Community - Season 1 May 2026

The first season of Community , which premiered on September 17, 2009, serves as both a grounding foundation and an experimental launchpad for one of television's most inventive sitcoms. While it began as a relatively standard NBC comedy about a diverse group of misfits forced together at Greendale Community College, it rapidly evolved into a genre-defying meta-commentary on television itself. The Foundation of Greendale

: A former high school star quarterback whose friendship with Abed becomes the show's emotional core. Community - Season 1

: An eccentric, wealthy older man who often creates friction within the group. Community season 1 Reviews - Metacritic The first season of Community , which premiered

: A driven, high-achieving student recovering from a past addiction. : An eccentric, wealthy older man who often

: A mother and devout Christian seeking a fresh start.

The season begins with Jeff Winger , a disbarred lawyer played by Joel McHale, who attempts to manipulate his way through college by forming a fake Spanish study group to get close to classmate Britta Perry. However, the group quickly becomes real as an eclectic mix of students joins, including:

: A neurodivergent film student who views his life through the lens of pop culture and television tropes.