press. — Phillip Garcia.

SPRUNG PREMIERE AUG. 19, 2022

“Like a sitcom Breaking Bad” - Primetimer

“A solid blend of coarse, lowbrow humor and well-executed sentiment, featuring a great ensemble cast” - The Hollywood Reporter

““Sprung” is a fresh idea, with terrific writing, terrific music and a comedically gifted cast” - The Wall Street Journal

“By marrying this utter bummer of a set-up with a wildly charming cast (see below), a deeply specific production aesthetic (criminal thrift, but make it the 70s), and the kind of confidence only a wholly complete narrative vision can provide, Garcia manages, once again, to thread that absurd/dark/warm/funny needle” - Paste Magazine

“there isn’t a weak link in the entire ensemble” - Paste Magazine

“One of the strongest new comedies of the year” - Decider

“The heart and personality evident within each episode makes it an absolute blast.” - The Upcoming

““Sprung” is a show with a giant heart” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“This is a decent twist on good and evil that keeps things interesting.” - Wealth of Geeks

“Rounding out the ex-con trio Jack stumbles into crewing up with, for example, are Phillip Garcia as Rooster (who was also Jack’s latest cellmate) and Shakira Barrera as Gloria (who was also Jack’s toilet-pipe girlfriend before they were released, and who might possibly become his real girlfriend in the future), each of whom brings a kind of vitality and vulnerability to whatever scene they’re in” - Paste

“Phillip Garcia and Clare Gillies both excel at finding so much sweetness in Rooster and Wiggles that even when the show is very clearly laughing at them, they retain full dignity.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“it’s Garcia’s Rooster and Plimpton’s Barb who steal most of the show. Garcia is fantastic as the endearing criminal with arrested development” -The Upcoming

“If Gloria and Jack are the brains of the operation, Phillip Garcia’s Rooster is the heart.” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Phillip Garcia is incredibly appealing” - Williamson Daily News