Trying
- TV sitcom
- Apple TV+
- 2020 - 2024
- 32 episodes (4 series)
Comedy about a young couple planning to adopt a baby. Stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, Imelda Staunton, Darren Boyd, Phil Davis and more.
Streaming rank this week: 533
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I Talk Telly Awards nominations revealed
Nominations have been announced for the 2022 awards of television news and blog site I Talk Telly.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2022Apple TV+ recommissions Trying
Apple TV+ has recommissioned its British sitcom success, Trying. The comedy will return for a fourth series next year.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2022The best Apple TV Plus show you're not watching is Trying
Trying is an Apple TV Plus hidden gem.
Rory Mellon, Tom's Guide, 31st July 2022Rafe Spall interview
"Men pretend Me Too is confusing, but it's really easy to not grope anyone."
Gwendolyn Smith, i Newspaper, 22nd July 2022Trying Series 3, AppleTV+ review
Not much can shut out the world right now, so grab Trying and hold it tight.
Euan Franklin, Culture Whisper, 21st July 2022Trying: Series 3 review
Series 3 of Trying, starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, is heartfelt and wonderful.
Mae Trumata, The Upcoming, 18th July 2022Comedies in the running for Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021
Bloods, Brassic, Motherland, Starstruck, Trying and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021Trying review
Not even directing from a far-off bedroom could keep this Apple TV+ comedy from chronicling a roller-coaster adoption journey with care and attention.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 2nd July 2021All of life can be found in a good sitcom
Highbrow dramas and earnest documentaries are often held up as mirrors but shrewd historians know to look at comedy.
Libby Purves, The Times, 31st May 2021Trying, Apple TV+ review
Esther Smith triumphs anew in adoption-centred comedy-drama.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2021