As We See It
A comedy drama series about autistic roommates navigating life.
The comedy-drama series As We See It, created by Jason Katims and adapted from the Israeli show On the Spectrum, aired its eight episodes on Amazon Prime Video starting January 21, 2022. Amazon canceled the show after one season in October 2022.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy drama
- Developer
- Jason Katims
- Based on
- On the Spectrum
- Dana Idisis
- Yuval Shafferman
- Starring
- Rick Glassman
- Albert Rutecki
- Sue Ann Pien
- Sosie Bacon
- Chris Pang
- Joe Mantegna
- Composer
- Jonathan Sanford
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
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Did You Know?
- First look photos for the series were released on October 11, 2021.
- The official trailer was released on November 22, 2021.
Production
In March 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced it would distribute the American adaptation of On the Spectrum, with Jason Katims writing and executive producing. The title As We See It was revealed in October 2021. Jesse Peretz directed and executive produced the pilot. The series was canceled in October 2022 after one season. Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien, Albert Rutecki, Sosie Bacon, and Chris Pang were cast in June 2019; Glassman, Pien, and Rutecki are autistic like their characters. Joe Mantegna joined the cast in October 2021.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series received a 90% approval rating based on 30 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The critics consensus described it as depicting people on the spectrum as well-rounded individuals. Metacritic assigned a score of 82 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating universal acclaim. Daniel Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it a heartfelt mixture of mostly earned tears and laughter.
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