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* [[Animated sitcom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thereviewgeek.com/insidejob-s1review/|title=Inside Job Season 1 Review – A decent start for a promising adult sitcom|website=The Review Geek|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=October 22, 2021}}</ref>}}
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* [[Shion Takeuchi]]
* [[Alex Hirsch]]
* [[Mike Hollingsworth (animator)|Mike Hollingsworth]]}}
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'''''Inside Job''''' is an American [[adult animated]] [[Science fiction on television|science fiction]] [[sitcom]] created by [[Shion Takeuchi]] for [[Netflix]]. The series premiered on October 22, 2021.<ref name="cartoonbrew2021">{{cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/netflix-reveals-inside-job-first-in-house-adult-animation-series-206046.html|title=Netflix Reveals 'Inside Job,' First In-House Adult Animation Series|website=[[Cartoon Brew]]|date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210615231355/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/netflix-reveals-inside-job-first-in-house-adult-animation-series-206046.html|archive-date=June 15, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="deadline2021">{{Cite web|last=Pederson|first=Erik|date=September 20, 2021|title=Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming|url=https://deadline.com/feature/fall-tv-premiere-dates-2021-1234758721/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210921011454/https://deadline.com/feature/fall-tv-premiere-dates-2021-1234758721/|archive-date=September 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ewexclusive2021" /> Takeuchi, a former ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' writer, acts as [[showrunner]] and is an executive producer alongside ''Gravity Falls'' creator [[Alex Hirsch]] and ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' director [[Mike Hollingsworth (animator)|Mike Hollingsworth]].<ref name="apr2019article">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/netflix-orders-inside-job-adult-animated-series-gravity-falls-shion-takeuchi-1202600647/ | title = Netflix Orders 'Inside Job' Adult Animated Series From 'Gravity Falls' Alum | website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209125954/https://deadline.com/2019/04/netflix-orders-inside-job-adult-animated-series-gravity-falls-shion-takeuchi-1202600647/|archive-date=December 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ankersign2021" />
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== Premise ==
''Inside Job'' is a workplace comedy set in a world where many [[conspiracy theories]] are real. It is centered on an [[United States|American]] [[Shadow government (conspiracy)|shadow government organization]] Cognito, Inc. at [[Washington, D.C.]], which is one of
Some episodes' central plots revolved around these [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]: [[John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories|JFK's assassination]] (
== Cast ==
===Main===
* [[Lizzy Caplan]]<ref name="thr2021">{{cite web|last=Giardiana|first=Carolyn|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lizzy-caplan-christian-slater-clark-duke-lead-voice-cast-netflix-animated-series-inside-job-1234967028/|title=Lizzy Caplan, Christian Slater, Clark Duke Lead Voice Cast of Netflix's 'Inside Job'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614230149/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lizzy-caplan-christian-slater-clark-duke-lead-voice-cast-netflix-animated-series-inside-job-1234967028/|archive-date=June 14, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> as Reagan Ridley; a brilliant yet [[Social anxiety|socially awkward]] and short-tempered [[Japanese Americans|Japanese-American]] robotics engineer who works at Cognito Inc. and believes that society itself can be improved, managing her irresponsible coworkers while seeking out a coveted promotion along the way. Takeuchi described Reagan as a leader who "wants to make the world a better place."<ref name="polygon2021interview" /> It is frequently suggested by her friends, family, and co-workers that she has [[Asperger syndrome|Asperger's]], which she, in turn, denies. At the end of Part 2, she is made [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Cognito Inc. after her father was sent to Shadow Prison X.
* [[Christian Slater]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Randall "Rand" Ridley; Reagan's father, and Tamiko's ex-husband. The paranoid [[White Americans|White-American]] former CEO and co-founder of Cognito Inc who was fired after nearly exposing the [[Deep state in the United States|Deep State]] and trying to blow up the
* [[Clark Duke]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Brett Hand; a White-American [[Sycophant|yes-man]] from [[Washington, D.C.]], who has a front as a [[fratboy|frat boy]] but is actually a sensitive and caring person who wants his peers to follow in his footsteps and strives to bring out the best in his friends and colleagues. It is implied that he was hired partly because his generic appearance made him undetectable to [[facial recognition system|facial recognition software]]. His dream is to be a [[puppet designer]].
* [[Tisha Campbell]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Gigi
* [[John DiMaggio]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Glenn Dolphman; Cognito's jingoistic military advisor and armory chief who volunteered for a failed [[supersoldier]] experiment and was transformed
* [[Bobby Lee]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Dr. Andre Lee; a free-spirited yet anxious [[Korean Americans|Korean-American]] [[biochemist]] who experiments with a range of unusual [[narcotic]]s, and is also addicted to some of the very same drugs he creates.
* [[Brett Gelman]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as Myc Celium; a [[psychic]] mushroom-like organism from a [[Collective consciousness|hive mind]] deep inside [[Hollow Earth]] with a dry, sarcastic demeanor and the ability to read peoples' minds. The show's opening sequence implies that his species inadvertently brought about the evolution of humanity when their spores were consumed by ancient apes, which was confirmed to be true in the episode "Reagan & Mychelle's Hive School Reunion". Myc also provides pure bio sorbitrate, a chemical the company uses for their memory eraser guns, which they have to literally milk him for.
* [[Andy Daly]]<ref name="thr2021" /> as J.R. Scheimpough; the former
* [[Chris Diamantopoulos]]<ref name="screenrant2021" /> as Alpha-Beta, a sentient robot originally designed to serve as the "ROBOTUS" (robotic replacement of the [[President of the United States]]). Reagan keeps him locked up in Cognito's basement after he attempts to [[World domination|take over the world]], bribing him with ''[[Friends]]'' episodes so that he will help her with various schemes. He evolves into the empathic
===Recurring===
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* [[Zachary Quinto]] as Doctor Skullfinger, Rafe Masters' arch-nemesis.
* [[Henry Winkler]]<ref name="ashjam2021" /> as Melvin Stupowitz; an actor who was hired to play [[Buzz Aldrin]] while the real Buzz resides on the moon.
* [[Debra Wilson]]<ref name="ashjam2021" /> as [[Oprah Winfrey]] and [[Beyoncé]].
* [[Max Mittelman]]<ref name="ashjam2021" />
* [[Fred Tatasciore]]<ref name="ashjam2021" /> as Frog.
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==Episodes==
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|ShortSummary = Reagan Ridley picks up her dad Rand outside the [[White House]] where he is proclaiming conspiracies, saying that "shadowy elites" are controlling everything from behind the scenes. She brings him to Cognito, Inc., a company that does indeed control the world behind the scenes. Reagan presents to her co-workers their mission of replacing the newly-elected,
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|ShortSummary = Reagan and Rand uncover Reagan's robotic childhood friend Bear-O while moving Rand's stuff out of his ex-wife Tamiko's house. Reagan and her co-workers are given a new mission: dealing with a PR disaster when J.R. makes an offensive joke about their [[reptoid]] financiers. They all groan when learning they have to do "reptoid sensitivity training," and Reagan freaks out when practicing a hug. She dresses up for a reptoid gala and uses her inventions to try and cover up her social anxiety while Brett prepares a speech. Brett becomes sidetracked when he meets with his old fratmates, who are revealed to be reptoids and begin hazing him. With Brett gone, Reagan gives the speech, but her invention malfunctions and rips the arms off of a reptoid. Brett saves Reagan from the party, but she is arrested by the reptoid police. Reagan is put on trial at the Reptoid Supreme Court. Rand arrives with a rebuilt Bear-O and takes the stand. Reagan realizes she can't hug anyone because of the trauma inflicted upon her by Bear-O, and argues that Rand's parental failings are to blame for her social anxiety. The reptoids agree to renew Cognito's funding, but as punishment for her crimes, Reagan is group hugged by reptoids,
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|WrittenBy = Mike Dow & Devon Kelly
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|ShortSummary = Reagan struggles to plan her mom's remarriage to herself being held on J.R.'s yacht, as she knows the entire thing is only a way to anger Rand. Reagan tries to keep him from finding out, knowing he'll make trouble if he does. Rand eventually does find out about the wedding and takes a bunch of flat earthers to crash it. When Reagan reveals that he doesn't actually believe in the [[flat earth theory]], they
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|WrittenBy = Alisha Brophy & Scott Miles
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|ShortSummary = Reagan recalls a traumatic memory of her father and confides to her co-workers about her issues. Reagan and Brett go on a dangerous mission to the moon to check out a distress call. They arrive and are amazed at the advanced city built there led by [[Buzz Aldrin]], who has survived without aging thanks to the moon's low gravity. This is interrupted when Rand comes to the Moon, annoying Reagan who wanted space from him. When Rand confronts Buzz about sleeping with Tamiko, Reagan becomes convinced that Buzz Aldrin is her real father. The Buzz Aldrin on earth, actually an actor named Melvin, goes rogue, and the rest of the team try to track him down before he exposes the conspiracy
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|WrittenBy = Adam Lederer & Burke Scurfield
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|ShortSummary = Reagan learns that J.R. is joining the Shadow Board, meaning that she will be heading Cognito. Reagan celebrates becoming CEO when J.R. tells her that someone stole a file containing a list of every conspiracy they have ever committed. J.R. tells them to find the mole in 10 hours or everyone will be sent to Shadow Prison X, a black site prison and the worst one in the world, putting pressure on Reagan to complete the task. She learns that someone with high-level clearance stole the file, and starts suspecting her team. J.R. finds out that he will have to go through a trap-filled labyrinth to join the Shadow Board, competing with other high-profile persons including [[Oprah]], who runs a rival company, the [[Illuminati]]. As the team begins suspecting each other, Reagan begins to lose it. She drugs her team with truth serum, while Oprah blackmails J.R. into getting her through the maze, only to be duped at the last moment. Everyone on the team reveals their truths to each other, but none of them admit to being the mole. Rand suddenly drops from the ceiling,
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|ShortSummary = Bear-O reveals that in monitoring Reagan, he saw that her work was damaging her emotional state, and stole the file to destroy Cognito in a bid to make her happy. When the file is accidentally destroyed, Bear-O decides to target the people who are "hurting" Reagan, starting with her friends. She finds that a password is required to override Bear-O
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|ShortSummary = Myc causes a mission to fail, and pins the blame on being depressed that his classmates from Hive school are more accomplished than him. His coworkers pretend to be Myc's "cluster" at his Hive school reunion, but his constant mistreatment of them causes Reagan to shove him. Myc falls into the other mushrooms and becomes part of the
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|WrittenBy = Adam Lederer & Burke Scurfield
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|ShortSummary = Reagan volunteers to go to Rome to brainwash the Pope into becoming less tolerant, so he can unleash an artificial Hell and pay Cognito for building it. She uses this as an excuse to ask Staedtler to be her boyfriend at dinner. Staedtler zaps the pope with his "Catholicizer" but is caught up with work, and Reagan, worried that Staedtler might not make it to dinner, zaps the pope again to speed up the process. The brainwashed pope unleashes the artificial Hell, but takes things too far by having the animatronic demons kill people. Staedtler reverses the Catholicizer, but is hit by his own ray and willingly lets himself be dragged to artificial Hell. Reagan breaks in and apologizes for zapping the pope twice, and the two officially ask each other out while removing the pope's brainwashing. Meanwhile, Reagan's coworkers, now joined by J.R., decide to go to Rome, but Glenn is detained when he
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|ShortSummary = Brett's family is emotionally abusive, holding annual children rankings where he is consistently at the bottom, and a paraplegic actor stands in for Brett in an ad for his brother Jagg's senatorial campaign. Gigi runs conflicting news stations, but when one of the robotic male hosts breaks, Brett replaces it. Brett wins over most of the public, including his family, who fire the actor.
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|ShortSummary = Staedtler is frustrated with his job at the Illuminati, so Reagan tries to ease him into Cognito through Brett. However, Brett finds that Staedtler is the first person he doesn't like, so Reagan instead tries to ease Staedtler in through a Halloween party. Brett, wanting to like Staedtler, has Andre create a virus that, when infused with Staedtler's DNA, will make him like Staedtler. Brett is unaffected, but the virus spreads to the entirety of Cognito. Reagan tries to create an antidote using Brett's DNA, but it is rendered useless when he and Staedtler make up. They are left with no other choice but to wipe everybody's memory of Staedtler. Meanwhile, Rand tries to get back together with Tamiko by projecting Paris in the Holo-Deck, and has Alpha-Beta substitute for him while he goes to
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|WrittenBy = Chase Mitchell
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|ShortSummary = J.R. panics when he sees Brett holding a poster for ''[[Kazaam]]'' called ''Shazaam'' starring different actors. He explains to the crew how he met Rand; the 2 of them were young college roommates in [[Harvard University]] who immediately disliked each other, but saw each others' technical genius, and created many inventions that ultimately failed due to how dangerous they were. When trying to create a time machine, they instead created a reality-altering machine called "Project Reboot". This brings the attention of the Shadow Board, who let them create Cognito Inc. in return for destroying Project Reboot, although Rand
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In an interview with Petrana Radulovic of [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]], Takeuchi said the idea for the show came from her days in college, said there isn't "anything too weird for the show" as long as it develops the characters, saying that there are subject matters which are a "little too adult for all-ages" that people her age deal with, saying it "feels good to be able to talk about" them in the show. She said that doing an adult animation is intimidating.<ref name="polygon2021interview">{{cite interview |last=Takeuchi |first=Shion |interviewer=Petrana Radulovic |title=Gravity Falls writer Shion Takeuchi wants to stretch the adult animation definition with Inside Job |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=September 27, 2021 |url=https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/22696218/inside-job-netflix-creator-shion-takeuchi-gravity-falls-interview |format= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001161932/https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/22696218/inside-job-netflix-creator-shion-takeuchi-gravity-falls-interview |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref>
The series premiered on [[Netflix]] on October 22, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1010057/new-fall-tv-calendar-schedule-shows-movies-streaming/|title=New Fall TV 2021 Calendar: Your Guide to All Fresh Shows & Movies|website=[[TV Insider]]|date=September 4, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908140233/https://www.tvinsider.com/1010057/new-fall-tv-calendar-schedule-shows-movies-streaming/|archive-date=September 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Matt|url=https://in.ign.com/american-crime-story/165812/feature/fall-tv-2021-streaming-preview-biggest-new-and-returning-shows-state-of-streaming-30|title=Fall TV 2021 Streaming Preview: Biggest New and Returning Shows – State of Streaming 3.0|website=[[IGN]]|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917024346/https://in.ign.com/american-crime-story/165812/feature/fall-tv-2021-streaming-preview-biggest-new-and-returning-shows-state-of-streaming-30|archive-date=September 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Between October 24 to 31 the series was watched for 21,240,000 hours on Netflix globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix Top 10s Hours Viewed Title Search – Inside Job|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/top-10-title-search/?title=Inside+Job|website=What's on Netflix|date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> The second part of the first season was released on November 18, 2022.<ref name="P2ofS1">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/inside-job-part-2-release-date-announced-netflix/|title=Inside Job: Part 2 Release Date Announced by Netflix|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|first=Jenna|last=Anderson|date=October 25, 2022|access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref>
On June 8, 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=June 8, 2022 |title='Inside Job' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/inside-job-renewed-season-2-netflix-1235040797/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109170138/https://deadline.com/2022/06/inside-job-renewed-season-2-netflix-1235040797/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 8, 2023, Takeuchi stated that Netflix had reversed the second season renewal and cancelled the series.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Nick|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/netflix-cancellations-2023-inside-job-season-2-cancelled/|title=Netflix Cancels Fan-Favorite Adult Cartoon After Just One Season|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=January 8, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109140312/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/netflix-cancellations-2023-inside-job-season-2-cancelled/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> This was confirmed by a representative from Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/inside-job-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235482184/|title='Inside Job' Canceled by Netflix After One Season, Creator Says 'I'm Heartbroken'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 9, 2023|access-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109142458/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/inside-job-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235482184/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/inside-job-canceled-netflix-reversing-season-2-renewal-1235214600/|title='Inside Job' Canceled By Netflix, Reversing Season 2 Renewal|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=January 9, 2023|access-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109162343/https://deadline.com/2023/01/inside-job-canceled-netflix-reversing-season-2-renewal-1235214600/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception==
The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Charles Bramesco of ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the series as hewing close to "the surrealism-of-the-week format"<ref>{{cite web|last=Bramesco|first=Charles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/21/why-is-adult-animation-bigger-than-ever|title=Life drawing: why is adult animation bigger than ever?|date=October 21, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021082627/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/21/why-is-adult-animation-bigger-than-ever|archive-date=October 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> while Nick Schager of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' described it as a workplace comedy which "jovially mocks our brain-fried reality" with numerous "sharp jabs at corporate power/gender dynamics" while highlighting absurdity of conspiracy theories and argued that the show shared some similarities with ''[[Futurama]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schager|first=Nick|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/netflixs-inside-job-gleefully-skewers-qanon-nutjobs-and-joe-rogan|title=Inside the Netflix Series Skewering QAnon Nuts—and Joe Rogan|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022041328/https://www.thedailybeast.com/netflixs-inside-job-gleefully-skewers-qanon-nutjobs-and-joe-rogan|archive-date=October 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Daniel Feinberg of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' was more critical, saying that conspiracy theories are played for laughs for "fitful results" and claimed that the show reduced Reagan's problems to issues with her father, but praised Brett for having a "believable" character arc and having a "lot of energy."<ref>{{cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Daniel|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/inside-job-2-1235034269/|title=Netflix's 'Inside Job': TV Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022054346/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/inside-job-2-1235034269/|archive-date=October 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Similar to Feinberg, Kevin Johnson of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' criticized the show for limiting on how far things are taken, influenced by shows like ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'', ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', and ''[[Akira (franchise)|Akira]]'', but praised the premises and jokes in the series funny, and the "talented creative team."<ref name="Johnsonavclubreview" /> Chris Vognar of ''Datebook'' was more positive, saying that the series is "smart and fast on its feet," and noted it remains in the real world with "office politics, sexism, classism, jingoism, nostalgia" and more, while getting viewers to care about Reagan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vognar|first=Chris|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-netflixs-inside-job-intertwines-workplace-antics-with-tinfoil-hat-conspiracy-world|title=Review: Netflix's 'Inside Job' intertwines workplace antics with tinfoil-hat conspiracy world|website=Datebook|date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230953/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-netflixs-inside-job-intertwines-workplace-antics-with-tinfoil-hat-conspiracy-world|archive-date=October 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Burkely Hermann of ''The Geekiary'' took a different view, pointing out that "weirdness and mature subject matters" are central to the show, comparing the show to series like ''[[Mr. Robot]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'', and described Reagan, as a character with [[social anxiety]], as not unique, pointing to characters in ''[[Cleopatra in Space (TV series)|Cleopatra in Space]]'', ''[[The Owl House]]'', ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'', and ''[[Steven Universe]]'', along with noting it doesn't "fall into the usual animated sitcom model" and pointing to "[[Queer coding|queer vibes]]" in the series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hermann|first=Burkely|url=https://thegeekiary.com/quirky-mature-comedy-inside-job-lampoons-conspiracy-theories/101933|title=Quirky Mature Comedy "Inside Job" Lampoons Conspiracy Theories|date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211024021856/https://thegeekiary.com/quirky-mature-comedy-inside-job-lampoons-conspiracy-theories/101933|archive-date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Aaron Pruner of ''[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]'' noted similar themes, saying that the series is, at its core, a story about dysfunctional families at work and at home.<ref name="inversereview2021">{{cite web|last=Pruner|first=Aaron|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/inside-job-season-2-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-netflix|title=Inside Job Season 2 release date, trailer, plot, cast for the Netflix sci-fi show|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024025534/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/inside-job-season-2-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-netflix|archive-date=October 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Tracy Brown of ''[[LA Times]]'' said the series allows "audiences to laugh at conspiracy theories again" even as they provide a "backdrop to explore the characters and how they navigate the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-10-23/inside-job-netflix-shion-takeuchi-conspiracy-theories|last=Brown|first=Tracy|title=In "Inside Job" conspiracy theories are just the backdrop|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024030043/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-10-23/inside-job-netflix-shion-takeuchi-conspiracy-theories|archive-date=October 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 79% approval rating with an average rating of 7.
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