Name: American Auto
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 5.0
Cast: Harriet Dyer, Ana Gasteyer, Tye White, Jon Barinholtz, Michael Benjamin Washington

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Harriet Dyer

Ana Gasteyer

Tye White

Jon Barinholtz

Michael Benjamin Washington

Humphrey Ker

X Mayo

Matthew Moy

Elizabeth Hinkler

Brad Hall

Justin Spitzer

In the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, a floundering group of executives at Payne Motors must adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard.

American Auto

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Brian

What's in a Name? Don't Ask Payne Motors

Payne Motors gets a new CEO on the same day they’re rolling out a new self-driving — and problematic — vehicle

Pilot

Katherine deals with the PR fallout of a serial killer driving a Payne; Jack tries to figure out his role in the company

White Van

Katherine promises a big announcement on her first quarterly earnings call. Jack and Elliot negotiate a contract with the line workers union.

Earnings Call

Sadie and Cyrus struggle with how honest to be about Katherine’s car idea. Elliot pawns his vicious dog off on Dori.

The $10K Car

The group travels to Iowa for the opening of a new factory.

Millbank, IA

Katherine and the team reshoot a commercial to make it more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.

Commercial

The executives realize a Payne vehicle may have a faulty part and debate whether to issue a recall.

Recall

Katherine and the team attempt to boost employee morale after the Payne CFO announces his resignation.

Employee Morale

The group attends the annual Payne Foundation Fundraising Gala. Katherine suspects her job may be in jeopardy. Wesley deals with a family rivalry.

Charity Dinner

When a TV newsmagazine films a segment on Katherine, the team struggles to portray her in a positive light while avoiding “gotcha” questions.

Profile

Katherine and the team bring in crisis manager Ian Osofsky to help combat the negative publicity the company is receiving from accusations it covered up defective auto parts.

Crisis

Ian and Sadie attempt to rehab Katherine's image from the pawl controversy by staging a phony video with Katherine's family and a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Most Hated CEO

When Payne loses their spokesperson, Katherine and the team go to great lengths to woo a new celebrity — Andy Richter — only to have second thoughts.

Celebrity

In an effort to reduce costs, Jack, Cyrus and Elliot have to let go of some employees while Wesley and Dori search for office savings. Sadie helps prep Katherine for her first post-crisis TV interview.

Cost Cutting

Katherine and the team head to Silicon Valley to invest in green tech, including Sandbox, a potentially bogus company founded by Wesley’s friend, Chase.

Going Green

Katherine has to go on a "listening tour" after a group of younger employees demand the company stop contributing to "pro-life" politicians. The men of the office are charged with writing Payne's policies regarding abortion.

The Letter

Payne sponsors its annual young designers contest at a local elementary school, which sparks controversy when Katherine inadvertently offends multiple countries via an Instagram Live interview with a Somali American student.

Young Designers

The Payne servers get hacked, causing Katherine and Elliot to conflict on whether or not to pay the ransom. This becomes increasingly more personal for Katherine when the hackers reveal they have personal photos of her.

Hack

The gang ends up at Katherine's house for what seems like an innocent night of drinking and employee bonding, but things escalate when everyone learns that Katherine and Richard are in the middle of a divorce.

Night Out

Coming off the news of her divorce, Katherine wants to institute big changes in the office, which prompts Cyrus to introduce her to his dream car. However, things go south when Katherine attempts to transform his design into a vision of her own.

Passion Project

When Wesley's grandfather passes away, Katherine and the others learn that all the heirs plan to sell their company shares, which would tank the stock price; they attempt damage control at the funeral to try to stop it.

Funeral

Katherine is deathly afraid of rodents but is forced to drive a Pika filled with rabbits for the annual dealer event. Wesley takes Jack under his wing, teaching him how to schmooze the dealers.

Dealer Event

Katherine and her team make one last effort to raise the Payne stock and save their jobs by rallying behind the launch of the Pika; when global events cause the whole market to crash, Katherine loses hope that Payne will ever recover.

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