Charles Rogers created the 2016 comedy/mystery TBS television series Search Party, along with Michael Showalter and Sarah-Violet Bliss, which stars Alia Shawkat as Dory, John Early as Elliott, John Reynolds as Drew, Meredith Hagner as Portia, and Brandon Micheal Hall as Julian. The first season focuses on the disappearance of Dory's college acquaintance Chantal Witherbottom, whom she sets out to find, with Drew, Elliott, and Portia reluctantly joining her investigation. While her friends also deal with difficulties in their own lives, Dory focuses on her pursuit of Chantal, believing her to be in danger. The second season focuses on the death of Keith Powell, a private investigator who is killed as a result of Dory mistakenly believing him to be a threat to Chantal. As the group struggles to return to their normal lives, they also attempt to cover up Keith's death, which affects them in various ways. Search Party received critical acclaim; the Los Angeles Times wrote that it was "tightly made and effective on multiple levels", GQ wrote that it is "a flawless oddity, a once-in-a-lifetime piece of art. It's not the weekend's best show, it's the year's best." and the series holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. On Metacritic, the season holds a rating of 81 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". The second season of Search Party premiered on TBS on November 19, 2017 and received positive reviews from television critics. It holds a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was called a "biting satire made for the Trump era" by Vanity Fair.
''Fort Tilden''
His 2014 filmFort Tilden, written and directed in collaboration with Sarah-Violet Bliss, starring Bridey Elliott and Clare McNulty premiered at SXSW, where it won the Grand Jury Award and was subsequently acquired by revived Orion Pictures. The film, which centers on two inept best friends on a disastrous journey to the beach, was released on August 14, 2015 theatrically and through video on demand. The film received generally positive reviews from major critics. Andy Webster of The New York Times said that "rarely has a movie so humorously illustrated the meaning of 'frenemy'", David Edelstein of New York Magazine called Fort Tilden "a brisk comedy packed with sharply drawn characters", and Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times said that the film "has an easy, funky groove and captures the sweaty perfection of a New York City summer, where things always look better on Instagram".
Rogers was named one of the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Hollywood and Entertainment section, and was listed in Out Magazine's OUT100 as one of the 100 most compelling LGBT people in 2017. In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter named Rogers and Bliss "Hollywood Power Showrunners: Ones To Watch" in their annual list of the top 50 television showrunners and in 2016, the creative duo were named Variety's 10 Writers to Watch.
