State of the Union (Seasons 1–2)

State of the Union (2019) is a British comedy series you can watch online on iFILM. Stephen Frears directed ten short episodes, each around ten minutes, all written by Nick Hornby. Every season follows one couple who meets at a pub right before their weekly therapy session.

Season one: Tom and Louise, played by Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike — sharp, funny, a little wrecked. Season two: Nathaniel and Ellen, with Brendan Gleeson and Patricia Clarkson. Same setup, different people, different kind of quiet damage. The show never hands you an explanation for what went wrong in either marriage. You piece it together from silences.

Compact, precise, funnier than it has any right to be given the subject. Stream all episodes of State of the Union (2019) online on iFILM.