Special

seriesGlobal2019
Updated last week
Last deep analysis: never
Popular Love
87
Signal Breakdown
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Social Sentiment
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90-Day Trend
True Feel
85
Cult Favourite
57
Rising
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Recommend
100
Reach Meter
80
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1Core Metadata

Title & Origin
Canonical title
Special
Original title
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Country
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Language
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Territory
Global
Release & Format
Format
film_tv
Release status
concluded
Release date
1/1/2019
Duration (min)
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Creator
Ryan O'ConnellWriter
Ryan O'ConnellCreator
Ryan O'ConnellCreator
Michele FazekasExecutive Producer
Mariska HargitayExecutive Producer
Peter JankowskiExecutive Producer
Dick WolfExecutive Producer
Network
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2Content

Synopsis

Based on Ryan O'Connell's part-memoir, part-manifesto ‘I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves,' the hilarious and heartwarming story centers on a gay man with mild cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite his identity as an accident victim and finally go after the life he wants.

Tags & Format

Themes

comedy

Tone

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Content format
scripted_series
Awards

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3Commercial Metrics

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4Audience Intelligence

reddit
Score
79.0
Score count
1
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Audience size
13
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
53.0
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1
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17
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5/21/2026
reddit
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43.0
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1
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5
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reddit
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7.0
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1
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6
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5/21/2026
reddit
Score
6143.0
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1
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Audience size
235
Last updated
5/21/2026

5Industry Links

TVmaze

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IMDb

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TVDB

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TMDB tv/2734

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6Community Sentiment

How people are talking about this IP — each row is a different signal: reviews, ratings or comments from one source.

Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
TVmazebased on TV airing & listing status
Positive0.69
How sentiment scores are calculated