PARTNERS
COMEDY / ROMANTIC COMEDY
USA
2012-2013
PARTNERS is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 24 to November 12, 2012 as a result of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The series was created by the creators of Will & Grace, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, who were also the show's executive producers, and features Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Sophia Bush, and Brandon Routh. PARTNERS consists of 13 episodes.
STORY: Though they couldn't be more different, Louis (Michael Urie) and Joe (David Krumholtz) are lifelong friends and partners in an architectural firm. Their "bromance" is tested when Joe becomes engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush) and Louis starts a new relationship with Wyatt (Brandon Routh).
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Louis McManus (Michael Urie) is Joe's (David Krumholz) best friend and business partner. Wyatt Plank (Brandon Routh) is Louis boyfriend.
Louis McManus (Michael Urie) & Wyatt Plank (Brandon Routh)
MICHAEL URIE (2012-2013) August 8, 1980, Dallas, TX, USA
BRANDON ROUTH (2012-2013) October 9, 1979, Des Moines, IA, USA
SPECIAL: Critics have noted that the CBS show bears many similarities to a 1995 Fox sitcom of the same name. Both shows had the same director, the same concept, characters with similar professions, the same name for the female lead, and even a time slot. Additionally, Jeff Greenstein, one of the lead writers on the Fox series who also worked on Will & Grace with Kohan and Mutchnick, has claimed that they were big fans of the show.
AWARDS: ‘PARTNERS’ 2 nominations
6.4 IMDB
