9 / 8 c ▁with ▁back - to - back ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lor etta ▁Dev ine ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁mother , ▁and ▁Am ber ▁Stevens ▁West ▁as ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁girl friend . ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁David ▁Alan ▁G rier ▁was ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁father . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Lil ▁Rel ▁How ery ▁was ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁brother . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁has ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁critics , ▁generally ▁pra ising ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁its ▁original ity ; ▁one ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁smart ▁and ▁cra fty ▁comedy ". ▁The ▁second ▁season ▁received ▁better ▁reviews , ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁indic ative ▁of ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews "; ▁critics ▁pra ise ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁its ▁writing ▁and ▁the ▁topics ▁it ▁discuss es . ▁The ▁third ▁season ▁also ▁received ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews " ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 9 ▁out ▁of