{"id":682400,"date":"2025-07-31T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leanne-review-leanne-morgans-chuck-lorre-produced-netflix-comedy-is-a-reliably-nice-time\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:00:32","slug":"leanne-review-leanne-morgans-chuck-lorre-produced-netflix-comedy-is-a-reliably-nice-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leanne-review-leanne-morgans-chuck-lorre-produced-netflix-comedy-is-a-reliably-nice-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Leanne\u2019 Review: Leanne Morgan\u2019s Chuck Lorre-Produced Netflix Comedy Is a Reliably Nice Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bba9538548\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bba9538548\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leanne-review-leanne-morgans-chuck-lorre-produced-netflix-comedy-is-a-reliably-nice-time\/#Leanne\" >Leanne<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNetflix\u2019s <em>Leanne<\/em> opens with a devastating loss. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> gets underway, its eponymous heroine (played by Leanne Morgan) is just hours into processing the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> that her husband, Bill (Ryan Stiles), has decided to leave her for another woman \u2014 thus upending the very foundation of the life she\u2019s built over the past 33 years as his devoted wife, occasional business partner and doting mother of their two now-grown children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLeanne, understandably, is furious and heartbroken. <em>Leanne<\/em>, however, feels anything but. Co-created by sitcom king Chuck Lorre with Morgan and Susan McMartin, the sitcom veers more sweet than bitter, more fizzy than heavy, more focused on the comedic possibilities of Leanne\u2019s wide-open future than the poignant memories of her past. If it\u2019s rarely hilarious, it\u2019s pleasant in a sturdy, old-fashioned way, with a back-to-basics reliance on likable characters and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roachable chemistry over topical jokes or formal experimentation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-summary-card\">\n<div class=\" lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-125 u-background-color-honey-light \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-275@tablet u-border-b-1@mobile-max u-border-r-1@tablet u-border-dotted lrv-u-margin-r-150 lrv-u-padding-r-150 lrv-u-margin-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-font-family-primary u-font-size-34 u-font-size-38@desktop-xl lrv-u-line-height-small lrv-u-margin-b-125 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leanne\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLeanne\t\t<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-display-block\">The Bottom Line<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  u-font-size-22@tablet u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-family-secondary\"><\/p>\n<p>\tFew belly laughs, but plenty of good vibes.<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Airdate:<\/strong> Thursday, Aug. 31 (Netflix)<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Leanne Morgan, Kristen Johnson, Ryan Stiles, Celia Weston, Blake Clark, Graham Rogers, Hannah Pilkes<br \/><strong>Creators:<\/strong> Susan McMartin, Chuck Lorre, Leanne Morgan<br \/><span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhile not autobiographical \u2014 among other things, Morgan is not divorced \u2014 <em>Leanne<\/em> is built around the same down-home persona honed by its lead actress over years in standup. (Fans might recognize a few scenarios or turns of phrase carried over from specials like Netflix\u2019s <em>I\u2019m Every Woman<\/em>.) <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHere as in that earlier material, Morgan\u2019s appeal lies in a cheerfully self-deprecating, Southern-accented relatability that makes you want to pull up a chair in her suburban Tennessee kitchen \u2014 even if it\u2019s just to listen to her monologue about everything from \u201ctiny, hateful panties\u201d of the sort a gal might wear to please a man, to an adorably diminutive ex-boyfriend, as she does in the premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut <em>Leanne<\/em> brings more to the table than Morgan\u2019s one-woman routine. On the receiving end of that rant is Carol, her twice-divorced former wild child of a little sister. Kristen Johnson (Lorre\u2019s <em>Mom<\/em>) plays the character with an array of exaggerated facial expressions perfect for reaction shots, and a drier, blunter, more \u201ccosmopolitan\u201d (she used to live in Chicago, we\u2019re frequently reminded) outlook to balance Leanne\u2019s softer, folksier one. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTheir warm, easy chemistry is the heart of the series, the thing that makes it simultaneously comforting and aspirational: Everyone should be so lucky to have a ride-or-die who\u2019ll agree to age with you into the \u201ceccentric sisters that all the neighborhood kids are afraid to go near,\u201d and even kind of mean it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs Leanne grapples to come to terms with her new reality, it\u2019s Carol who becomes her shoulder to cry on, her cheerleader and, as Leanne gradually embraces singlehood, her romance coach. The concept of dating while menopausal may not be anything radical in a universe where <em>\u2026 And Just Like That<\/em> and <em>The Golden Girls<\/em> already exist \u2014 but then, <em>Leanne<\/em> isn\u2019t really out to blaze new trails anyway. On the contrary, between its gentle humor, multi-cam setup and over-enthusiastic laugh track, this comedy is designed to feel like it could have aired anytime in the last three decades, give or take the occasional reference to Tinder or Ozempic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThat its throwback sensibility mostly comes off as classic rather than hoary is a testament to the competence of the seasoned cast and crew, as well as to Morgan\u2019s confident lead turn. It helps, too, that the episodes never overstay their welcome, clocking in at around 20 minutes each in an era when \u201chalf-hour\u201d streaming comedies have a habit of ballooning into 40-minute run times. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThere are few gags in <em>Leanne<\/em> that you won\u2019t have encountered some version of somewhere else already, and a few of its punchlines are so tepid that the audience\u2019s giggles feel more like an act of generosity than a real, spontaneous reaction. But if a line like, \u201cYou think I\u2019m going to crawl into a stranger\u2019s bed and let him see all this?\u201d doesn\u2019t look like anything fresh on the page, the sincere horror with which Morgan delivers it makes it land nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Leanne<\/em> takes a light touch with heavy emotions. It never dwells so long on its protagonist\u2019s grief that our sympathy sours into frustration, and makes a point of tempering its most earnestly sentimental beats with a playful, jokey button. But it treats her uncertainty about this new phase of life with dignity and compassion, giving her the space to be ungracious or angry or awkward along the way. Morgan\u2019s never more hilarious, for example, than when she\u2019s positively throwing herself at a new crush \u2014 but the storyline allows for moments of genuine grief as well, as when Leanne realizes that the time has finally come to take off her wedding ring for good. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLess consistent, as of the eight episodes (of 16) sent to critics, is the ensemble around her. Some make a splash right away. Besides Johnson, the clear MVP, Stiles instantly clicks into place as Bill, whose hangdog vibe makes him more pitiable than hatable, as does Tim Daly as an FBI agent who takes an interest (professional and otherwise) in Leanne. In a recurring role, Jayma Mays is a hoot as Leanne\u2019s nosy neighbor, who can\u2019t resist following up a reassuring \u201cYou\u2019ve got nothing to be ashamed of\u201d with a passive-aggressive \u201ceven though it\u2019s understandable why you\u2019d be ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOn the other hand, Celia Weston and Blake Clark are fun but underused as Leanne\u2019s parents, while appearances by Graham Rogers and Hannah Pilkes as Leanne\u2019s kids are so irregular and one-note they barely make any impression at all. But it\u2019s not unusual for a comedy cast to take some time to gel, and given how well-oiled the rest of the production feels, there\u2019s every reason to be optimistic these characters will come into sharper focus eventually. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAt that point, perhaps the series will be able to tap into a greater potential, deepening its exploration of Leanne\u2019s vulnerabilities while landing jokes that actually provoke full-belly laughs and not just indulgent smiles. Or maybe it won\u2019t, and that\u2019ll be okay too. As it is, <em>Leanne<\/em> is the TV equivalent of the friend who\u2019s never gonna take you out for the craziest night of your life, but who can be relied upon to bring over a bottle of wine and settle into the couch for some cute anecdotes and an occasionally earnest bit of advice. 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