The Moodys is an American comedy television series based on the Australian show The Moodys. It stars Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins as a cantankerous married couple who reunite with their three adult children in Chicago for the Christmas season. It premiered December 4, 2019, on Fox, and aired two half-hour episodes back-to-back for three weeks, for a total of six episodes for its first season. In July 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 1, 2021.
The series was originally to be called A Moody Christmas; the Australian series on which it is based was called A Moody Christmas in the first series. On April 16, 2021, Fox took The Moodys off the Thursday schedule. The remaining three episodes of the second season are rescheduled to air on Sundays starting June 6. On June 17, 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series finale aired on June 20, 2021.
Cast
Main
Denis Leary as Sean Moody Sr. Elizabeth Perkins as Ann Moody Francois Arnaud as Dan Moody Chelsea Frei as Bridget Moody Jay Baruchel as Sean Moody Jr.
Recurring
Maria Gabriela de Faria as Cora
Josh Segarra as Marco
Gerry Dee as Roger
Christopher Nicholas Smith as Nick
Guest
Kevin Bigley as Monty
Ulka Simone Mohanty as Mukta
Megan Park as Ali
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2019)
Season 2 (2021)
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 64% with an average rating of 6.28/10, based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "A solid cast and some decent jokes set the table, but The Moodys stale take on a curmudgeonly Christmas is too bah humbug in a bad way." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".