Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
GenreSitcom
Absurdist comedy
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Unbreakable" by Jeff Richmond
ComposersJeff Richmond
Schmoyoho[a]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
EditorKen Eluto
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–53 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMarch 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) –
January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
ReleaseMay 12, 2020 (2020-05-12)
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role. It premiered on March 6, 2015 on Netflix and ran for four seasons, ending on January 25, 2019. An interactive special premiered on May 12, 2020.

The series follows 29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life after being rescued from a doomsday cult in the fictional town of Durnsville, Indiana, where she and three other women were held captive by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm) for 15 years. Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude, she decides to restart her life by moving to New York City, where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane), finds a roommate in struggling actor Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), and gains a job as a nanny for melancholic and out-of-touch socialite Jacqueline Voorhees (Jane Krakowski).

Throughout its run, the series received critical acclaim, with critic Scott Meslow calling it "the first great sitcom of the streaming era". It received 20 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including four nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and a nomination for Outstanding Television Movie for the 2020 special Kimmy vs. the Reverend.[1]


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  1. ^ "Outstanding Television Movie - 2020". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.