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"label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Liza on Demand is an American comedy series (2018–2021) on YouTube Premium, created by Liza Koshy, Deborah Kaplan, and Harry Elfont, starring Koshy as a gig-economy worker chasing \"elite tasker\" status with roommates Harlow and Oliver across three seasons.", "snippet": "Liza on Demand is an American comedy series (2018–2021) on YouTube Premium, created by Liza Koshy, Deborah Kaplan, and Harry Elfont, starring Koshy as a gig-economy worker chasing \"elite tasker\" status with roommates Harlow and Oliver across three seasons.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "markdown": "# Liza on Demand\n\n**Liza on Demand** is an American comedy television series starring the YouTube creator [Liza Koshy](https://www.edgepedia.org/liza-koshy) as Liza, a young woman in Los Angeles who tries to build a career out of gig-economy odd jobs while her roommates and best friends Harlow and Oliver support and sometimes distract her. It was created by Koshy with the writing and directing team of Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, produced by Above Average Productions, and ran for three seasons on [YouTube Premium](https://www.edgepedia.org/youtube-premium) (originally YouTube Red) from June 27, 2018 to October 15, 2021.[1](https://worldscreen.com/youtube-red-greenlights-liza-koshy-comedy/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand) • [3](https://www.tvtango.com/series/liza_on_demand)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original run | June 27, 2018 to October 15, 2021, on YouTube Premium (formerly YouTube Red)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand) • [4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/liza-on-demand) |\n| Creators | Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, and Liza Koshy[3](https://www.tvtango.com/series/liza_on_demand) |\n| Seasons | 3 seasons: 8 episodes (2018), 10 episodes (2019), 7 episodes (2021)[4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/liza-on-demand) |\n| Main cast | Liza Koshy as Liza, Kimiko Glenn as Harlow, Travis Coles as Oliver[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand) |\n| Premise | Liza takes gigs through an app-based odd-jobs service in her quest to become an \"elite tasker\"[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/liza_on_demand) |\n| Season 2 debut | The most-watched YouTube Original debut episode in its first week, with 25 million views in 7 days[6](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63128635/) |\n| Rating | TV-14; about 24 minutes per episode[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/liza-on-demand) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and characters\n\nThe series follows Liza, who describes herself as \"all side hustle and no main hustle\": she drives for Uber, works as an Instagram shopper, and takes other app-centered part-time jobs while unsure what she actually wants to do with her life.[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-liza-on-demand-20180626-story.html) • [14](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/liza-on-demand) When she discovers that an odd-jobs app will pay more and provide insurance to workers who reach \"elite\" status, she commits to completing every task, staying in client demand, and turning the side hustle into her main gig.[14](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/liza-on-demand)\n\nHer roommates are Oliver (Travis Coles), a realtor, and Harlow ([Kimiko Glenn](https://www.edgepedia.org/kimiko-glenn), known from *Orange Is the New Black*), a social media manipulator whose web-famous dog has attracted corporate attention.[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-liza-on-demand-20180626-story.html) In seasons 1 and 2, each week puts Liza in a different odd job, from [DNA sequencing](https://www.edgepedia.org/dna-sequencing) to garage organizing to professional funeral crying.[3](https://www.tvtango.com/series/liza_on_demand) The third season moves the trio into a new apartment and shifts the dynamic when Harlow gets engaged.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/liza-on-demand)\n\nThe in-app service's name is reported differently across sources: the Los Angeles Times review calls it Tasket, likening it to the real-world TaskRabbit, while Common Sense Media calls it TaskIt and the Production List summary calls it Taskbasket.[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-liza-on-demand-20180626-story.html) • [14](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/liza-on-demand) • [10](https://www.productionlist.com/production/liza-on-demand-season-2)\n\n## Development and production\n\nYouTube Red greenlit the series on November 20, 2017 as an eight-episode, half-hour comedy, with Koshy starring and executive producing alongside Kaplan and Elfont, the writers and directors behind *Josie & the Pussycats* and *Mary + Jane*. Courtney Carter served as an additional executive producer and Sam Childs as producer, and the show was made by Above Average Productions, a digital-first comedy studio founded in 2012 within [Lorne Michaels](https://www.edgepedia.org/lorne-michaels)' Broadway Video. It was Koshy's second project with YouTube and Above Average, following her 2016 holiday special *Jingle Ballin'*.[1](https://worldscreen.com/youtube-red-greenlights-liza-koshy-comedy/)\n\n[Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) for the first season took place in Los Angeles beginning in January 2018, with filming completed on February 23, 2018.[8](https://www.productionlist.com/production/liza-on-demand) • [9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942804) Season 2 shot in Los Angeles from March to May 2019, with Todd Biermann directing and Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan writing.[10](https://www.productionlist.com/production/liza-on-demand-season-2) Koshy also directed episodes herself: the credits record her directing two episodes across 2019 and 2021, and she directed an episode in the recently wrapped third season.[11](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/liza-on-demand/credits/) • [12](https://u.smutty.horse/mlkeczmtntb.pdf)\n\nIn December 2020, while the show was between its second and third seasons, Koshy signed an overall deal with Westbrook Inc., the media company founded by [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/jada-pinkett-smith), Will Smith, Miguel Melendez, and Ko Yada; production on the third season was slated to begin in early 2021.[6](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63128635/)\n\n## Release and reception\n\nSeason 1 premiered on June 27, 2018 with all eight episodes available on YouTube Premium.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand) • [15](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/liza-koshy-on-demand-trailer) The official trailer, released June 7, 2018, drew over 6.5 million views on Koshy's channel, and the pilot episode has more than 57 million views there.[16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgYvfE5PkQI) • [17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aqlLkrCWvA)\n\nThe Los Angeles Times television critic Robert Lloyd, who has held the post since 2003, reviewed the show as part of a wave of YouTube Premium originals starring creators already famous on the platform, noting the challenge of framing a personality built for three-to-six-minute videos inside a conventional sitcom; he found the first episode ordinary and a little stiff but the second episode better, with effective physical comedy.[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-liza-on-demand-20180626-story.html) Paste's review of season 2 scored it 82 and noted that more of Liza's world was fleshed out, with more time spent on Harlow and Oliver and a slightly more serialized structure, while keeping the first season's \"I Love Lucy vibe\".[18](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/liza-on-demand/) Common Sense Media called it a lighthearted but well-written series about a generation whose lives revolve around digital entrepreneurialism, with guest appearances by [Jennifer Esposito](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-esposito) and [Valerie Harper](https://www.edgepedia.org/valerie-harper).[14](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/liza-on-demand)\n\nAudience scores were cooler than the critical response: IMDb records 5.1/10 from about 1,200 users, and Metacritic's user score is 3.0, labeled generally unfavorable, based on 10 ratings.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942804) • [18](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/liza-on-demand/) The season 2 premiere was the most-watched YouTube Original debut episode in its first week, with 25 million views in seven days, and the show received two Streamy Award nominations, for Show of the Year and Scripted Series.[6](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63128635/)\n\n## Broadcast and availability\n\nThe third and final season premiered on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT on YouTube, with the finale dated October 15, 2021.[3](https://www.tvtango.com/series/liza_on_demand) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand) As of recent listings, the show is not available for streaming in the United States but remains available on YouTube Premium in Australia and 13 other countries.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/liza-on-demand)\n\n## References\n\n1. [YouTube Red Greenlights Liza Koshy Comedy, World Screen (November 20, 2017)](https://worldscreen.com/youtube-red-greenlights-liza-koshy-comedy/)\n2. [Liza on Demand, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/37945/liza-on-demand)\n3. [Liza on Demand, TV Tango](https://www.tvtango.com/series/liza_on_demand)\n4. [Liza on Demand, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/liza-on-demand)\n5. [Liza on Demand, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/liza_on_demand)\n6. ['Liza On Demand' Star Liza Koshy Inks Overall Deal With Westbrook Inc., Deadline via IMDb (December 14, 2020)](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63128635/)\n7. [Liza on Demand, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/liza-on-demand)\n8. [Liza On Demand, Production List, Film & Television Industry Alliance](https://www.productionlist.com/production/liza-on-demand)\n9. [Liza on Demand (TV Series 2018–2021), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942804)\n10. [Liza On Demand (Season 2), Production List, Film & Television Industry Alliance](https://www.productionlist.com/production/liza-on-demand-season-2)\n11. [Liza on Demand credits, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/liza-on-demand/credits/)\n12. [My Little Pony: A New Generation production notes (September 14, 2021)](https://u.smutty.horse/mlkeczmtntb.pdf)\n13. ['Liza On Demand' review: A tough job, but some YouTube star has to do it, Los Angeles Times (June 27, 2018)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-liza-on-demand-20180626-story.html)\n14. [Liza on Demand Parents' Guide, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/liza-on-demand)\n15. [Liza Koshy Tries to Master the Art of the Side Hustle in the Trailer for Her New Show \"Liza on Demand\", Teen Vogue (June 7, 2018)](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/liza-koshy-on-demand-trailer)\n16. [Liza On Demand - Official Trailer, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgYvfE5PkQI)\n17. [Pilot - Liza on Demand (Ep 1), YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aqlLkrCWvA)\n18. 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