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Life has no safe word.
A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.
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The Detour premiered April 11, 2016. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.
Cast, crew and production details
Jason JonesNate
Natalie ZeaRobin
Liam CarrollJared
Ashley GerasimovichDelilah
Laura BenantiEdie
Daniella PinedaVanessa
James CromwellJ.R.
Jeffrey Vincent PariseCarlos
TBSUnited States
Jax MediaUnited States
Nomadic PicturesCanadaWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Nate is offered a new job in New York City, so the family moves from Syracuse to the Big Apple. Robin isn't thrilled about the idea. And of course, getting there will be way harder than it should be.
Guest stars James Cromwell, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Erik King, Donshea Hopkins, Caroline Grossman
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Episode 2
Robin's ex Carlos lures her back into their wild past with a visit to the club where they used to party, and Nate gets jealous. The kids meet Nate's new boss.
Guest stars James Cromwell, Jeffrey Vincent Parise
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Episode 3
As Nate and Robin contemplate having another baby, a neighbor's casual get-together turns into a home birth. And Delilah learns what it means to be a third wheel.
Guest stars Erik King, Donshea Hopkins
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Episode 4
Robin attempts to get a divorce from Carlos, but he has other ideas. She's also forced to come clean about her past in the city.
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Episode 5
Ever wondered what happened the night the twins were born? Here's a taste: Halloween, drunk Nate, unhappy Robin and Gene dressed as Napoleon Dynamite.
Guest stars Frankie Petrosino, Nico Petrosino, Ryan Speakman
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Episode 6
At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.
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Episode 7
The Parkers settle into a seemingly normal New York City routine, but they're being surveilled by Federal agents who see much more than they intended to.
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Episode 8
Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.
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Episode 9
Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.
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Episode 10
New York to Florida in a janky van? This sounds familiar. But this time there's no stopping as Robin and Nate make record time to get to the kids.
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Episode 11
Robin and Nate live out their (mostly Nate's) action movie fantasies as they make their way to the kids, who are actually doing just fine without them.
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Episode 12
The family is reunited, but this time it's Robin who makes a huge mistake.
Where to watch The DetourEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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