State of the Union is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on SundanceTV on May 6, 2019. It ended on February 23, 2022. It was created by Nick Hornby. It stars Brendan Gleeson, Patricia Clarkson, Esco Jouléy and Chris O'Dowd.
Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were, what drew them together and what has started to pull them apart.
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Premise
Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were, what drew them together and what has started to pull them apart.
Premise: 10 episodes. 10 minutes each. No commitment.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
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Supporting cast
Guest cast
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Episodes
This series spans 19 seasons with 127 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 10
May 6, 2019
May 9, 2019
Season 2 10
February 14, 2022
February 23, 2022
Season 2010 7
January 3, 2010
February 14, 2010
Season 2011 2
January 2, 2011
January 9, 2011
Season 2012 1
January 8, 2012
January 8, 2012
Season 2013 2
January 6, 2013
January 13, 2013
Season 2014 1
January 5, 2014
January 5, 2014
Season 2015 24
January 4, 2015
June 14, 2015
Season 2016 1
January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016
Season 2017 2
January 1, 2017
January 8, 2017
Season 2018 1
January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018
Season 2019 1
January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019
Season 2020 1
January 5, 2020
January 5, 2020
Season 2021 4
January 3, 2021
January 24, 2021
Season 2022 1
January 2, 2022
January 2, 2022
Season 2023 1
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
Season 2024 1
January 7, 2024
January 7, 2024
Season 2025 53
January 5, 2025
December 28, 2025
Season 2026 4
January 4, 2026
January 25, 2026
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Marathon Louise and Tom prepare for their first marital counselling session and try to work out how they got to this point.
May 6, 2019
2
Antique Globes Tom commends himself for the courage it took to turn up late to last weeks session and promises to be there from the beginning this week.
May 7, 2019
3
Syria Tom and Louise discuss the lost passion in their relationship – is passion something that can be found again?
May 8, 2019
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Laws of Grammar Scott and Ellen meet for coffee to prepare for their first marital counseling session; Ellen makes a shocking announcement.
February 14, 2022
2
Why Quake? Scott and Ellen discuss past betrayals, and Ellen explains just how far apart they've grown.
February 15, 2022
3
Big Mustard Ellen tells Scott more about her newfound religion, and Scott is left feeling further from her than ever.
February 16, 2022
Season 2010 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 3, 2010
2
Episode 2
January 10, 2010
3
Episode 3
January 17, 2010
Season 2011 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 2, 2011
2
Episode 2
January 9, 2011
Season 2012 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 8, 2012
Season 2013 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 6, 2013
2
Episode 2
January 13, 2013
Season 2014 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 5, 2014
Season 2015 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 4, 2015
2
Episode 2
January 11, 2015
3
Episode 3
January 18, 2015
Season 2016 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 3, 2016
Season 2017 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 1, 2017
2
Episode 2
January 8, 2017
Season 2018 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 7, 2018
Season 2019 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 6, 2019
Season 2020 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 5, 2020
Season 2021 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 3, 2021
2
Episode 2
January 10, 2021
3
Episode 3
January 17, 2021
Season 2022 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 2, 2022
Season 2023 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 1, 2023
Season 2024 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 7, 2024
Season 2025 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 5, 2025
2
Episode 2
January 12, 2025
3
Episode 3
January 19, 2025
Season 2026 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Sunday, January 4, 2026 9 AM S2026E211
January 4, 2026
2
Sunday, January 11, 2026 9 AM S2026E212
January 11, 2026
3
Sunday, January 18, 2026 9 AM S2026E213
January 18, 2026
Release
Original network/platform
SundanceTV
First aired
May 6, 2019
Last aired
February 23, 2022
Runtime
10 minutes
Status
ended
Schedule
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