Vice Principals
Someone's got to teach this school a lesson.
Created by Jody Hill, Danny McBride
On HBO
A darkly comedic two-hander about two petty, morally compromised men locked in mutual sabotage, where the humor comes from their escalating dysfunction rather than redemption.
After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced to put their mutual disdain aside and form an unholy alliance in order to sabotage the newly appointed principal, Dr. Belinda Brown.
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Is Vice Principals one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of series.
Does Vice Principals leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Vice Principals scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Vice Principals easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Vice Principals sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Vice Principals violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Vice Principals, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Vice Principals, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Vice Principals, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
