Between is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which debuted on Citytv on May 21, 2015. Created by Michael McGowan, the series stars Jennette McCurdy as Wiley Day, a pregnant teenage daughter of a minister living in the small town of Pretty Lake, which is coping with a mysterious disease that has killed everybody over the age of 21.^[1]

The series is a co-production between Citytv and Netflix, which distributes the series outside Canada as a Netflix Original Series.^[1][2] The series was renewed for a second season on July 8, 2015, which premiered on June 30, 2016.^[3] Though the series was never officially cancelled, no news has been released about the series since the last episode of the second season aired on August 4, 2016.

Between is the story of a small town called Pretty Lake and surrounding rural area under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody aged 21 and older. The series also explores numerous themes: the power vacuum that results when the government quarantines a 10 square mile zone and leaves the inhabitants to fend for themselves; the desire of inhabitants to escape, ignoring that they will spread the deadly disease to the entire planet; and the effect of hormonal teenaged/young adult angst becoming the guiding force for an entire community.

Charles "Chuck" Lott is an entitled kid from a rich family who had been on the school hockey team, and assumes the role of a leader among the survivors, including several of his siblings. Their father, Charles Lott Sr., was the town's wealthiest person, owning half the town. Having died after the first episode, he is seen as a corpse in the second.

The series was originally set for a season of six one-hour episodes, co-produced and financed by Citytv and Netflix as part of a collaboration deal. The series represents the first major television solo starring role for McCurdy.

Production of season 1 began on October 20, 2014. Citytv aired an exclusive preview of the series during their broadcast of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and the series premiered on May 21, 2015.^[6]

Jesse Carere was promoted to managing director for season 2.^[7] Production of season 2 began in January 2016, with six one-hour episodes like the first season.^[8] The series shot through March 11, 2016, with two new characters, Liam (played by Steven Grayhm) and Renee (played by Mercedes Morris).^[9]

Per the collaboration deal, the series airs terrestrially on City,^[13] and streams on Shomi in Canada and Netflix internationally.^[14] It is the first series originating from Canada to air on Netflix from its inception.^[13]

Episodes aired on a week by week basis on City, on Thursdays at 8 pm Eastern Time. During season 1, they were later added on week by week basis on Netflix, for international viewing at 11:30 pm Eastern.^[15] Season 1 was added to Netflix's Canadian service one year after its Shomi debut.^[14] For season 2, all six episodes were released on Netflix on July 1, 2016, outside Canada.

Rotten Tomatoes reports a 22% approval rating with an average rating of 4.3/10, based on 18 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A poorly acted regurgitation of post-apocalyptic cliches, Between falls short of Netflix's other high quality offerings."^[17] On the review aggregator Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average".^[18]

Brian Lowry of Variety called Between "an utterly ho-hum addition to Netflix's original lineup".^[19] Keith Uhlich of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's the end of the world as they know it, and viewers won't care."^[20] Mike Hale of The New York Times called it a "familiar ensemble soap opera with conspiracy-theory embroidery".^[21] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The town is lovely, the premise solid if overfamiliar, but the script lacks both depth and tension (big problem), and McCurdy is one of the few cast members who can act."^[22] Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly rated it C− and criticized the show's writing.^[23] Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club rated it C+ and wrote that the series lacks a compelling hook.^[24]

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