Archer is an American animated sitcom created by Adam Reed for the basic cable network FX. Debuting on September 17, 2009, it follows the exploits of a dysfunctional intelligence agency, led by Sterling Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) and seven of his colleagues—Malory Archer (Jessica Walter), Lana Kane (Aisha Tyler), Cyril Figgis (Chris Parnell), Cheryl Tunt (Judy Greer), Pam Poovey (Amber Nash), Ray Gillette (Adam Reed) and Dr. Algernop Krieger (Lucky Yates). Archer's premise evolves as the comedy assumes the standard setup of an anthology in later seasons, each with self-contained arcs,
new settings, a disparate set of personae for each character, even
distinct humor. Beginning with the eighth season in 2017, the show was
broadcast on sibling network FXX.
Archer was conceived by Reed shortly after the cancellation of his Adult Swim comedy Frisky Dingo. It draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including the James Bond franchise. The show's hallmarks include reference-heavy humor, rapid-fire dialogue, and meta-comedy. Archer is produced using limited animation
and takes its visual style from mid-century comic art. The cast members
record their lines individually, and the show regularly employs guest
actors and actresses for supporting characters. There have been 110 episodes broadcast in Archer's history.
Archer has received positive reviews from critics and won awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Critics Choice Awards. It has also received 15 Annie Award nominations, among others, for outstanding achievement in animation, writing, direction, and voice acting.
Archer will return to its original setup for the eight-episode eleventh season, as Reed oversees the comedy's production in a reduced role.[1] Season eleven was scheduled to premiere on May 6, 2020,[2] but was postponed until September 16, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Archer follows the exploits of eight dysfunctional secret agents and supporting staff of the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a fictional New York-based intelligence agency. The group consists of Sterling Archer, the show's narcissistic, womanizing protagonist;[5][6] Malory Archer, the retired agent-turned-ISIS director and Sterling's snarky, emotionally distant mother;[6] Lana Kane, Sterling's love interest and mother of his infant daughter, and by far the most professional field agent at ISIS;[7] Ray Gillette, the agency's openly gay bomb specialist;[5] Pam Poovey, the head of the agency's Human Resources department who is often ridiculed by her peers;[6] Cyril Figgis, a mild-mannered accountant-turned-agent;[6] Cheryl Tunt, Malory's delusional, psychotic personal assistant;[8] and Dr. Algernop Krieger, a bizarre, morally bankrupt scientist with little regard for the well-being of his subjects.[9]
The show features an array of supporting characters, several of whom
gained expanded roles in subsequent episodes. Major supporting roles in Archer include Slater, an arms dealer and agent for the CIA;[10] Katya Kazanova, head of the KGB and Sterling's former love interest;[11] and Barry Dylan, Sterling's archnemesis, who vows to kill him.[12]
Early seasons of Archer take place in an anachronistic, Cold War-esque
universe. Real-life events and people from said period are therefore
referenced frequently, although the comedy's timeline is intentionally
vague.[13][14]
This, according to art director Neal Holman, allowed producers the
freedom to "cherry pick the stuff [they] like and ignore the elements
that [they] don't."[13] In Archer's
subsequent years, Reed developed new settings and character arcs, often
with self-contained stories, as he explored new concepts for the
comedy, much like an anthology.[15][16]
These seasons see the group attempt to complete a number of laborious
tasks in highly unusual circumstances, generally to no avail, that
involve sustaining an illegal cocaine operation to keep afloat,[17] contract work for the CIA,[18] and running a private, Los Angeles-based detective agency after being blacklisted from espionage by the US government.[19] The show's eighth season, Archer Dreamland,
transpires in Sterling's subconscious, re-imagining the core cast as
stock characters from a noir film set in Gangland-era 1947 Los Angeles.[15] The ninth season, Archer: Danger Island, continues this arc as the characters are again re-envisioned as inhabitants of a remote South Pacific island circa 1939.[20] The tenth season, titled Archer: 1999, imagines the main characters travelling in a retro-futuristic vision of outer space.
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