Obliterated

2023 American TV series or program

Action
Comedy-drama

Created by

Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Josh Heald

Starring

Shelley Hennig
Nick Zano
Terrence Terrell
Paola Lázaro
C. Thomas Howell
Kimi Rutledge
Alyson Gorske
Eugene Kim

Theme music composerLeo Birenberg, Zach RobinsonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes8ProductionExecutive producers

Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Josh Heald
Dina Hillier

Running time44–58 minutesProduction companiesCounterbalance Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television StudiosOriginal releaseNetworkNetflixReleaseNovember 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)

Obliterated is an American action comedy-drama television series created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald. The series stars Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig. It was released on Netflix on November 30, 2023. In February 2024, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

An elite joint special-operations team is assembled from various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence services to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. They complete the mission and celebrate with a night on the town, filled with sex, drugs, and alcohol. They discover that the nuclear bomb they neutralized was fake, so the team must fight through their intoxications to find the real one to save the day.

Cast

Main

Shelley Hennig as Ava Winters, a CIA officer and team leader
Nick Zano as Chad McKnight, a Navy SEAL Senior Chief Petty Officer
Terrence Terrell as Trunk, a Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer
Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez, a U.S. Marine Corps sniper and Staff Sergeant
C. Thomas Howell as Hagerty, a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and Sergeant First Class
Kimi Rutledge as Maya Lerner, an NSA computer expert
Alyson Gorske as Lana Kirkwood/Anastasia Koslov, a civilian party girl who is revealed to be the sister Ivan Koslov's
Eugene Kim as Captain Paul Yung, a U.S. Air Force helicopter pilot

Recurring

Costa Ronin as Ivan Koslov, an arms dealer
Ivan G'Vera as Vlad Litvin
Jade Bender as Sarah, an engaged woman celebrating her bachelorette party
Carl Lumbly as James Langdon, the Director of the CIA
Neal Kodinsky as Gleb
Jason Mantzoukas as the voice of Zogg, the gremlin Paul hallucinates after taking shrooms
David Costabile as Wade Maddox, a black-market operator
Lindsey Kraft as Yani, a lounge singer

Guest

Kellee Stewart as Sharonda
Clive Standen as Liam
Joel Michaely as Stefan
Naomi Grossman as Janet
Johann Fitch as Jeremy
Tobias Jelinek as Ehren
Connor Weil as Dane
Lori Petty as Crazy Susan
Keston John as Mr. Dugan
Zach Zagoria as Blast
Minnie Mills as Jen Yung
Virginia Madsen as Marge McKnight
Michael Landes as Ferguson
De'voreaux White as Delray

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Real American Heroes"	Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg	Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
2	"Born in the U.S.S.R"	Josh Heald	Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
3	"Craps"	Joel Novoa	Rachele Lynn	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
4	"Walks Of Shame"	America Young	Bob Dearden	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
5	"Shots! Shots! Shots!"	Sherwin Shilati	Teleplay by : Rowan Wheeler Story by : Kate Sargeant	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
6	"From Vegas with Love"	Joel Novoa	Joe Piarulli	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
7	"Make It Rain"	Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg	Rachele Lynn	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
8	"Last Call"	Josh Heald	Bob Dearden	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)

Production

Cobra Kai's Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald created Obliterated under their overall deal at Sony Pictures Television with plans to write and executive produce the series as well. In October 2019, TBS gave a straight-to-series order of ten episodes;^[1] however, the show was later moved from TBS to Netflix and reduced to eight episodes.^[2] Hurwitz, Schlossberg, and Heald also directed, and Dina Hillier helped executive produce with the three.^[3] Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig were cast in the lead roles,^[4] and the main cast later added Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro, and Kimi Rutledge.^[5]^[6] Additional recurring roles and guest stars were announced in October 2022.^[7]

Filming began in July 2022, taking place in Las Vegas and Albuquerque.^[8]^[9] On February 1, 2024, Netflix canceled the series after one season.^[10]

Release

Eight episodes of Obliterated were released on Netflix on November 30, 2023. The date announcement also came with the arrival of first look images.^[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 47% approval rating with an average rating of 5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Obliterated pulls out all the stops to be as memorable a binge as a bar crawl, but the hangover sets in quickly for this overly busy series."^[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46% out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[13] Leila Latif of The Guardian gave the series one out of five stars and wrote, "The pace is so excruciating and the show so repetitive that by the third hour, nothing would seem more heroic than someone detonating the bomb and putting us all out of our misery".^[14]

References

^ Porter, Rick (October 2, 2019). "TBS Orders Action Drama Series From Cobra Kai Creators". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Otterson, Joe (May 2, 2022). "Cobra Kai Creators Move Action Series Obliterated to Netflix From TBS". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ White, Abbey (September 27, 2023). "An Elite Special Forces Team Tries to Save the World While Intoxicated in Obliterated Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023.
^ Otterson, Joe (June 27, 2022). "Cobra Kai Team's Netflix Action-Comedy Series Obliterated Casts Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Petski, Denise (July 21, 2022). "Obliterated: Netflix Comedy Series Adds Six To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2022). "Obliterated: Kimi Rutledge Joins Netflix Series In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Lash, Jolie (October 5, 2022). "Falcon and the Winter Soldier Actor Carl Lumbly, Billions Alum David Costabile Join Netflix Action-Comedy Series Obliterated". TheWrap. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ Rajput, Priyanca (August 2, 2022). "Cobra Kai creators filming new series Obliterated in Albuquerque, New Mexico". KFTV.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Gomez, Adrian (August 1, 2022). "Netflix series Obliterated filming in ABQ - Albuquerque Journal". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 1, 2024). "Obliterated Canceled By Netflix After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "Obliterated First Look: Even Heroes Get Hangovers In The New Show From The Cobra Kai Team". Empire. 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "Obliterated: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Obliterated: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Latif, Leila (November 30, 2023). "Obliterated review – this thriller is so bad you long for the villains to use the nuke". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.