait ! alors n’est-elle pas plus belle la vie, comme ça ?!
