History WesternAnimation / Archer

Adam Reed has stated that he plans for the [[https://www.fxnetworks.com/news/comic-con-2018/archer-season-10-details-revealed/ tenth season]] -- ''[[Series/Space1999 Archer 1999]]'' -- to conclude the series.

On July 20, 2019, the show as renewed for an eleventh season, [[https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/19/archer-season-11-interview/ that would bring back the show to its real world and spy agency setting]].

Adam Reed has stated that he plans for the [[https://www.fxnetworks.com/news/comic-con-2018/archer-season-10-details-revealed/ upcoming tenth season]] -- ''[[Series/Space1999 Archer 1999]]'' -- to conclude the series.

On June 21, 2016, it was announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons and that the 10th season will almost certainly be the show's last.

Season 7, ''[[Series/MagnumPI Archer, P.I.]]'', had the cast moves to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and starts a private detective agency.

Adam Reed has stated that he plans for the upcoming tenth season to conclude the show, although said plans have not yet been finalized.

Season 9, ''WesternAnimation/ArcherDangerIsland'', continues the coma theme but moves the setting to [[Series/TalesOfTheGoldMonkey a tiny pacific island shortly before the outbreak of World War 2]] with a new "jungle adventure" themed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP9guUYv7Dg opening.]]

Season 8, ''WesternAnimation/ArcherDreamland'', is a FilmNoir [[AdventuresInComaland coma dream]].

Season 9, ''WesternAnimation/ArcherDangerIsland'', continues the coma theme but moves the setting to [[Series/TalesOfTheGoldMonkey a tiny pacific island shortly before the outbreak of World War 2]].

Come Season 5, the show took a departure from its usual approach as a way to prevent SeasonalRot. In the first episode, the FBI closes down ISIS, pointing out that the agency was never actually legally sanctioned in the first place. As spies with no other job skills, the staff remain in Malory's employ to further help her "dispose" of the leftover evidence in her concealed vault: a literal, not figurative, metric tonne of ISIS-confiscated cocaine, worth about fifty million dollars, literally changing the entire premise of the show from a spy agency to a drug cartel. From that point on, the season was dubbed ''Archer Vice''. The ''Vice'' story finished in the season finale, with ISIS, no longer using that name because of the real life terrorist group, heading into Season 6 with a new direction: being subcontracted by the CIA. After a string of failures, they are permanently blacklisted from espionage, and, in Season 7 (subtitled ''Archer P.I.''), the cast moves to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and starts a private detective agency. Season 8 is called ''WesternAnimation/ArcherDreamland'' and is a FilmNoir [[AdventuresInComaland coma dream]]. Season 9 continues the coma theme but moves the setting to a tiny pacific island shortly before the outbreak of World War 2.

Adam Reed has stated that he plans for the upcoming tenth season to conclude the show, although plans have not yet been finalized.

Adam Reed has stated that he plans for the upcoming tenth season conclude the show, although plans have not yet been finalized.

Come Season 5, the show took a departure from its usual approach as a way to prevent SeasonalRot. In the first episode, the FBI closes down ISIS, pointing out that the agency was never actually legally sanctioned in the first place. As spies with no other job skills, the staff remain in Malory's employ to further help her "dispose" of the leftover evidence in her concealed vault: a literal, not figurative, metric tonne of ISIS-confiscated cocaine, worth about fifty million dollars, literally changing the entire premise of the show from a spy agency to a drug cartel. From that point on, the season was dubbed ''Archer Vice''. The ''Vice'' story finished in the season finale, with ISIS, no longer using that name because of the real life terrorist group, heading into Season 6 with a new direction: being subcontracted by the CIA. After a string of failures, they are permanently blacklisted from espionage, and, in Season 7 (subtitled ''Archer P.I.''), the cast moves to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and starts a private detective agency. Season 8 is called ''WesternAnimation/ArcherDreamland'' and is a FilmNoir [[AdventuresInComaland coma dream]].

On June 21, 2016, it was announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons. Adam Reed has suggested that the private detective agency concept will likely continue for Season 8. It will, although, [[AdventuresInComaland not in the way]] [[FilmNoir most people likely expected]] and that the 10th season will almost certainly be the show's last.

This series has a [[Characters/{{Archer}} character sheet]], a [[ShoutOut/{{Archer}} Shout-Out page]], a page listing [[Extras/{{Archer}} tropes found on the characters' Twitter feeds]], a [[Recap/{{Archer}} page of episode summaries]] (which NeedsWikiMagicLove), and even a [[AnachronismStew/{{Archer}} page examining the show's time period]]. You can vote for best episodes [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/Archer here]].

* Archer/CharacterBlogTropes

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/archer_7.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"This is [[WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings why we can't have nice things]]."'']]

->'''Malory:''' ''Most'' secret agents don’t tell every harlot from here to Hanoi that they ''ARE'' secret agents!\\
'''Archer:''' Then why be one?

Come Season 5, the show took a departure from its usual approach as a way to prevent SeasonalRot. In the first episode, the FBI closes down ISIS, pointing out that the agency was never actually legally sanctioned in the first place. As spies with no other job skills, the staff remain in Malory's employ to further help her "dispose" of the leftover evidence in her concealed vault: a literal, not figurative, metric tonne of ISIS-confiscated cocaine, worth about fifty million dollars, literally changing the entire premise of the show from a spy agency to a drug cartel. From that point on, the season was dubbed ''Archer Vice''. The ''Vice'' story finished in the season finale, with ISIS, no longer using that name because of the real life terrorist group, heading into Season 6 with a new direction: being subcontracted by the CIA. After a string of failures, they are permanently blacklisted from espionage, and, in Season 7 (subtitled ''Archer P.I.''), the cast moves to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and starts a private detective agency. Season 8 is called ''Archer Dreamland'' and is a FilmNoir [[AdventuresInComaland coma dream]].

* ''[[Dreamland/{{Archer}} Dreamland]]'' (Contains unmarked spoilers for the first 7 seasons)

->''[-[[RunningGag ...dangerzone.]]-]''

Come Season 5, the show took a departure from its usual approach as a way to prevent SeasonalRot. In the first episode, the FBI closes down ISIS, pointing out that the agency was never actually legally sanctioned in the first place. As spies with no other job skills, the staff remain in Malory's employ to further help her "dispose" of the leftover evidence in her concealed vault: a literal, not figurative, metric tonne of ISIS-confiscated cocaine, worth about fifty million dollars, literally changing the entire premise of the show from a spy agency to a drug cartel. From that point on, the season was dubbed ''Archer Vice''. The ''Vice'' story finished in the season finale, with ISIS, no longer using that name because of the real life terrorist group, heading into Season 6 with a new direction: being subcontracted by the CIA. After a string of failures, they are permanently blacklisted from espionage, and, in Season 7, the cast moves to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and starts a private detective agency.

->''[-[[RunningGag...dangerzone.]]-]''

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/archertitle.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: ''This is [[WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings why we can't have nice things]].'']]

->''[-...dangerzone.-]''

* ''[[Dreamland/{{Archer} Dreamland]]'' (Contains unmarked spoilers for the first 7 seasons)

The titular protagonist Sterling Archer, an agent for the open-market spy agency, the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS; not to be confused with a certain real life Islamist militia), and his random misadventures both inside and outside of the office walls. Archer makes for a well-trained spy--but his {{Jerkass}} behavior and his tendency to remain oblivious to everything except himself often renders his competence in the field next-to-useless.

On June 21, 2016, it was announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons. Adam Reed has suggested that the private detective agency concept will likely continue for Season 8 [[spoiler:It will, although, [[AdventuresInComaland not in the way]] [[FilmNoir most people likely expected]] ]] and that the 10th season will almost certainly be the show's last.

On June 21, 2016, it was announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons. Adam Reed has suggested that the private detective agency concept will likely continue for Season 8 and that the 10th season will almost certainly be the show's last.

When Adam Reed, the creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo'', went to Creator/AdultSwim with the idea for '''''Archer''''', a show aptly described as "''Film/JamesBond'' meets ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''", the network passed it over. The Creator/{{FX}} network saw potential in ''Archer'', however, and greenlit the show, which began to air in September 2009.[[note]]To their credit, [adult swim] plugs it every so often during their bumps. (Creator/ComedyCentral also airs it on Monday nights.)[[/note]]