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Time to turn this company around.
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.
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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.
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Episode 1
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.
Guest stars Eric Stonestreet, Elizabeth Hinkler, Jim Meskimen, Katharine Everett, Grinnell Morris, Kyriaki, André B. Walker, Francisco J. Rodriguez
Episode 2
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.
Guest stars Eric Stonestreet, Brad Hall, Seth Meyers, Frances Mary McKittrick
Episode 3
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.
Guest stars Andy Richter, Ryan Reynolds, Matt Oberg, Matthew Moy, Alex Kapp Horner
Episode 4
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.
Guest stars Matthew Moy, Phil Reeves, Diallo Riddle, Darlene Hunt, Caitlin Kimball, Erik Marion, Jennifer Kindhouse, Charlie Hewson
Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Matthew Moy, Matty Cardarople, Ben Feldman, Jim Cramer, Garrett Bales, Colbert Alembert, Efrain Gomez, Eric Staves
Episode 6
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.
Guest stars Elizabeth Hinkler, Caitlin Kimball, David Theune, Korama Danquah, Pam Trotter, Sara Sevigny, Jennifer Shelton, Meighan la Rocca
Episode 7
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.
Guest stars Joshua Malina, April Grace, Cameron Gayden, Chelsea Rivera, Neiko Neal, Amari McCoy, William Koonce, Taneka Johnson
Episode 8
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.
Guest stars Brad Hall, Guilford Adams, Feodor Chin, Deep Rai, Samantha Cardona, Clay Savage
Episode 9
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.
Guest stars Brad Hall, Ashley Versher
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Phill LewisGuest stars Matthew Moy, Korama Danquah, Matt McConkey, Sabra May, Christopher Peterson
Episode 11
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.
Guest stars Christopher Chen, Jim Meskimen, Ike Barinholtz, Nancy Lenehan, Gilles Marini, Blaire Erskine, Bill Kalmenson, Andrew Patrick Ralston
Episode 12
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.
Guest stars Romel de Silva, Elizabeth Hinkler, Matthew Moy, Caitlin Kimball, Korama Danquah, Kaliko Kauahi, Phil Hendrie, Caitlyn Knisely
Episode 13
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.
Guest stars Samantha Cardona, Usman Ally, Todd Robert Anderson, Albert Malafronte, Tristan Cunningham, Jill Benjamin, Kandiss Crone, Charlie Farrell
Episode information updated Nov 15, 2026
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Harriet DyerSadie
Ana GasteyerKatherine
Tye WhiteJack
Jon BarinholtzWesley
Michael Benjamin WashingtonCyrus
Humphrey KerElliot
X MayoDori
Aisha LomaxAnalyst
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