
God's Favorite Idiot
Taste attributes: comedyfantasyfastlightimaginarylinearglossy
Boxlist takeLarger-than-life and stylish: a light comedy series. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 66 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1B-Minus15 Jun 2022
Clark's simple life of cats and music takes a mystical turn after he's hit by lightning. Even his hard-partying crush Amily notices his eerie glow.
2The Angel15 Jun 2022
Now glowing up on social media, a shaken Clark learns that shining brightly can be really stressful. A winged visitor swings by to say, "Be yourself."
3The Preacher15 Jun 2022
End times, good times. Clark acquires his first follower, Tom, and enemy, the Rev. Throp. Pop sees the light. Chamuel spills the news about Satan.
4God, Satan and All the Good Smells15 Jun 2022
Hell's belles: Satan kills Clark and Amily's vibe. The Rev. Throp stirs the pot, Wendy and Mohsin reconnect, and God calls a meeting in the men's room.
5The Word (It's Love)15 Jun 2022
Clark pops the L word, Amily matches with a trucker on Tinder, Satan pulls out all the stops to tantalize, and the push to spread God's word heats up.
6Tom the Baptist15 Jun 2022
The Council of Clark convenes at the hospital. Moving in together — and home cooking — seems scarier than Satan. Now all we need is a miracle.
7The Four Horsemen15 Jun 2022
The gang does some soul searching, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse turn up in the produce aisle. Clark's mom materializes. Is all hope lost?
8Quitters Never Win, But Winners Sometimes Quit15 Jun 2022
God speaks, Satan FaceTimes: Clark and Amily run for their lives amid fireballs, chaos, dreaded riders and tighty-whities. Love must save the day.
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Clark Thompson, a midlevel tech-support employee, finds love with co-worker Amily Luck at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God. Also, there's rollerskating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- On the Day
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











