Mammals (TV series)

Mammals is a 2022 British black comedy television series, which premiered on Prime Video on 11 November 2022.^[1] It is written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Stephanie Laing. It stars James Corden,^[2] Melia Kreiling, Colin Morgan, and Sally Hawkins in pivotal roles. Produced by Street Hassle in association with Vertigo Films and Fulwell 73,^[1] the series explores the complexities of modern marriage.

Mammals
Genre	Black comedy Drama
Created by	Jez Butterworth James Richardson
Written by	Jez Butterworth James Richardson
Directed by	Stephanie Laing
Starring	James Corden Melia Kreiling Colin Morgan Sally Hawkins
Music by	Graham Coxon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	Jez Butterworth Dee Collier Georgina Lowe
Cinematography	Mattias Nyberg
Editor	Brenna Rangott
Production companies	Amazon Studios Street Hassle Vertigo Films Fulwell 73
Original release
Network	Prime Video
Release	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)

Plot

Jamie is a successful Michelin-starred chef whose world implodes when he discovers some shocking secrets about his pregnant wife, Amandine. Jamie hunts for answers with the help of his brother-in-law Jeff. Through this hunt, the cracks in Jeff's marriage to Jamie's sister Lue also widen. Jeff tries to get through to Lue, but this only makes Lue descend deeper into a secret fantasy world.^[3]

Cast

• James Corden as Jamie
• Melia Kreiling as Amandine
• Colin Morgan as Jeff
• Sally Hawkins as Lue
• Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Jack
• Samuel Anderson as Dan
• Tom Jones as himself

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [4]
1	"Episode 1"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
2	"Episode 2"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
3	"Episode 3"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
4	"Episode 4"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
5	"Episode 5"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
6	"Episode 6"	Stephanie Laing	Jez Butterworth	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)

Release

The teaser for Mammals was released on 17 October 2022. The series premiered on Prime Video on 11 November 2022.^[1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Providing James Corden with a surlier role that he inhabits convincingly, Mammals is an intriguing enough study of monogamy that unfortunately proves too trying a commitment before getting to the point."^[5][6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[7]