Television series

Milo Murphy's Law

Name: Milo Murphy's Law
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure
Released: 2016
Cast: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sabrina Carpenter, Mekai Curtis, Dan Povenmire, Jeff Marsh

Comedy
Action
Light-hearted
Relentless

A Disney Channel comedy about a perpetually unlucky teenager whose Murphy's Law curse makes every outing spiral into elaborate chaos—but he's so meticulously prepared and relentlessly upbeat that disaster becomes adventure. Fast, clever, stuffed with running gags and sight comedy. For anyone who loves inventive physical humor, found-family dynamics, and shows that trust their audience to keep up.

TVMaze rating

3.6

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