FUBAR (TV series)

Luke Brunner and his daughter Emma have lied to each other for years, with neither of them knowing that the other is a CIA operative. Once they both learn the truth, they realize that they do not actually know anything about each other. They are required by their superiors to work together on dangerous operations, leading to challenges when Luke treats Emma as a child and when he becomes overly concerned for her safety and relationship conflicts. == Cast ==

Main • Arnold Schwarzenegger as Luke Brunner • Monica Barbaro as Emma Brunner • Milan Carter as Barry, the CIA technical operations officer of Luke's team • Gabriel Luna as Boro Polonia (season 1), a powerful arms dealer • Fortune Feimster as Roo, a CIA operative on Luke's team • Travis Van Winkle as Aldon, a CIA operative on Luke's team • Fabiana Udenio as Tally Brunner, Luke's ex-wife and Emma's mother • Jay Baruchel as Carter, Emma's boyfriend who is a kindergarten teacher • Barbara Eve Harris as Dot (season 1; guest season 2), a regional CIA director who tasked Luke and Emma to work together as a team • Aparna Brielle as Tina, the NSA data analyst brought in to support Luke's team • Andy Buckley as Donnie, Tally's boyfriend • Guy Burnet as Theodore "Theo" Chips (season 2), a former MI6 agent who works with Greta and is interested in Emma romantically • Carrie-Anne Moss as Greta Nelso (season 2), a former East German spy who had a romantic past with Luke Recurring • Devon Bostick as Oscar, Luke and Tally's son and Emma's brother • David Chinchilla as Cain Khan (season 1), Boro's right-hand man • Stephanie Sy as Sandy, Oscar's wife • Scott Thompson as Dr. Pfeffer, the operational psychologist that Dot brought in to conduct Luke and Emma's mandatory joint therapy sessions • Adam Pally as The Great Dane • Enrico Colantoni as Reed (season 2), the interim regional CIA director replacing Dot Notable guest stars • Tom Arnold as Norm Carlson, a CIA torturer • Kevin McDonald as Todd Demps, an activist scientist • Old 97's, performing one of their own songs, portrays the house band in Tallinn when Emma and Chips dance == Episodes ==

Series overview Season 1 (2023) Season 2 (2025) ==Production==

Skydance Television first announced that it was developing an untitled spy television series for Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in and make his scripted live-action television debut in August 2020. On August 1, 2025, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons, due to a steep decline in viewership for the second season. == Release ==

FUBAR was released to stream on Netflix on May 25, 2023. The second season was released on June 12, 2025. == Reception ==

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 51% approval rating with an average rating of 5.4/10, based on 57 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "With jokes that fall flat and a story that borrows liberally from star Arnold Schwarzenegger's earlier career triumphs, FUBAR is just OK." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average". The series was the overall most streamed television series for the week of its release, May 22–28, 2023, according to the Nielsen streaming rankings. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average". == References ==