Series synopsis
Ctrl is an American comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on NBC on July 14, 2009. It ended on August 25, 2009. It stars Tony Hale, Steve Howey, Emy Coligado and Edgar Morais.
Ctrl is an American comedy web series by NBC. It is the first stand-alone web series launched by a major television network. The series stars Tony Hale as a typical office-working, self-confidence-lacking nerd who discovers he can undo things in real life. It is an adaptation and expansion of the short film Ctrl Z by Robert Kirbyson, which was a winner at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
CTRL was spotted and developed by SXM from the original short film Ctrl Z, which was screened at the Sundanc ...
Premise
Ctrl is an American comedy web series by NBC. It is the first stand-alone web series launched by a major television network. The series stars Tony Hale as a typical office-working, self-confidence-lacking nerd who discovers he can undo things in real life. It is an adaptation and expansion of the short film Ctrl Z by Robert Kirbyson, which was a winner at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
CTRL was spotted and developed by SXM from the original short film Ctrl Z, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. SXM ultimately partnered with NBC's digital studio to produce the online series. After NBC shut the digital studio in 2011, all rights reverted to SXM, who are currently developing Season 2 with Yahoo and a private investor. As of early 2012, the episodes appear to have been removed from the NBC website, but can be found on Hulu.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tony Hale as Stuart Grundy
- Steve Howey as Ben Piller
- Emy Coligado as Elizabeth
- Edgar Morais as Jeremy
- Richard Karn as Arthur Piller
Guest cast
- Kenton Duty as Young Ben
- Javier Ronceros as Hank
- Scott L. Schwartz as Security Guard
- Karen Whipple as Bitsy
- Hannah B. Campbell as Coworker
- Judy Dinella as Office Tart
- Victoria Lynn Roberts as Co-Worker
- Andre Tenerelli as Stuart Copies
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | August 1, 2009 | September 22, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 10 | July 14, 2009 | August 25, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interview: Tony Hale | August 1, 2009 |
| 2 | Interview: Rob Kirbyson | August 8, 2009 |
| 3 | Interview: Emy Coligado | August 15, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ctrl Stuart, an office loner, discovers that he can manipulate the reality of his office from a magical keyboard. He tries to use these powers to tell the girl he loves his true feelings, but his immature boss Ben gets in the way. |
July 14, 2009 |
| 2 |
Ctrl B Stuart discovers that his keyboard has other magical functions. He presses CTRL B and is empowered to confront his immature boss. But Stuart takes things too far and after being fired, he tells all his co-workers what he really thinks about them. |
July 15, 2009 |
| 3 |
Ctrl Z Stuart finds his keyboard discarded in the trash after being kicked out of the office. By clicking CTRL Z, he's taken right back to the beginning of the day and summons the courage to tell Elizabeth how he feels about her. |
July 16, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 14, 2009 |
| Last aired | August 25, 2009 |
| Status | Ended |