Roar
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Roar

"Eight stories. Full volume."

5.5
Yr 2022
Status Ended
Drama Comedy
Series Brief

Overview

Featuring an all-star cast, this genre-bending anthology series weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to subjects like gender roles, autonomy, and identity.

Why fans love it

Roar operates as a collection of eight self-contained stories, each shifting between sharp satire and grounded drama. By framing feminist themes through the lens of fable, the anthology sidesteps traditional moralizing in favor of surreal, uncomfortable scenarios. It treats subjects like identity and autonomy as volatile puzzles rather than settled debates.

The reliance on a rotating cast, including Nicole Kidman, allows the tone to jump abruptly from one installment to the next. The writing prioritizes strange, heightened realities that feel grounded by the physical stakes of the characters. These stories favor odd, specific snapshots of life over sweeping narratives, resulting in a project that feels more like a series of brief experiments than a standard television arc.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Betty Gilpin
as Amelia
1 episode
Nicole Kidman
as Robin
1 episode
Cynthia Erivo
as Ambia
1 episode
Issa Rae
as Wanda Shepard
1 episode
Ho-Kwan Tse
as Don
1 episode
Eden Riegel
as Journalist
1 episode
Judy Davis
as Rosey
1 episode
Daniel Dae Kim
as Harry
1 episode
Alison Brie
as Rebecca Moss
1 episode
Jake Johnson
as Greg
1 episode
Hugh Dancy
as Detective Bobby Bronson
1 episode
Chris Lowell
as Detective Chris Durst
1 episode
Jillian Bell
as Christina
1 episode
Fivel Stewart
as Jane
1 episode
Meera Syal
as Anu
1 episode
Bernard White
as Vikas
1 episode
Julie White
as Barbara
1 episode
Peter Facinelli
as Second Husband
1 episode
Rizwan Manji
as Third Husband (Raoul)
1 episode
Merritt Wever
as Elisa
1 episode
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Justin Kirk
as Larry the Duck (voice)
1 episode
Ego Nwodim
as Carole Andrews
1 episode
P.J. Byrne
as Rodney
1 episode
Van Crosby
as Chad
1 episode
Taylor Nichols
as Stan
1 episode
Evan Gamble
as Todd
1 episode
Ericka Kreutz
as Dr. Lily Tepper
1 episode
Jennifer Lafleur
as Tina
1 episode
Jordyn Weitz
as Zoe
1 episode
Malcolm Bowen
as Male Officer
1 episode
Griffin Matthews
as Blake
1 episode
Lauren E. Banks
as Lu
1 episode
Nick Kroll
as Doug
1 episode
Greg Keller
as Aaron Fishman
1 episode
Damian Joseph Quinn
as Brian
1 episode
Allan McLeod
as Nick
1 episode
Adwin Brown
as Andre
1 episode
Zackry Colston
as Hipster
1 episode
Lola Paja
as Swanky Receptionist
1 episode
Michael James Lazar
as Carl
1 episode
Grace Demarco
as Saleswoman
1 episode
Rose Lane
as Young Wanda
1 episode
Sheila Shaw
as Older White Woman
1 episode
Tom McComas
as VR Cop #1
1 episode
Danielle Marie Thompson
as Customer
1 episode
Simon Baker
as Adam
1 episode
Kai Lewins
as Todd
1 episode
Jude Hyland
as Henry
1 episode
Dalara Williams
as Park Employee
1 episode
Annie Sertich
as Salesperson
1 episode
Amelie Zazik
as Young Amelia
1 episode
Jennica Schwartzman
as Young Amelia's Mom
1 episode
Ana Rey
as Housekeeper
1 episode
Dani Oliveros
as Girl on Beach
1 episode
Jameel Shivji
as Boy on Beach
1 episode
Stephen L. Wilson
as Guy Outside Amelia's Store
1 episode
Brooke Ashley Rose Johnson
as Woman Outside Amelia's Store
1 episode
Christine Lin
as Woman with Daughter
1 episode
Alyssa Abiera
as Daughter
1 episode
Riki Lindhome
as Lil
1 episode
Jason Mantzoukas
as Dave / Animal Control
1 episode
Lon Gowan
as Proctor
1 episode
Roshni Shukla
as Sareena
1 episode
Gregg Binkley
as Clark
1 episode
Sweta Keswani
as Pushpa
1 episode
Gita Reddy
as Deepti
1 episode
Moonie Fishburn
as Udaya
1 episode
Veena Bidasha
as Nalini
1 episode
Garikayi Mutambirwa
as Maurice
1 episode
Troy Vincent
as Sal
1 episode
Maz Siam
as Ibrahim
1 episode
Phillip-Charlie Daniell
as Shopper (uncredited)
1 episode
Kara Hayward
as Millie
1 episode
Alfred Molina
as Silas McCall
1 episode
Eddie Shin
as Jim
1 episode
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Keywords

anthology