Man vs. Bee

Man vs. Bee
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Genre
Created by
Written byWilliam Davies
Directed byDavid Kerr
StarringRowan Atkinson
ComposerLorne Balfe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Clark
  • William Davies
CinematographyKarl Óskarsson
EditorMark Davies
Running time10–20 minutes
Production companyHouseSitter Productions
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)
Related
Man vs. Baby
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Man vs. Bee is a British comedy television miniseries created and written by Rowan Atkinson and William Davies. The show consists of nine episodes, each of them directed by David Kerr. Atkinson stars as a down-on-his-luck man who finds himself entrenched in a battle with a bee while house sitting a rich couple's modern mansion. Jing Lusi, Claudie Blakley, Tom Basden, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Greg McHugh, and India Fowler also feature.

Man vs. Bee premiered on Netflix on 24 June 2022 and received generally positive reviews from critics. A follow-up miniseries, Man vs. Baby, was released on 11 December 2025.