Retrograde
A group of friends who shared a house in their younger days all communicate via an online video chat room during the COVID-19 shutdown. As lives and ambitions are suddenly put on hold without notice they struggle to come to terms with life in lockdown, dealing with everything from unemployment to a lack of toilet paper. Filmed in mid-June of 2020 and released in early July the show was actually written, filmed and edited under lockdown regulations.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Comedy
A group of friends who shared a house in their younger days all communicate via an online video chat room during the COVID-19 shutdown. As lives and ambitions are suddenly put on hold without notice they struggle to come to terms with life in lockdown, dealing with everything from unemployment to a lack of toilet paper. Filmed in mid-June of 2020 and released in early July the show was actually written, filmed and edited under lockdown regulations.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Farewell
22 mins
A comedy following the topsy-turvy life of Maddie and her friends as they navigate the pandemic, partners, and the new parameters of life, all from the safety of their very own virtual bar.
Episode 2
Submarine
22 mins
Not only is Maddie hungover in lockdown, but she drunkenly texted Dylan last night and is struggling to adapt to living with Rob and his kid. Ramsay calls her boring. Will she revisit her twenties with a drug-fuelled bender?
Episode 3
Catfish
22 mins
Rob asks Maddie to keep an eye on Maya while shes asleep, so Maddie gets a crash course in parenting. Meanwhile Isabel gets a crash course in online dating (and catfishing), and Dylan crashes the bar all the way from London.
Episode 4
Icons
21 mins
Lockdown continues as the gang glam up for a feminist-icon party AND Maddie receives an award. But Ramsay, Soph, and Isabel's busy online lives mean leaving Maddie all dressed up with nowhere to go - until Dylan logs in.
Episode 5
Trivia
22 mins
Maddie and Rob are a united front hosting the gang for a trivia night. But Dylan is back in Australia, and from quarantine he dials in to play, and disrupt. Truth bombs are scattered and Ramsay receives a distressing call.
Episode 6
Wake
22 mins
Maddie is forced to make a decision when Dylan turns up on Rob's doorstep unannounced. But when a tragedy brings everyone back to the bar, the friends reflect on what they want for their future in lockdown and beyond. (Final)
