Fleabag

2016 • TMDB 8.3 • 2 seasons • Comedy, Drama

Overview

Fleabag is a woman in her thirties holding her life together with jokes, sex and sheer nerve, and losing the fight in the funniest, saddest way imaginable. She runs a struggling guinea-pig-themed café in London, dodges her uptight sister Claire, spars with her godmother, and talks directly to us — breaking the fourth wall with a raised eyebrow whenever the world gets too much. Beneath the punchlines, though, is a story about grief: the loss of her best friend Boo, a family that communicates almost entirely through passive aggression, and a woman who is furious at everyone, herself most of all. Then, in the second series, she meets a priest — played with devastating charm by Andrew Scott — and for the first time, someone sees straight through her. Fleabag is filthy, frank and disarmingly tender, a comedy about a woman learning that being seen might be the scariest thing of all.

Creator and Main Cast

Fleabag was created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge for BBC Three and BBC One, based on her own one-woman stage play. The cast includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag (12 episodes), Sian Clifford as Claire (12 episodes), Jenny Rainsford as Boo (9 episodes), Olivia Colman as Godmother (9 episodes), Bill Paterson as Dad (9 episodes), Brett Gelman as Martin (7 episodes), Andrew Scott as The Priest (6 episodes), and Hugh Skinner as Harry (6 episodes).

Seasons Snapshot

Fleabag has run for 2 seasons and 12 episodes. Series 1 premiered on July 21, 2016, with 6 episodes, and Series 2 followed with 6 episodes, closing with the finale “Episode 6” on April 8, 2019. The second series finds Fleabag a year on from the first, apparently more at ease with herself — until a wedding, a family crisis and a forbidden attraction to a priest unravel her all over again.

Why Watch Fleabag?

Fleabag is one of the great comedies of its decade because it refuses to choose between laughing and hurting. Waller-Bridge’s direct-to-camera asides make you a co-conspirator, and then the show turns that intimacy against you, revealing the pain behind the jokes. The second series is a masterclass in romantic tension — “It’ll pass” has become one of television’s most quoted lines for a reason. Twelve episodes, no filler, and an ending that knows exactly when to let go.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Fleabag Season 2 – Official Trailer | Prime Video

Where to Watch

In the US, Fleabag streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability was checked against JustWatch US listings on October 29, 2026, and may change over time.