Run (American TV series)

Run is an American comedy thriller television series created by Vicky Jones that premiered on April 12, 2020 on HBO. It stars Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson, and one of its executive producers is Jones' frequent collaborator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Run's pilot episode was directed by Kate Dennis.

In July 2020, HBO canceled the series after one season.

Premise
"Ruby Richardson walks away from her ordinary life in the suburbs to revisit her past with her college boyfriend, Billy Johnson. The two made a pact 17 years earlier: If either one of them texted the word 'RUN' and the other replied with the same, they would drop everything and meet in Grand Central Terminal and travel across America together."

Main

 * Merritt Wever as Ruby Richardson, a woman looking to reinvent herself
 * Domhnall Gleeson as Billy Johnson, a successful life guru

Recurring

 * Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Laurel Halliday, a woman whom Ruby and Billy meet while on their journey
 * Rich Sommer as Laurence Richardson, Ruby's husband
 * Tamara Podemski as Babe Cloud, a police detective
 * Archie Panjabi as Fiona, Billy's former personal assistant
 * Shaun J. Brown as Ryan Everwood, a police detective
 * Jake Bover as Scooter Richardson, Ruby's son
 * Kelsey Flower as Daniel

Guest

 * Stephen McKinley Henderson as John ("Run")
 * Annie Golden as Marjorie ("Run")
 * Maxwell Simkins as Hunter Richardson ("Chase")
 * Deirdre Lovejoy as Mary Dixie ("Fuck")
 * Saamer Usmani as Derek ("Kiss")

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 7.04/10, based on 38 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Though it can't always sustain its frenetic pace, Run sharp subversions of romcom clichés are never less than entertaining thanks to Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson's electrifying performances." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone praised the two central performances, with Wever in particular garnering critical acclaim. He wrote that "the heat between them is palpable enough to carry this oddball mix of sexual farce and Alfred Hitchcock thriller".