# Country Comfort
**Country Comfort** is an American multi-camera family sitcom created by Caryn Lucas for Netflix, in which an aspiring country singer named Bailey takes a job as nanny to a widowed cowboy, Beau, and his five musically talented children, who become the band she needs to restart her career.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) Netflix ordered ten episodes, announced the series on 30 January 2020, and released the single season on 19 March 2021.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) • [2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed) It was canceled after one season in July 2021, despite winning a Primetime Emmy Award for its cinematography.[3](https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cancels-mr-iglesias-the-crew-country-comfort-and-bonding/) • [4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Multi-camera comedy, 10 episodes of roughly 20 to 27 minutes each[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) • [5](https://www.netflix.com/cc/title/81064555) |
| Created by | Caryn Lucas (The Nanny, Miss Congeniality), also showrunner and executive producer[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) |
| Stars | Katharine McPhee as Bailey, Eddie Cibrian as Beau; Ricardo Hurtado, Jamie Martin Mann, Pyper Braun, Shiloh Verrico, and Griffin McIntyre as the children[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) |
| Setting | Nashville, Tennessee, though mostly recorded at a sound studio in Los Angeles[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed) |
| Release | 19 March 2021 on Netflix[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed) |
| Cancellation | Canceled 2 July 2021, one of four Netflix comedies ended that day[3](https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cancels-mr-iglesias-the-crew-country-comfort-and-bonding/) |
| Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series, won by George Mooradian for the episode "Crazy"[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
When her career and personal life are derailed, Bailey, an aspiring young country singer, takes a job as nanny for Beau, a rugged cowboy and widower raising five children. She becomes the mother figure the family has been missing, and to her surprise the musically talented children also become the band she needs to get back on the road to stardom.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) Netflix's own synopsis describes Beau as a handsome widower, and the season finale is titled "Bless the Broken Road".[5](https://www.netflix.com/cc/title/81064555)
[Katharine McPhee](https://www.edgepedia.org/katharine-mcphee), an [American Idol](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-idol) alumna who had appeared in Waitress on Broadway and [The House Bunny](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-house-bunny), played Bailey; Eddie Cibrian (Take Two, RoseWood) played Beau.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) The five children are Tuck (Ricardo Hurtado), Brody (Jamie Martin Mann), Dylan (Griffin McIntyre), Cassidy (Shiloh Verrico), and Chloe (Pyper Braun).[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/country-comfort) Janet Varney plays Summer, Beau's love interest, and Eric Balfour plays Boone.[5](https://www.netflix.com/cc/title/81064555) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/country-comfort) Kelly Park (Family Reunion, Alexa & Katie) was the announced director, and the IMDb credits list David Kendall and Leslie Kolins Small as additional directors.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11717394/fullcredits/)
## Production
Filming began in February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic halted television production. Four episodes were shot in front of a live studio audience before the shutdown; production resumed several months later and wrapped in September 2020.[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed)
**Filming around a pregnancy.** By the time production resumed, McPhee was visibly pregnant with her first child, born in 2021 with her husband [David Foster](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-foster). From the fifth episode onward her costumes became looser and props were used to cover her stomach. She told [USA Today](https://www.edgepedia.org/usa-today) that performing while pregnant was physically difficult: "You're really short of breath when you're pregnant, so it was a bit of a challenge for me," adding that her wardrobe shifted from tight jeans and crop tops in the first four episodes to "a little more drapey" clothing from Episode 5.[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed)
Although the series is set in Nashville, it was mostly recorded at a sound studio in Los Angeles, with some on-location shots filmed in Nashville.[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed)
## Reception and cancellation
Critical response was mixed to negative. Metacritic recorded a 60 score from Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times, who called the show "highly predictable and quite watchable," and 30 scores each from Variety, which criticized its "put-on, gaudy raunchiness," and Decider, which found it full of sitcom clichés.[8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/country-comfort/critic-reviews/) Audience measures were warmer: the series held an IMDb rating of 6.8 from about 4,700 votes and a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 57 percent.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/country-comfort)
On 2 July 2021, Netflix confirmed that Country Comfort would not return, ending after one season alongside three other comedies, [The Crew](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-crew-2021-tv-series), Mr. Iglesias, and Bonding.[3](https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cancels-mr-iglesias-the-crew-country-comfort-and-bonding/) The cancellation came despite the show's Emmy win for cinematography.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/) What's on Netflix reported early warning signs: the show dropped out of Netflix's top 10 lists quickly, surviving only 10 days in the United States top 10, and [Eddie Cibrian](https://www.edgepedia.org/eddie-cibrian) had said in May 2021 that the renewal decision was near, urging fans to watch and rewatch.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/) The first season ended with unresolved storylines, including whether Bailey won the singing competition and the developing relationship between Beau and Summer.[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed) • [4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/)
## Context in Netflix's comedy slate
Country Comfort was, by one count, the 20th sitcom Netflix released as an original, and its quick cancellation fit a pattern in which the service struggled to sustain multi-camera sitcoms.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/) The same July 2021 announcement that ended Country Comfort also ended The Crew and [Mr. Iglesias](https://www.edgepedia.org/mr-iglesias), both multi-camera comedies, while Netflix closed new development deals with stars [Kevin James](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-james) and [Gabriel Iglesias](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabriel-iglesias) and renewed The Upshaws for a second season.[3](https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cancels-mr-iglesias-the-crew-country-comfort-and-bonding/) Distractify characterized the show's blend as a cross between The Nanny, Melissa & Joey, and Nashville.[2](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed)
## References
1. [Netflix Announces New Live Action Comedy Series Country Comfort, About Netflix (30 January 2020)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-live-action-comedy-series-country-comfort)
2. [Production for 'Country Comfort' Shut Down for Months Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Distractify (19 March 2021)](https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-country-comfort-filmed)
3. [Netflix Cancels 'Mr Iglesias,' 'The Crew,' 'Country Comfort' and 'Bonding', TheWrap (2 July 2021)](https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cancels-mr-iglesias-the-crew-country-comfort-and-bonding/)
4. ['Country Comfort' Season 2: Canceled at Netflix Despite Winning Primetime Emmy, What's on Netflix (30 September 2021)](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/country-comfort-season-2-canceled-at-netflix/)
5. [Country Comfort, Netflix Official Site](https://www.netflix.com/cc/title/81064555)
6. [Country Comfort (2021), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/country-comfort)
7. [Country Comfort (TV Series 2021) Full Cast & Crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11717394/fullcredits/)
8. [Country Comfort Critic Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/country-comfort/critic-reviews/)
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