Free Agents

Free Agents is an American re-make of a British workplace sitcom that premiered on NBC September 14, 2011, in the 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central time slot, before assuming its regular time slot on September 21, 2011, where it aired at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central on Wednesday nights. It is based on the British comedy series of the same name that was created by Chris Niel, who also serves as co-creator and producer on this version with John Enbom, Karey Burke, Todd Holland, and Kenton Allen for Big Talk Productions, Dark Toy Productions and Universal Television. This show was the last series to be produced by Universal Media Studios during the revival of Universal Television.

NBC canceled Free Agents on November 6, 2011 after eight episodes due to its low ratings.

Production Companies

 * Very Small Realm
 * Dark Toy Entertainment
 * Big Talk Productions
 * Universal Media Studios (episode 1)
 * Universal Television (episodes 2-8)

Aspect Ratios
480i (4:3 SDTV)

720p (16:9 HDTV)

1080p (16:9 HDTV)

Distributor
NBC Universal Television Distribution

Length
30 minutes

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
NBC (National Broadcasting Company)

Synopsis
The series followed the lives of two public relations executives at an advertising firm in Portland, Oregon: Alex Taylor (Hank Azaria), who is recently divorced, and Helen Ryan (Kathryn Hahn), a woman trying to move on after the death of her fiancé. They discover that they seem to have an attraction for each other, and have a drunken one-night stand, but try to stay professional at work, where their friends will do anything to get them to re-enter the dating scene.

Cast

 * Hank Azaria as Alex Taylor
 * Kathryn Hahn as Helen Ryan
 * Mo Mandel as Dan Mackey
 * Natasha Leggero as Emma Parker
 * Al Madrigal as Gregg
 * Joe Lo Truglio as Walter
 * Anthony Head as Stephen Yates