<P> The pilot was written by Dave Chernin and John Chernin with Randall Einhorn directing . The series is filmed as a single - camera setup . The Chernins, Olson, and Einhorn serve as executive producers . The show is entirely filmed in Hollywood, the Greenwich House is actually a Los Angeles mansion . </P> <P> On February 29, 2016, it was announced that Sofia Black - D'Elia had been cast as Sabrina . It was announced that Kaitlin Olson was cast as Mackenzie on March 2, 2016 . Thomas Barbusca, Jack Stanton, and Carla Jimenez were cast as Chip Pemberton, Ben Pemberton, and Alba respectively on March 18, 2016 . Susan Park was cast as Liz though she was dropped as a series regular early in the season and instead appears as a recurring character . On October 10, 2016, Dave Annable was cast as Teddy Grant in a recurring role . </P> <P> On September 2, 2017, it was announced that Michaela Watkins joins season 2 in a guest role as Trish . On December 5, 2017, it was announced that Jennie Garth has been cast in a guest starring role . The next day, the show's creators revealed that Scott MacArthur has departed as a cast member but will remain as a writer for the show . In January 2018, however, MacArthur, along with showrunners Dave and John Chernin revealed to Den of Geek that MacArthur would in fact not be departing the show as a cast member and that their prior announcement was an effort to stimulate a reaction out the show's fanbase: "Truth be told, there were people in season one who didn't like Jimmy and we thought that we hadn't given him a fair shake yet . So heading into season two we really wanted to do this character justice and show what was possible with him . It felt really good to see how upset people got when they thought that they were losing him . We think that he's such an integral part of the show and yeah, I don't think the show works as well without him ." (His character appeared two episodes after his' exit' in "The City" (Season 2, Episode 12). </P> <P> The Mick received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Olson's performance but criticized the show's dark humor . On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 58% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Kaitlin Olson's considerable charm isn't enough to keep the intermittently funny The Mick from falling prey to conventional storylines and hard - to - root - for characters ." However, the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating is 92% based on 247 user ratings, with an average rating of 4.5 / 5 . On Metacritic, the season has a score of 50 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". </P>

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