FUBAR
FUBAR

FUBAR

2025TV ShowCanceledEnglish

When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, their high-stakes missions get tangled up with awkward family dynamics.

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IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic54/100
Google Users91%
Director: David Ellison (creator)Genres: Action, Comedy, Spy

Plot Summary

FUBAR is an action-comedy series that follows a father-daughter duo who discover they've both been secretly working as CIA agents for years. Unbeknownst to each other, they've been involved in similar missions and face the challenge of navigating their complicated family dynamic while trying to maintain their cover and complete dangerous assignments. The series blends thrilling espionage with humorous family squabbles.

Critical Reception

FUBAR received a generally mixed to positive reception from critics and audiences. While praised for its high-octane action sequences and the star power of Arnold Schwarzenegger, some reviewers noted that the plot could be predictable and the humor occasionally fell flat. The series found an appreciative audience for its blend of classic action movie tropes with a fresh spy-comedy angle.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to action and his comedic timing.
  • The father-daughter dynamic provides a fresh, albeit sometimes clichéd, angle to the spy genre.
  • Action sequences are well-executed, but the plot occasionally lacks originality.

Google audience: Google users generally enjoyed FUBAR, appreciating the blend of action, comedy, and the presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many found the series entertaining and a fun watch, with a particular liking for the cast chemistry and the spy-thriller elements.

Fun Fact

FUBAR marks Arnold Schwarzenegger's first-ever live-action television series role.

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MovieGuys

FUBAR indeed. Loaded down with the usual trite, woke codswallop, horribly cliched characterisations, US exceptionalism (does anyone still see the CIA as the "good guys"?) and bland, unimaginative storytelling. No doubt, the masses w...
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Zugifilmofil

I had such a big expectations from this show with Arnold but because of that the disappointment is also big. Didn't think Arnold would agree to such a bad script. Also, like in all latest propaganda there are almost all races envolved, gay-...