Charlie Puth attempts to scale the zeitgeist by going beyond pop stardom to become a multi-hyphenate talent after being told it's no longer enough to just be a musician. Featuring artists, comedians, and icons from every area of the pop matrix, the famous faces that populate the show help Charlie to navigate his heightened reality, where his career neurosis and musical perfectionism often get in the way of peace and sanity, ultimately parodying the very zeitgeist he's trying to conquer.
Episodes Season Season 1 · 0/6 0/6 watched · 2024
S01E01 Welcome to Roku City 2024-10-04 22m
Charlie and Roku partner on a reality series, and Charlie agrees to make music for a popular Roku product. As Charlie delves into the world of commercial jingles, he clashes with his collaborator, John Legend, over creative direction. The creative conflict sends Charlie into a spiral that finds him mimicking the drama of Taylor’s Swift’s re-records, as he galvanizes fans to only listen to “Charlie’s Version” of the Roku Pro TV jingle. more S01E02 Lonely Fans 2024-10-04 23m
When a fake story about Charlie dating a much older woman goes viral, the internet celebrates him as a feminist icon, and Charlie must decide whether his relationship with the internet is more important than his relationship with the truth. more S01E03 Weirdo: The Charlie Puth Story 2024-10-04 23m
As part of his ongoing effort to stay relevant, Charlie Puth stalks “Weird Al” Yankovic in hopes that he’ll parody one of Charlie’s tracks. When Al’s team passes, Charlie turns to Artificial Intelligence in a satire that provides commentary on the future of pop music (and life in general), when we allow machines to replace humans. more S01E04 Roots 2024-10-04 23m
A trip to the dentist causes Charlie to reconsider his future in pop, provoking him to jump on the bandwagon of successful artists going country. But when Charlie lives off the land in an attempt to woo a new audience, he winds up branding himself with a controversial new persona, and the optics don’t sit well with either his old fans or the country world. more S01E05 Merch Madness 2024-10-04 23m
After his good friend Courteney Cox instructs him on the proper ways to sell out, Charlie hires image architect Law Roach to reinvent his merch line—looking for new products to license his name to. But after being thrown into the edgy world of high art, Charlie’s left wondering where he belongs in the new age of chaos capitalism. more S01E06 Some Direction 2024-10-04 24m
With his One Direction reunion in jeopardy, Charlie decides to become a teacher rather than disappoint the execs at Roku and face getting fired. While guest lecturing at School of Rock, Charlie endears himself to all but one student—a mean girl who loves just one thing: One Direction. Charlie must find a way out of this dilemma. Again. But this time he has some direction. more 
