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SummaryJackson Dragon (John Owen Lowe), the son of an unstable biotech CEO Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), joins the company to save it and his father from ruin in the comedy created by the Lowes and Victor Fresco.

Unstable

Season 1 Premiere: 
Mar 30, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
60% Positive
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mar 30, 2023
80
Decider
Even without Rob and John Owen Lowe’s father-son dynamic, Unstable would be an above average workplace sitcom. But they are the main attraction, and their scenes together really make the show fun to watch.
Mar 30, 2023
80
Variety
Those who tune in just to see a TV star bounce jokes off his real-life son will end up treated to a show with a spirited, frisky sense of humor, the ability to hit a wonderfully high percentage of the many, many densely packed jokes it attempts, and a really lovely lead performance by the junior Lowe.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
55% Positive
11 Ratings
30% Mixed
6 Ratings
15% Negative
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Apr 2, 2023
10
TVJerry
John Owen Lowe was inspired to create this series based on his own relationship with his father, Rob Lowe. Rob plays the genius behind a hi-tech biological firm and John Owen plays his son, who returns home to work in his father's company. Their relationship forms much of the show's story, but the expansion to the workforce includes some comic gems, including Sian Clifford with her dry British delivery and Aaron Branch as the clueless assistant. Toss in a pair of twins who look nothing like each other and Fred Armisen as the twisted houseguest. On top of all this, Rob has never been funnier and John Owen, who looks kinda like Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) with some of dad's mannerisms. Their dynamic forms a solid center to the show. Not only is the entire cast skilled at generating the most laughs out of every line, they're helped by the sharp, clever writing. Combine this with a snappy pace and splashes of eccentricity and you get a truly funny, but simultaneously sweet comedy. (Eight 30-minute episodes)
Apr 1, 2023
10
hamburgdude
Charming characters, fast-paced jokes, light-hearted but grounded content, feel good moments and a stellar cast . . . what more could you want from a comedy? This is a show that is easy to digest, will have you laughing out loud multiple times per episode and leave you with a smile on your face and a desire to know more about this quirky and loveable band of people in subsequent seasons.
Mar 30, 2023
80
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Unstable” proves consistently funny and involving. The father-son dynamics, while familiar, do manage to feel real (for a TV comedy) amongst the whiplash comedy.
Mar 30, 2023
75
Chicago Sun-Times
A relatively breezy series that doesn’t try to reinvent the comedy mold and is content to deliver consistent laughs in a traditional and time-tested format.
Apr 12, 2023
50
CNN
“Unstable” plays a little too conspicuously like a father-and-son bonding opportunity for Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe, yielding a breezy Netflix comedy series that’s so lightweight it could easily just blow away.
Mar 30, 2023
42
Collider
It's just another cliche-riddled workplace comedy featuring all the tropes that have been done far better before. It's not without some merit — the series truly comes to life whenever it has the Lowes bouncing off each other, hurdling insults, passive aggressiveness, and compassion. In the end, though, it's hard to even see who the target audience is for Unstable.
Mar 30, 2023
40
The Guardian
Overall the ratio of jokes to things that resemble jokes in structure and rhythm remains too low and the schmaltz factor too high.
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Apr 1, 2023
10
Jameswosmond93
Funny , witty and fast paced ! With superb delivery of lines and lovable characters !! A must watch and hopefully a long running series!
May 19, 2024
7
9to5_critic
I enjoyed Unstable overall but it's a show that has been done before with its plot, and style and honestly done better in other shows or maybe since it is too familiar with other shows there is nothing here that makes it stand out.
Oct 6, 2024
6
cassandra123
Flawed and yet much more entertaining than 90% of what's currently on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Apr 14, 2023
1
pooops
its not good the charracter are annoying also hdgifihadrfyhdgkaehjkfjhsrkui
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