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Hal & Harper

Hal & Harper is an American comedy-drama television series created, written, and directed by Cooper Raiff and starring Raiff, Lili Reinhart, Betty Gilpin, and Mark Ruffalo.

Last revised
Jun 12, 2026
Read time
≈ 4 min
Length
861 w
Citations
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Source
Hal & Harper
GenreComedy-drama
Created byCooper Raiff
Written byCooper Raiff
Directed byCooper Raiff
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Lili Reinhart
  • Cooper Raiff
  • Daniel Lewis
  • Addison Timlin
  • Clementine Quittner
ProducerThomas Hartmann
CinematographyDoug Emmett
EditorMcKinley Carlin
Running time25–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkStan
ReleaseJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)
NetworkMubi
ReleaseOctober 19 (2025-10-19) –
November 30, 2025 (2025-11-30)

Hal & Harper is an American comedy-drama television series created, written, and directed by Cooper Raiff and starring Raiff, Lili Reinhart, Betty Gilpin, and Mark Ruffalo.

The series had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.12 All episodes were released in Australia on Stan on June 26.3 The series then began streaming on Mubi in the United States, Latin America, and France on October 19.456

Premise

Speaking in 2020, Raiff described the plot as following two siblings and their single father who is making them grow up too fast. With that in mind, the 7-year old and 9-year-old characters would be cast with adult actors.7

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateU.S. release date
1"Pilot"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)October 19, 2025
2"Going to Each Other"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)October 19, 2025
3"Our House"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)October 26, 2025
4"Adventure Landing"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 2, 2025
5"Halloween"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 9, 2025
6"Didn't Even Hurt"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 16, 2025
7"Vegas"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 23, 2025
8"Are You Watching? Part 1"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 30, 2025
9"Are You Watching? Part 2"Cooper RaiffCooper RaiffJune 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)November 30, 2025

Production

Speaking in 2020 to Screen Daily, Cooper Raiff said he had been writing the script for Hal & Harper for "a long time".8 The series was initially set up at FX, however, Raiff opted to produce the series independently after creative differences, with Lionsgate Television providing financing.910 In August 2023, Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart were cast, with Ruffalo expected to play the father and Reinhart and Raiff expected to play the siblings. Also joining the cast were Addison Timlin and Havana Rose Liu.11

Filming started in Los Angeles in August 2023.12 An interim agreement was obtained to continue production during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.13 In January 2024, lead actress Lili Reinhart shared photographs from filming on her private Instagram account.14

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 24 critics' reviews are positive. The website's critics consensus reads, "Naturalistic and peppered with relatable insight, Hal & Harper is a moving family dramedy enlivened by superb performances across the board."15 Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the show a score of 81 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".16

References

References

  1. "Hal & Harper". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. Jeffery, Yasmin (June 27, 2025). "What to watch, from Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart in Cooper Raiff's Hal and Harper to the Raygun doco". ABC News.
  4. Grobar, Matt (June 6, 2025). "Mubi Acquires Cooper Raiff's Independently Produced Sundance Drama Series 'Hal & Harper'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  5. "'Hal & Harper' Trailer: Mark Ruffalo's Surprise Baby News Rocks Siblings Lili Reinhart and Cooper Raiff (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  6. "MUBI Podcast | "Hal & Harper": Cooper Raiff Comes Unstuck". Mubi. December 9, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  7. Light, Jo (May 18, 2020). "How This Filmmaker Got Jay Duplass' Help on His Very First Feature". No Film School. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. Kay, Jeremy (March 25, 2020). "SXSW winners plot next moves after online wins". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. Welk, Brian (January 26, 2025). "For Cooper Raiff to Build a Market for Indie TV, He Needed to Make 'Hal & Harper' 'Undeniable'". IndieWire. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  10. Miller, Stuart (October 17, 2025). "Cooper Raiff didn't want to change his TV series, so he chose to make it independently". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. King, Aidan (August 17, 2023). "Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart Are Family in Cooper Raiff's Indie Series 'Hal & Harper'". Collider. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  12. Singh, Jashandeep (August 24, 2023). "Mark Ruffalo's Hal & Harper Has Begun Filming in Los Angeles". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  13. Andreeva, Nellie (August 16, 2023). "Mark Ruffalo, Lili Reinhart & Cooper Raiff To Star In Raiff's Indie TV Series 'Hal & Harper'; Two More Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  14. Harp, Justin (January 3, 2024). "Riverdale's Lili Reinhart shares exciting update on new TV series". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  15. "Hal & Harper: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  16. "Hal & Harper: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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