TV fans have raved over the ‘best comedy in years’ with an A-list cast and impressive 94% Rotten Tomatoes score as episodes have finally landed in the UK.

Comedy series American Classic, created by Michael Hoffman and Bob Martin, hit American channel MGM+ in March this year.

‘Broadway star and notorious narcissist Richard Bean returns home after a public meltdown to find his family’s theater in severe decline.

‘As he attempts to capture its former glory, he soon discovers the power of art to heal old wounds and create new ones,’ Prime Video’s synopsis reads.

The seven-part series stars Kevin Kline as Richard Bean, Jon Tenney as Jon Bean and Laura Linney as Kristen Forrest Bean.

They are joined by Jane Alexander, Jessica Hecht, Len Cariou, Nell Verlaque and Aaron Tveit.

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TV fans have raved over the ‘best comedy in years’ with an A-list cast and impressive 94% Rotten Tomatoes score as episodes have finally landed in the UK

And UK telly fans will be excited to know that they will be able to watch it very soon themselves.

From Saturday April 11, the show will be available to watch on Prime Video, and the first two episodes will drop.

And then fans will have to wait for weekly instalments after that.

It’s received an incredible 94% on the tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as 6.3 stars out of 10 on IMDb.

Those who have watched the programme have shared their rave reviews online.

‘Love this show.’

‘This is a standout show! The acting, writing and story are all so wonderfully done, capturing the spirit of the theater do be sure, especially in the moments of unplanned performances.

‘Kevin Kline’s character, Richard Been, and his brother Jon Been (John Tenney) singing a duet, joined by Miranda Been (Nell Verlaque) is one of those special moments. It’s very much speaks to the magic that can occur in the theater.’

Many have shared their rave reviews about the new show

‘I found American Classic wonderfully entertaining and heartfelt.’

On X one said: ‘Thoroughly enjoying new series on MGM+, American Classic. Great cast and writing.’

Earlier this week a crime thriller branded as a ‘masterpiece’ and boasting a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score has been praised by viewers for its surprising ending twist.

Originally released back in 2018, Searching stars John Cho and Debra Messing in starring roles.

The plot follows a father, played by Cho, attempting to find his missing 16-year-old daughter, with the help of a police detective, portrayed by Messing.

A synopsis reads: ‘David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter, Margot, disappears and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere.

‘He soon decides to search the one place that no one else has: Margot’s laptop.

‘Hoping to trace her digital footprints, David contacts her friends and looks at photos and videos for any possible clues to her whereabouts.’

Initially devised as an eight-minute film, the concept expanded to a feature length project.

A viewer penned: ‘I was just utterly entertained and delighted by this film.

‘Because it was just SO well done. Its innovative cinematography was not presented at the sacrifice of a well-crafted and compelling story.’

A second shared: ‘It’s like riding a rollercoaster whose incline never ceased. Your pulse is pounding and it’s well worth the ending, which no one in my group figured out

Although not everyone was impressed, as The Guardian’s Simran Hans penned: ‘The film doesn’t understand what mode it wants to operate in; serious thriller with emotional stakes or contrived, cynical satire (a set piece around a Twitter hashtag seems to suggest the latter).’

Meanwhile, Searching has also performed well across both critic and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, resulting in an impressive 92% score.

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty, the film was followed by two spiritual sequels: Run (2020) and Missing (2023).