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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

<p>After being kidnapped by a cult leader and spending fifteen years in an underground bunker thinking the world had ended, Kimmy Schmidt is rescued and attempts to live a normal life in New York City.</p>

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Cast:

Ellie Kemper
Jane Krakowski
Tituss Burgess
Carol Kane
Sara Chase
Lauren Adams
Sol Miranda

Director:
Tina Fey, Robert Carlock

Producer:
Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond, Jack Burditt, David Miner

Written by:
Tina Fey, Robert Carlock

Metacritic Score:
78%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94%

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