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On September 1st, Tubi added every episode of FX’s Archer to its roster, bringing the acclaimed spy comedy to a massive audience, free of charge. That’s 143 episodes of hilarious secret agent antics, split up into 14 different seasons. Some of those seasons, as longtime fans already know, are themed to specific missions and genres.
Why Archer Should Be Your Next TV Binge
If you aren’t familiar, Archer is a spoof on James bond-type spy stories and follows the employees of a highly dysfunctional spy agency. Unlike many other animated series that keep things the same over the years, Archer’s story evolves and changes, taking a more linear approach with its plot.
This allows Archer to often feel more like live-action shows than its animated counterparts, while also pulling off ideas that could only work in the world of animation. For example, when the show reached Season 5, the creative team pivoted the entire plot of Archer away from the spy genre. The season, known as Archer Vice, follows the former spies as their agency is shuttered, causing them to take a crack at becoming full-time criminals. That whole season, styled after Miami Vice, put them deep into the drug-dealing business and gave fans a fresh look at all of the characters.
With creator Adam Reed growing tired of the “mission of the week” format of the early Archer seasons, the show continued to evolve as it went on. At one point, Sterling Archer dives into a three-season arc that all takes place in the titular spy’s subconscious after he winds up in a coma. For three seasons, the main characters exist in Archer’s imagination, though they are different versions of themselves, going on adventures into various genres and settings. This starts with Archer Dreamland, which plays out like a classic noir mystery. Then the show moves on to Archer Danger Island, more of an Indiana Jones-style adventure, and concludes with Archer 1999.
