Series synopsis
Deadbeat is an American comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Hulu on April 9, 2014. It ended on April 20, 2016. It was created by Brett Konner, Cody Heller. It stars Tyler Labine, Kal Penn, Cat Deeley and Brandon T. Jackson.
Kevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.
Premise
Kevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tyler Labine as Kevin Pacalioglu
- Kal Penn as Clyde
- Cat Deeley as Camomile White
- Brandon T. Jackson as Roofie
- Lucy DeVito as Sue
Guest cast
- Zachary Levi as Abraham Lincoln
- Danny DeVito as Giuseppe Monamocce
- Fred Armisen as Janitor
- Meryl Hathaway as Millie
- Michael Ian Black as TJ
- Todd Alan Crain as Wesley
- James Franco as Johnny
- Ashley Gerasimovich as Amber
- Colin Critchley as Dustin
- Neal Huff as Mr. Fage
- Eric Sheffer Stevens as Brody
- Juliette Angelo as Sarah Gibley
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 9, 2014 | April 9, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | April 20, 2015 | April 20, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 13 | April 20, 2016 | April 20, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Sexorcism Kevin struggles to help a ghost whose unfinished business involves losing his virginity to an ex-girlfriend. |
April 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Hot God Contest When the ghost of a competitive eater starts unplugging feeding tubes at a hospital, Kevin must convince the recipient of the ghost’s stomach to enter one last hot-dog eating contest. |
April 9, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Knockoff While helping the ghost of a DVD bootlegger recover the last movie he ever shot, Kevin encounters mafia members looking for the same tape, which just might contain footage of a mob hit. |
April 9, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ex-orcism Sue finds herself unable to move on into the light in her new ghost form, though Pac is here to help. |
April 20, 2015 |
| 2 |
Table for Sue Pac agrees to help out a new upscale restaurant haunted by the ghost of a previous chef, who can’t pass on until a smug Yelp reviewer retracts his dissatisfied critique. Chamomile tricks Pac into working for her. |
April 20, 2015 |
| 3 |
Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun Pac must convince a cranky teenage ghost to haunt elsewhere. |
April 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
El Caboose In order to afford to leave the seedy massage parlor where he’s been hiding out for the past 6 months, Pac helps the ghost of a Mexican drug mule. |
April 20, 2016 |
| 2 |
Digging Up The Past Pac moves into Clyde’s apartment, only to realize it is being haunted by Clyde’s former guidance counselor, whose death may have been Clyde’s fault. |
April 20, 2016 |
| 3 |
Bong Pong Pac and Clyde’s first professional ghost case together involves a dead stoner who can’t remember his unfinished business. |
April 20, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Hulu |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2014 |
| Last aired | April 20, 2016 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |