A reboot of The Office is one step closer to becoming a reality. Per THR, Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) and Domhnall Gleeson (White House Plumbers) have been cast in the potential reboot series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman.
The American version of The Office ran for nine seasons on NBC and stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, and Ellie Kemper. The story follows those who work at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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The American version of The Office ran for nine seasons on NBC and stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, and Ellie Kemper. The story follows those who work at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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- 4/20/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
AMC has canceled “Lucky Hank” after one season, Variety has confirmed.
Based on Richard Russo’s “Straight Man” novel, the eight-episode dramedy follows William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr. (Bob Odenkirk), an unlikely chairman in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Just as Hank’s career and home life begins to unravel, his wife Lily (Mirielle Enos) also decides to take a look at some of her past choices that led to her current reality. The series is told in first person from Hank’s point of view.
“We’re proud of ‘Lucky Hank’ and thankful for the work of everyone who brought this unique, playful and deeply human show to viewers, from the talented creative team to our partners at Sony and, of course, Bob, Mireille and the entire cast and crew,” said AMC in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are not able to proceed with a second season,...
Based on Richard Russo’s “Straight Man” novel, the eight-episode dramedy follows William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr. (Bob Odenkirk), an unlikely chairman in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Just as Hank’s career and home life begins to unravel, his wife Lily (Mirielle Enos) also decides to take a look at some of her past choices that led to her current reality. The series is told in first person from Hank’s point of view.
“We’re proud of ‘Lucky Hank’ and thankful for the work of everyone who brought this unique, playful and deeply human show to viewers, from the talented creative team to our partners at Sony and, of course, Bob, Mireille and the entire cast and crew,” said AMC in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are not able to proceed with a second season,...
- 12/8/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
It’s more like unlucky Hank.
AMC has canceled Lucky Hank, the drama series starring Bob Odenkirk, after one season.
The series, which marked Odenkirk’s follow-up after Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, wrapped its eight-episode run in May and has been on the bubble during the writers and actors strikes.
The cancellation brings an end to Odenkirk’s run on the network, which dates back to 2009, when he was cast in Breaking Bad. The series concluded its run with a mere 260,000 same-day viewers.
“We’re proud of Lucky Hank and thankful for the work of everyone who brought this unique, playful and deeply human show to viewers, from the talented creative team to our partners at Sony and, of course, Bob, Mireille [Enos] and the entire cast and crew,” AMC said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are not able to proceed with a second season, but we are glad...
AMC has canceled Lucky Hank, the drama series starring Bob Odenkirk, after one season.
The series, which marked Odenkirk’s follow-up after Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, wrapped its eight-episode run in May and has been on the bubble during the writers and actors strikes.
The cancellation brings an end to Odenkirk’s run on the network, which dates back to 2009, when he was cast in Breaking Bad. The series concluded its run with a mere 260,000 same-day viewers.
“We’re proud of Lucky Hank and thankful for the work of everyone who brought this unique, playful and deeply human show to viewers, from the talented creative team to our partners at Sony and, of course, Bob, Mireille [Enos] and the entire cast and crew,” AMC said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are not able to proceed with a second season, but we are glad...
- 12/8/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This won’t help his state of mind… Lucky Hank has been canceled after one season.
AMC has axed the Bob Odenkirk-led drama series, which premiered in March.
The series, which is an adaptation of Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man, saw Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Odenkirk play William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt, who is somewhere between midlife crisis and full-blown meltdown.
The eight-part series premiered in March and came from Sony Pictures’ Television TriStar TV and Mark Johnson’s Gran Via. Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein adapted the book and served as co-showrunners. The duo exec produced alongside Odenkirk, director Peter Farrelly, Richard Russo, Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero.
It’s been a tough twelve months, programming wide, for AMC Networks, which at the start of the year axed a...
AMC has axed the Bob Odenkirk-led drama series, which premiered in March.
The series, which is an adaptation of Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man, saw Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Odenkirk play William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt, who is somewhere between midlife crisis and full-blown meltdown.
The eight-part series premiered in March and came from Sony Pictures’ Television TriStar TV and Mark Johnson’s Gran Via. Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein adapted the book and served as co-showrunners. The duo exec produced alongside Odenkirk, director Peter Farrelly, Richard Russo, Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero.
It’s been a tough twelve months, programming wide, for AMC Networks, which at the start of the year axed a...
- 12/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Office aired for eight seasons on NBC and seems to have become even more popular since it ended. There have been rumors and discussions about the possibility of a revival of the series for ten years but the show's creator has doubts.
Starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, and Ellie Kemper, the series followed the employees of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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Starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, and Ellie Kemper, the series followed the employees of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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- 11/5/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, there's been one term that's finally been dying down:
Reboot.
Now that the WGA strike is nearing its end, the term is returning in a big way, and it isn't easy to be excited about this piece of TV news.
The latest edition of the Puck newsletter broke the news that a reboot of the NBC iteration of The Office is in development.
The only bit of good news is that Greg Daniels, who brought the Steve Carell comedy series to life, will shepherd the new adaptation.
There are no details on where the potential series would air, but it's hard to imagine any network not jumping at the opportunity of bringing the iconic comedy back to life.
The Office launched on NBC in 2005 and aired for nine seasons through 2013, picking up numerous awards and acclaim.
Much like Suits, The Office has enjoyed a second life on streaming,...
Reboot.
Now that the WGA strike is nearing its end, the term is returning in a big way, and it isn't easy to be excited about this piece of TV news.
The latest edition of the Puck newsletter broke the news that a reboot of the NBC iteration of The Office is in development.
The only bit of good news is that Greg Daniels, who brought the Steve Carell comedy series to life, will shepherd the new adaptation.
There are no details on where the potential series would air, but it's hard to imagine any network not jumping at the opportunity of bringing the iconic comedy back to life.
The Office launched on NBC in 2005 and aired for nine seasons through 2013, picking up numerous awards and acclaim.
Much like Suits, The Office has enjoyed a second life on streaming,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced a new scripted science-fiction comedy Third Eye, written and created by actor, producer, writer and streamer, Felicia Day and featuring author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) as The Narrator. Set to premiere on October 5, the Audible Original produced alongside Clamor, stars Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), LilyPichu (Offline TV), Wil Wheaton (Ready Player One), London Hughes (_T_he Netflix Afterparty), Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien), Hudson Yang (Fresh off the Boat), and Christopher Judge (God of War). Post-production for the Audible Original will be handled by Mumble Media, a worker-owned podcast production cooperative.
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
- 7/4/2023
- Podnews.net
“We used to argue for hours,” admits Paul Lieberstein about writing “Lucky Hank” with Aaron Zelman. For our recent webchat he continues, “It was all cured when we realized we agreed on the page almost 100%. We could never agree on what a scene is suppose to be. Then we write the scene and agree completely. But if we then talked about the scene we’ve already written, we’d be disagreeing about why it worked.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Lieberstein and Zelman developed the AMC series “Lucky Hank” from the Richard Russo novel “Straight Man.” They serve as executive producers and writers on the series. The dark comedy is about English department chair Hank, played by Bob Odenkirk, going through a midlife crisis at an underfunded college. Lieberstein says, “He’s a person who’s doing his best to deal with a bunch of stuff . Whenever he hits adversity in any way,...
Lieberstein and Zelman developed the AMC series “Lucky Hank” from the Richard Russo novel “Straight Man.” They serve as executive producers and writers on the series. The dark comedy is about English department chair Hank, played by Bob Odenkirk, going through a midlife crisis at an underfunded college. Lieberstein says, “He’s a person who’s doing his best to deal with a bunch of stuff . Whenever he hits adversity in any way,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
When the pandemic hit in 2020, it shut down offices all across the globe…And had The Office still been on the air, Dunder Mifflin would have seen the same fate. But as vaccines became available and cases dropped, many headed back to the workplace–and certainly the most eager one to get back to the office would be Dwight K. Schrute. After all, you can only rewatch The Crow so many times…
Rainn Wilson recently came up with an idea of how Dwight would be tasked to reunite the Scranton branch office. “I think it would be: He gets the call from corporate to get everyone back in the office and everyone is resistant…So, one at a time, Dwight has to kidnap every Office cast member and bring them into Dunder Mifflin in some kind of obscure and somewhat inappropriate way.” Entertainment Weekly also noted that Wilson had some...
Rainn Wilson recently came up with an idea of how Dwight would be tasked to reunite the Scranton branch office. “I think it would be: He gets the call from corporate to get everyone back in the office and everyone is resistant…So, one at a time, Dwight has to kidnap every Office cast member and bring them into Dunder Mifflin in some kind of obscure and somewhat inappropriate way.” Entertainment Weekly also noted that Wilson had some...
- 4/28/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
AMC has been a big Emmys player in drama races for more than a decade. This year, however, perhaps “Lucky Hank” can get Emmy voters laughing and land some comedy nominations for the basic cable network.
For three decades now, HBO has consistently racked up big Emmy nomination hauls. More recently streamer Netflix has given the premium cable outlet a run for its money. But if you look solely at the drama races, you should not discount the success of AMC. In the past 15 years, AMC has won Best Drama Series six times from 19 nominations. That’s the same number of wins as HBO over that period of time.
AMC has also won five Emmys for Best Drama Actor (five for Bryan Cranston from“Breaking Bad” and one for Jon Hamm from “Mad Men”) from 19 nominations. That is more wins than any other network in that time. Together since 2007, AMC...
For three decades now, HBO has consistently racked up big Emmy nomination hauls. More recently streamer Netflix has given the premium cable outlet a run for its money. But if you look solely at the drama races, you should not discount the success of AMC. In the past 15 years, AMC has won Best Drama Series six times from 19 nominations. That’s the same number of wins as HBO over that period of time.
AMC has also won five Emmys for Best Drama Actor (five for Bryan Cranston from“Breaking Bad” and one for Jon Hamm from “Mad Men”) from 19 nominations. That is more wins than any other network in that time. Together since 2007, AMC...
- 4/12/2023
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Bob Odenkirk could find himself in the rare Emmy air this year. AMC will submit Odenkirk’s new series, “Lucky Hank,” in comedy categories for this year’s Emmy competition, Variety has confirmed.
Of course, AMC is also submitting the final episodes of Odenkirk’s “Better Call Saul” in the drama fields. Should Odenkirk be nominated in both the best drama actor and best comedy actor races, he would become the first performer in history to be nominated in both genres in the same year.
Several performers have been nominated and even won Emmys as both drama and comedy leads — but never at the same time. It’s a possibility: Odenkirk has been nominated five times in the best drama actor category for “Better Call Saul,” and this will be his final opportunity to compete in that race for “Saul”. Meanwhile, Odenkirk has been known first and foremost as a comedy performer,...
Of course, AMC is also submitting the final episodes of Odenkirk’s “Better Call Saul” in the drama fields. Should Odenkirk be nominated in both the best drama actor and best comedy actor races, he would become the first performer in history to be nominated in both genres in the same year.
Several performers have been nominated and even won Emmys as both drama and comedy leads — but never at the same time. It’s a possibility: Odenkirk has been nominated five times in the best drama actor category for “Better Call Saul,” and this will be his final opportunity to compete in that race for “Saul”. Meanwhile, Odenkirk has been known first and foremost as a comedy performer,...
- 3/27/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
When prolific producer Mark Johnson acquired the TV rights to Richard Russo’s 1997 novel Straight Man, he knew that Saul Goodman actor Bob Odenkirk would be the perfect fit to play its lead character, William Henry Devereaux Jr. But Johnson, who also served as a producer on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, was hesitant to bring the role of the ornery Railton College English department head Odenkirk’s way for one very understandable reason.
“I’m the idiot who had the book for I don’t know how long and I was afraid to give it to Bob,” Johnson tells Den of Geek during SXSW. “I was afraid it was going to break his concentration for Saul Goodman.”
“What concentration?” Odenkirk quips.
Obviously, Johnson’s caution was well-founded. Saul Goodman proved to be the role of a lifetime for Bob Odenkirk. After spending much of his career as arguably...
“I’m the idiot who had the book for I don’t know how long and I was afraid to give it to Bob,” Johnson tells Den of Geek during SXSW. “I was afraid it was going to break his concentration for Saul Goodman.”
“What concentration?” Odenkirk quips.
Obviously, Johnson’s caution was well-founded. Saul Goodman proved to be the role of a lifetime for Bob Odenkirk. After spending much of his career as arguably...
- 3/21/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Paul Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman developed Lucky Hank, in which Bob Odenkirk stars as the midlife crisis-bound English Professor Hank Devereaux.
At the 2023 South By Southwest festival, in an exclusive interview with uInterview, Lieberstein, who you might recognize as Toby from The Office, discussed what it was like working on two office-based shows.
“I love the office scenario,” he began. “I love writing it and so when I got here, you know, these are very different characters, they’re very educated and driven and they want more for their lives so it’s a very different set of people. People are just thrown in that little space, it’s about parking spaces and it’s about someone making a noise that you can’t stand and so a lot of the same dynamics are there and when I got to write scenes where it was just like, everyone was there in an office meeting,...
At the 2023 South By Southwest festival, in an exclusive interview with uInterview, Lieberstein, who you might recognize as Toby from The Office, discussed what it was like working on two office-based shows.
“I love the office scenario,” he began. “I love writing it and so when I got here, you know, these are very different characters, they’re very educated and driven and they want more for their lives so it’s a very different set of people. People are just thrown in that little space, it’s about parking spaces and it’s about someone making a noise that you can’t stand and so a lot of the same dynamics are there and when I got to write scenes where it was just like, everyone was there in an office meeting,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Surprised to see Bob Odenkirk starring in a new TV series just seven months after Better Call Saul ended? Yeah, he is, too.
“I said yes to the show, but I thought I’d have a break!” Odenkirk tells TVLine with a laugh. He’s referring to AMC’s new dramedy Lucky Hank, premiering this Sunday at 9/8c and starring him as Hank Devereaux, the grumpy and disgruntled chairman of the English department at a small Pennsylvania college. Odenkirk first read the pilot script written by Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office) — and the Richard Russo novel it’s based on,...
“I said yes to the show, but I thought I’d have a break!” Odenkirk tells TVLine with a laugh. He’s referring to AMC’s new dramedy Lucky Hank, premiering this Sunday at 9/8c and starring him as Hank Devereaux, the grumpy and disgruntled chairman of the English department at a small Pennsylvania college. Odenkirk first read the pilot script written by Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office) — and the Richard Russo novel it’s based on,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
If anybody deserved a break after completing the acclaimed run of Better Call Saul, it was Bob Odenkirk.
Odenkirk spent six seasons delivering an Emmy-worthy performance as the lead in an Emmy-worthy show, and somehow found a way to star in Amazon’s Undone, do a season of the Mr. Show-adjacent W/Bob & David for Netflix, play a key supporting role in The Post and a surely arduous lead role in Nobody, and to fit in various cameos and guest turns along the way. With all that happening, why aspire to be the cable version of David Boreanaz — a broadcast TV regular without pause since 1997 — at the same time?
Well, if Breaking Bad was Odenkirk’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a key supporting role that became more important to the overall show as it progressed) and Better Call Saul was his Angel (a spinoff that didn’t inherently seem like a great idea,...
Odenkirk spent six seasons delivering an Emmy-worthy performance as the lead in an Emmy-worthy show, and somehow found a way to star in Amazon’s Undone, do a season of the Mr. Show-adjacent W/Bob & David for Netflix, play a key supporting role in The Post and a surely arduous lead role in Nobody, and to fit in various cameos and guest turns along the way. With all that happening, why aspire to be the cable version of David Boreanaz — a broadcast TV regular without pause since 1997 — at the same time?
Well, if Breaking Bad was Odenkirk’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a key supporting role that became more important to the overall show as it progressed) and Better Call Saul was his Angel (a spinoff that didn’t inherently seem like a great idea,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Swarm, Extrapolations and Lucky Hank.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere
Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler and Meagan Good debuted their Shazam! sequel on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Lucy Liu and Zachary Levi Faithe Herman, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Marta Milans and Lucy Liu Leighton Meester and Adam Brody
Swarm premiere
Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s new Prime Video series premiered on Tuesday in L.A. with stars Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Damson Idris and a special appearance by Billie Eilish.
Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Chloe Bailey, Janine Nabers and Damson Idris Billie Eilish Chloe Bailey and Dominique Fishback
Extrapolations premiere
The new Apple...
Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere
Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler and Meagan Good debuted their Shazam! sequel on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Lucy Liu and Zachary Levi Faithe Herman, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Marta Milans and Lucy Liu Leighton Meester and Adam Brody
Swarm premiere
Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s new Prime Video series premiered on Tuesday in L.A. with stars Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Damson Idris and a special appearance by Billie Eilish.
Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Chloe Bailey, Janine Nabers and Damson Idris Billie Eilish Chloe Bailey and Dominique Fishback
Extrapolations premiere
The new Apple...
- 3/17/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some of the best television shows are about whip-smart operators and the political nuances of their professional worlds. So why then is it so challenging to make a satisfying series about academia? It’s not only difficult to think of a television show that has succeeded in lifting the veil of a university, it’s tough to think of shows that have even tried. The most recent swipe at it was Netflix’s “The Chair,” a thin but charming dramedy starring Sandra Oh that ended after a single season. Even as college campuses remain a go-to battleground for American culture wars, the inner lives of the professors caught in the crossfire are usually reserved for novels.
The latest such attempt to animate the tenured life is AMC’s “Lucky Hank,” which is built from just such a novel. It’s an adaptation of “Straight Man,” the Richard Russo novel that...
The latest such attempt to animate the tenured life is AMC’s “Lucky Hank,” which is built from just such a novel. It’s an adaptation of “Straight Man,” the Richard Russo novel that...
- 3/17/2023
- by Joshua Alston
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: Lucky Hank is an eight-episode mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College. Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Review: Bob Odenkirk is one hell of an actor. The accomplished comedian joined Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman in what many of us assumed was a comic relief role before turning in a bravura performance as the lawyer in his spin-off, Better Call Saul. While earning acclaim in that role, Odenkirk became an unexpected action hero in Nobody, proving his versatility across genres. Now, Odenkirk blends his dramatic and comedic chops for a new AMC series, Lucky Hank. Based on the Richard Russo novel Straight Man, Lucky Hank is a biting and satirical comedy that is equally serious and funny, with a substantial leading role for Odenkirk as the title character.
Review: Bob Odenkirk is one hell of an actor. The accomplished comedian joined Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman in what many of us assumed was a comic relief role before turning in a bravura performance as the lawyer in his spin-off, Better Call Saul. While earning acclaim in that role, Odenkirk became an unexpected action hero in Nobody, proving his versatility across genres. Now, Odenkirk blends his dramatic and comedic chops for a new AMC series, Lucky Hank. Based on the Richard Russo novel Straight Man, Lucky Hank is a biting and satirical comedy that is equally serious and funny, with a substantial leading role for Odenkirk as the title character.
- 3/13/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Less than a year after “Better Call Saul” wrapped its inconceivably excellent six-season run (somehow matching the towering precedent set by “Breaking Bad”), Bob Odenkirk is back on AMC. That’s good for the network, which has steadily built a fan base around the two-time Emmy winner via those back-to-back hits. No matter where he pops up, seeing Odenkirk on TV should never be taken for granted, even if his new series isn’t quite sure what it is yet.
Through only two episodes, it’s hard to tell if “Lucky Hank” could use a bit more of “Saul’s” eagerness to gaze into the darkness, or if it’d be better off dialing up its softer side. The “everything and the kitchen sink” approach taken by co-showrunners Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein leaves enough room to pivot toward what’s working as the season goes on, but also too...
Through only two episodes, it’s hard to tell if “Lucky Hank” could use a bit more of “Saul’s” eagerness to gaze into the darkness, or if it’d be better off dialing up its softer side. The “everything and the kitchen sink” approach taken by co-showrunners Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein leaves enough room to pivot toward what’s working as the season goes on, but also too...
- 3/12/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Time for some inside baseball: reviewing TV can be tricky. When I review a movie, I'm always given a full picture; a beginning, middle, and end. TV is a different beast, because most of the time, networks will only send out a handful of episodes to review instead of a full season. And as almost anyone can tell you, a lot of TV shows take a little time to get to that sweet spot. It's very rare to have a show that's firing on all cylinders right out of the gate — unless the show is an episodic sitcom, you need time to spend with the characters as they deal with their various ever-unfolding conflicts.
All of this is to say that it's not an easy task to review "Lucky Hank," Bob Odenkirk's return to both TV and AMC. Only two episodes were provided for review, and as a whole,...
All of this is to say that it's not an easy task to review "Lucky Hank," Bob Odenkirk's return to both TV and AMC. Only two episodes were provided for review, and as a whole,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Bob Odenkirk discussed his follow-up role to Better Call Saul in Lucky Hank alongside co-star Mireille Enos, showrunners Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein and executive producer Mark Johnson while talking to The Hollywood Reporter in its SXSW Studio at South by Southwest on Saturday.
The upcoming AMC series follows William Henry Deveraux, Jr. (Odenkirk), an unlikely chairman for the English department at the underfunded Railton College.
After starring as Saul Goodman on Better Call Saul from 2015-2022, Odenkirk said he was interested in Lucky Hank because the character is very different than Saul.
“There’s some very obvious ways it’s quite different. But for me, internally, this character’s self-awareness is quite different from Saul,” he told THR at the Austin festival. “It was hard to play a guy who is as clueless about himself as Saul was, about the big things about himself. Because he was so smart about people,...
The upcoming AMC series follows William Henry Deveraux, Jr. (Odenkirk), an unlikely chairman for the English department at the underfunded Railton College.
After starring as Saul Goodman on Better Call Saul from 2015-2022, Odenkirk said he was interested in Lucky Hank because the character is very different than Saul.
“There’s some very obvious ways it’s quite different. But for me, internally, this character’s self-awareness is quite different from Saul,” he told THR at the Austin festival. “It was hard to play a guy who is as clueless about himself as Saul was, about the big things about himself. Because he was so smart about people,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Katherine Schaffstall
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movies, TV shows and, of course, barbecue. It’s all on the marquee at this year’s SXSW, the annual celebration of all things entertainment being showcased in Austin from March 10 to 19. From Hollywood blockbusters like “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” to iconoclastic fare like “I’m a Virgo” — the first foray into television for indie maverick Boots Riley — there’s a wild variety in this year’s lineup. Historically, the festival was better known for its musical offerings, but that’s changed in recent years as Hollywood has embraced the Texas gathering.
And while Sundance and Cannes may be higher profile, SXSW has established itself as an important stop for movies and shows looking to generate notoriety — “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” for instance, premiered at last year’s festival before racking up more than $100 million in ticket sales and dominating the Oscar nominations. Here’s a look at...
And while Sundance and Cannes may be higher profile, SXSW has established itself as an important stop for movies and shows looking to generate notoriety — “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” for instance, premiered at last year’s festival before racking up more than $100 million in ticket sales and dominating the Oscar nominations. Here’s a look at...
- 3/6/2023
- by Brent Lang and Diane Garrett
- Variety Film + TV
"Tenure doesn't mean you can't get smacked in the face." AMC has revealed an official trailer for their new upcoming Bob Odenkirk series titled Lucky Hank, created by Aaron Zelman Paul Lieberstein, directed by Peter Farrelly. It will be out for streaming in March next month. The series follows the unlikely chairman of the English department, William Henry Devereaux, Jr. - a born anarchist - partly because his department is savagely divided. Over the course of a single convoluted week, he threatens to execute a duck, has his nose slashed by a feminist poet, discovers that his secretary writes better fiction than he does, suspects his wife of having an affair with his dean, and finally confronts his philandering elderly father, the one-time king of American Literary Theory. Bob Odenkirk stars with Mireille Enos & Olivia Scott Welch as his family. Additional series regulars include Sara Amini, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Bob Odenkirk is going through a midlife crisis in the AMC series, “Lucky Hank”.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Straight Man, by Richard Russo, the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” alum plays Hank Devereaux Jr., head of the English department at the underfunded Railton College, whose life begins to fall apart. Hank’s unhappiness is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body and the fact that his department is more divided than ever. ‘The Killing”s Mireille Enos co-stars as Lily Devereaux, Hank’s wife and vice principal of a local high school, who starts to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made amid his downward spiral.
The newly released trailer reveals the extent of Hank’s discontentment as he publicly declares to a class of students that they’re swimming in mediocrity and because they’re...
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Straight Man, by Richard Russo, the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” alum plays Hank Devereaux Jr., head of the English department at the underfunded Railton College, whose life begins to fall apart. Hank’s unhappiness is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body and the fact that his department is more divided than ever. ‘The Killing”s Mireille Enos co-stars as Lily Devereaux, Hank’s wife and vice principal of a local high school, who starts to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made amid his downward spiral.
The newly released trailer reveals the extent of Hank’s discontentment as he publicly declares to a class of students that they’re swimming in mediocrity and because they’re...
- 2/16/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Prime Video has released its latest trailer for at its highly anticipated limited series “Daisy Jones & the Six.” The 10-episode series will premiere on March 3, with new episodes released every Friday through March 24.
“Daisy Jones & the Six” follows the story of an iconic (and fictional) 1970s band, led by two clashing singers, Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne. Daisy and Billy’s complicated musical partnership catapulted the struggling band into a world of unfathomable fame. Decades later, the band members are recruited to tell their story and finally reveal the truth behind their fallout.
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid novel of the same name, “Daisy Jones & the Six” was created by Michael H. Weber and co-showrunner, Scott Neustadter, who executive produced alongside Reid. The series stars Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Josh Whitehouse, Sebastian Chacon, Nabiyah Be, Tom Wright and Timothy Olyphant.
Alongside Neustadter,...
“Daisy Jones & the Six” follows the story of an iconic (and fictional) 1970s band, led by two clashing singers, Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne. Daisy and Billy’s complicated musical partnership catapulted the struggling band into a world of unfathomable fame. Decades later, the band members are recruited to tell their story and finally reveal the truth behind their fallout.
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid novel of the same name, “Daisy Jones & the Six” was created by Michael H. Weber and co-showrunner, Scott Neustadter, who executive produced alongside Reid. The series stars Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Josh Whitehouse, Sebastian Chacon, Nabiyah Be, Tom Wright and Timothy Olyphant.
Alongside Neustadter,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk is the face of angry middle-aged white guy mediocrity in the trailer for “Lucky Hank,” a dark comedy coming to AMC and AMC+ on Sunday, March 19. If it’s going to be anyone, it should be him.
In “Lucky Hank” – formerly known as “Straight Man” – Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr., the chair of the English department at Railton College, an underfunded, underachieving college in small-town Pennsylvania. Hank is an unhappy man who resents his father, his students, and his co-workers, which he manages by checking out from his life. But one day, he’s pushed to his breaking point and snaps at his students during class, which sets his life into a mid-life crisis tailspin. Meanwhile, Hank’s wife Lily (Mireille Enos), the even-keeled vice principal of the local high school, has had enough of Hank’s nonsense and is questioning her own path in life.
In “Lucky Hank” – formerly known as “Straight Man” – Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr., the chair of the English department at Railton College, an underfunded, underachieving college in small-town Pennsylvania. Hank is an unhappy man who resents his father, his students, and his co-workers, which he manages by checking out from his life. But one day, he’s pushed to his breaking point and snaps at his students during class, which sets his life into a mid-life crisis tailspin. Meanwhile, Hank’s wife Lily (Mireille Enos), the even-keeled vice principal of the local high school, has had enough of Hank’s nonsense and is questioning her own path in life.
- 2/15/2023
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Emmy Award winner Bob Odenkirk isn’t taking a break after wrapping up a six-season run on the Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul. Instead, he’s back starring in AMC’s Lucky Hank which just debuted its official trailer.
The new series is based on Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man and is set to premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt on AMC, AMC+, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV.
Bob Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr. and Mireille Enos (Hanna) plays Lily Devereaux. Series regulars also include Sara Amini, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer, Olivia Scott Welch, and Cedric Yarbrough. Alvina August, Tom Bower, Shannon DeVido, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lilah Fitzgerald, Jackson Kelly, Arthur Keng, Kyle Maclachlan, and Oscar Nuñez guest star.
Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein adapted Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo’s novel and guide the series as co-showrunners. Zelman, Lieberstein, Odenkirk, Russo, Peter Farrelly,...
The new series is based on Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man and is set to premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt on AMC, AMC+, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV.
Bob Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr. and Mireille Enos (Hanna) plays Lily Devereaux. Series regulars also include Sara Amini, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer, Olivia Scott Welch, and Cedric Yarbrough. Alvina August, Tom Bower, Shannon DeVido, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lilah Fitzgerald, Jackson Kelly, Arthur Keng, Kyle Maclachlan, and Oscar Nuñez guest star.
Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein adapted Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo’s novel and guide the series as co-showrunners. Zelman, Lieberstein, Odenkirk, Russo, Peter Farrelly,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Slippin’ Jimmy slipped his way back onto AMC. Less than a year after closing out the saga of Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul,” Bob Odenkirk is back on the channel for new series “Lucky Hank,” and the first full-length trailer for the college-set show dropped this Wednesday.
Alongside the trailer, AMC Networks also revealed that the series’ debut episode will also air on BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, in addition to AMC and its streamer AMC+.
Based on the 1997 novel “Straight Man” by Richard Russo, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Empire Falls,” “Lucky Hank” has a similar premise to 2021’s Netflix series “The Chair,” which starred Sandra Oh as the stressed-out chair of a college’s English department. Odenkirk takes on the role of William Henry Devereaux Jr., the English department chair at Railton College, a poorly funded university in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Alongside the trailer, AMC Networks also revealed that the series’ debut episode will also air on BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, in addition to AMC and its streamer AMC+.
Based on the 1997 novel “Straight Man” by Richard Russo, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Empire Falls,” “Lucky Hank” has a similar premise to 2021’s Netflix series “The Chair,” which starred Sandra Oh as the stressed-out chair of a college’s English department. Odenkirk takes on the role of William Henry Devereaux Jr., the English department chair at Railton College, a poorly funded university in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
- 2/15/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Better call a plastic surgeon, amirite?!
The first trailer for Bob Odenkirk‘s new AMC series Lucky Hank dropped on Wednesday and it features a particularly wince inducing run-in between the Better Call Saul alum’s titular college professor and a spiral bound notebook. But as the trailer kinda-sorta establishes, the self-described “difficult man” had it coming.
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The first trailer for Bob Odenkirk‘s new AMC series Lucky Hank dropped on Wednesday and it features a particularly wince inducing run-in between the Better Call Saul alum’s titular college professor and a spiral bound notebook. But as the trailer kinda-sorta establishes, the self-described “difficult man” had it coming.
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Premiering Sunday, March 19, Lucky Hank (formerly titled Straight Man) is a...
- 2/15/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Bob Odenkirk is returning to AMC with Lucky Hank, which now has its first full-length trailer for his new drama series.
The Better Call Saul Emmy-nominee’s next show is described as “a midlife crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry ‘Hank’ Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in a working-class American town. Hank’s discontent is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body, and in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.”
Mireille Enos (Hanna) stars as Lily Devereaux, the “emotionally grounded, unflappable wife of Hank and the vice principal of the local high school in rural Pennsylvania where they live. As Hank’s life starts to unravel, Lily begins to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made.
The Better Call Saul Emmy-nominee’s next show is described as “a midlife crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry ‘Hank’ Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in a working-class American town. Hank’s discontent is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body, and in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.”
Mireille Enos (Hanna) stars as Lily Devereaux, the “emotionally grounded, unflappable wife of Hank and the vice principal of the local high school in rural Pennsylvania where they live. As Hank’s life starts to unravel, Lily begins to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made.
- 2/15/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Better Call Saul may be done, but Bob Odenkirk is returning to AMC very soon.
AMC Networks announced today that Lucky Hank will debut across four of its linear networks, with BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV joining AMC and AMC+ for a multi-network premiere event on Sunday, March 19 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
Lucky Hank is a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry "Hank" Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in a working-class American town.
Hank's discontent is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body, and in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.
Mireille Enos stars as Lily Devereaux, the emotionally grounded, unflappable wife of Hank and the Vice Principal of the local high school in rural Pennsylvania where they live.
AMC Networks announced today that Lucky Hank will debut across four of its linear networks, with BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV joining AMC and AMC+ for a multi-network premiere event on Sunday, March 19 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
Lucky Hank is a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry "Hank" Devereaux, Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in a working-class American town.
Hank's discontent is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body, and in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.
Mireille Enos stars as Lily Devereaux, the emotionally grounded, unflappable wife of Hank and the Vice Principal of the local high school in rural Pennsylvania where they live.
- 2/15/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Even if you’ve never seen an episode of The Office, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the “Parkour” scene in video, gif, or meme form. This opening from the season six premiere “Gossip” sees Michael Scott (Steve Carell), Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) trying to parkour across the office in increasingly hilarious and barely dangerous ways.
To celebrate the release of more extended “Superfan” episodes on Peacock, the official YouTube channel for The Office released an extended cut of this fan-favorite opening scene that has an entire extra minute of parkour shenanigans. We get to see Michael slam Jim’s (John Krasinski) laptop shut so that he can belly flop onto the conference table and whisper “parkour” directly into the camera. We get to see Michael try to parkour into an open elevator, miss his shot before the door closes, and then...
To celebrate the release of more extended “Superfan” episodes on Peacock, the official YouTube channel for The Office released an extended cut of this fan-favorite opening scene that has an entire extra minute of parkour shenanigans. We get to see Michael slam Jim’s (John Krasinski) laptop shut so that he can belly flop onto the conference table and whisper “parkour” directly into the camera. We get to see Michael try to parkour into an open elevator, miss his shot before the door closes, and then...
- 2/1/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Though The Office initially had a rough start finding an audience, the show definitely found its footing in season 2. Over time, the show became extremely popular, and the cast and crew were praised for creating such a colorful comedy. Today, nearly a decade after the series finale, the show is still capturing hearts and finding new audiences. Thanks to streaming services, the mockumentary workplace comedy is more popular than ever. In fact, many people regard the show as one of the best sitcoms of all time. Thus, most people are surprised when they learn that the show doesn’t actually have that many Emmys.
‘The Office’ stars Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson | Lester Cohen Archive/WireImage How many Emmy awards and nominations did ‘The Office’ get?
The Emmys, of course, recognize outstanding achievements in television. They are rewards given for both technical and artistic merit.
‘The Office’ stars Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson | Lester Cohen Archive/WireImage How many Emmy awards and nominations did ‘The Office’ get?
The Emmys, of course, recognize outstanding achievements in television. They are rewards given for both technical and artistic merit.
- 2/1/2023
- by Abeni Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Many episodes of The Office started with a cold open. This tactic jumped right into the middle of a story that had nothing to do with the episode’s narrative but stood alone as a mini arc. Many of the cold opens from The Office are fan favorites, including the one from the season 6 premiere “Gossip” where Michael (Steve Carell), Andy (Ed Helms), and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) do parkour. Behind the scenes, Toby Flenderson actor Paul Lieberstein is the reason that scene became as funny as it did — find out why.
Steve Carell as Michael Scott | Peacock/NBC Paul Lieberstein’s directing changed ‘The Office’ parkour scene
According to Lieberstein, who wrote and directed the episode, the parkour scene wasn’t choreographed. He did tell the actors that the goal was to “just mess up the room as much as possible.”
However, after an underwhelming first take, Lieberstein made a change.
Steve Carell as Michael Scott | Peacock/NBC Paul Lieberstein’s directing changed ‘The Office’ parkour scene
According to Lieberstein, who wrote and directed the episode, the parkour scene wasn’t choreographed. He did tell the actors that the goal was to “just mess up the room as much as possible.”
However, after an underwhelming first take, Lieberstein made a change.
- 1/29/2023
- by Lauren Anderson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Robert California was one of the few characters on "The Office" that fans seem to either love or hate. The workplace sitcom is filled with "people we know," and several of us have dealt with prickly co-workers similar to Angela (Angela Martin) or people like Stanley (Leslie David Baker), who hate their jobs and live for pretzel day. Many of us have also rooted for obvious workplace romances like Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer).
But Robert California? One of these things is not like the other, as few of us have likely crossed paths with anyone like him. And for that, we can blame Michael Scott (of course we can). When Steve Carell left "The Office" after seven seasons, it left a gaping hole in the cast, and the show would eventually turn to James Spader as the new boss to fill the tremendous void Michael left. The...
But Robert California? One of these things is not like the other, as few of us have likely crossed paths with anyone like him. And for that, we can blame Michael Scott (of course we can). When Steve Carell left "The Office" after seven seasons, it left a gaping hole in the cast, and the show would eventually turn to James Spader as the new boss to fill the tremendous void Michael left. The...
- 1/22/2023
- by Travis Yates
- Slash Film
Bob Odenkirk didn't waste much time before jumping into his next project after "Better Call Saul." His latest series is another AMC show called "Lucky Hank," and this one features Odenkirk as the titular Hank, a professor at a mediocre Pennsylvania college who, as this recent teaser points out, specializes in "minor strife and significant irritation."
The show is based on Richard Russo's 1997 book "Straight Man," and is a character study of a man going through a mid-life crisis. The eight-episode season comes to us from co-showrunners Paul Lieberstein ("The Office") and Aaron Zelman ("The Killing"), and it will likely be a series that defies being categorized into any specific subgenre (though dramedy is what most folks will likely call it).
"We don't know how to define it, but we know it when we see it," Zelman explained to me during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, when asked about finding show's tone.
The show is based on Richard Russo's 1997 book "Straight Man," and is a character study of a man going through a mid-life crisis. The eight-episode season comes to us from co-showrunners Paul Lieberstein ("The Office") and Aaron Zelman ("The Killing"), and it will likely be a series that defies being categorized into any specific subgenre (though dramedy is what most folks will likely call it).
"We don't know how to define it, but we know it when we see it," Zelman explained to me during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, when asked about finding show's tone.
- 1/12/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
Better Call Saul may be over, but Bob Odenkirk is returning to AMC this year.
The Emmy-nominated star will headline Lucky Hank (Formerly Straight Man), which premieres Sunday, March 19, on AMC+ and AMC.
The series also stars Mireille Enos (The Killing).
Lucky Hank is an eight-episode mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College.
Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Aaron Zelman (Silicon Valley, The Killing) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office, The Newsroom), who adapted the project from the novel Straight Man by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo, serve as co-showrunners.
Zelman, Lieberstein, Odenkirk, Director Peter Farrelly (Green Book), Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire), Richard Russo, Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero(PEN15) are executive producers.
"Bob Odenkirk is just as good as it gets,...
The Emmy-nominated star will headline Lucky Hank (Formerly Straight Man), which premieres Sunday, March 19, on AMC+ and AMC.
The series also stars Mireille Enos (The Killing).
Lucky Hank is an eight-episode mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College.
Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Aaron Zelman (Silicon Valley, The Killing) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office, The Newsroom), who adapted the project from the novel Straight Man by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo, serve as co-showrunners.
Zelman, Lieberstein, Odenkirk, Director Peter Farrelly (Green Book), Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire), Richard Russo, Naomi Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero(PEN15) are executive producers.
"Bob Odenkirk is just as good as it gets,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Former “The Office” star, executive producer and writer Paul Lieberstein says he’s kind of going back to what he knows with his new AMC show, “Lucky Hank.”
Based on Richard Russo’s novel “Straight Man,” “Lucky Hank” stars Bob Odenkirk as the titular character, the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania.
“I was really interested in the world,” Lieberstein said Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, “and I was looking to develop something at the university. And part of it came from this idea of ‘The Office,’ just with smarter people. And they’re all kind of like people that you know.”
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AMC describes “Lucky Hank” as a “midlife crisis tale set at Railton College.
Based on Richard Russo’s novel “Straight Man,” “Lucky Hank” stars Bob Odenkirk as the titular character, the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania.
“I was really interested in the world,” Lieberstein said Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, “and I was looking to develop something at the university. And part of it came from this idea of ‘The Office,’ just with smarter people. And they’re all kind of like people that you know.”
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AMC describes “Lucky Hank” as a “midlife crisis tale set at Railton College.
- 1/10/2023
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
After bouncing back from a heart attack and putting a bow on his multi-award-winning series Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk is tackling his next project at AMC, Lucky Hank. Initially titled Straight Man, Lucky Hank stars Odenkirk as a college professor in the throes of a mid-life crisis. AMC dropped a Lucky Hank teaser trailer on Tuesday featuring Odenkirk in a salt-and-pepper beard, spectacles, and scowl that could send students running for the hills.
In the Lucky Hank teaser trailer, Odenkirk’s William Henry Deveraux Jr. explains he’s “always been a difficult man,” who specializes in minor strife and irritation. As the camera zooms in on Odenkirk’s face, the corner of his lip curls in disgust as he contemplates his mediocre existence. William Henry Deveraux Jr. is the chairman of the English department in an underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt, a state filled with individuals who are used to disappointment.
In the Lucky Hank teaser trailer, Odenkirk’s William Henry Deveraux Jr. explains he’s “always been a difficult man,” who specializes in minor strife and irritation. As the camera zooms in on Odenkirk’s face, the corner of his lip curls in disgust as he contemplates his mediocre existence. William Henry Deveraux Jr. is the chairman of the English department in an underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt, a state filled with individuals who are used to disappointment.
- 1/10/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Bob Odenkirk’s return to AMC has a date: His new series “Lucky Hank” (formerly “Straight Man”) will premiere on Sunday, March 19 on AMC and AMC+, the network announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. No time was specified.
Based on the novel “Straight Man” by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo and developed by Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein, “Lucky Hank” follows William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the chairman of the English department at the underfunded Railton College in the Pennsylvania rust belt, going through a midlife crisis. Mireille Enos plays Hank’s wife, Lily. Odenkirk also serves as executive producer alongside his wife Naomi Odenkirk, Peter Farrelly, Mark Johnson and Marc Provissiero.
“Lucky Hank” will launch just seven months after Odenkirk finished his 13-year stint playing Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill/Gene Takovic across two shows with the conclusion of “Better Call Saul” last August. He was...
Based on the novel “Straight Man” by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo and developed by Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein, “Lucky Hank” follows William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the chairman of the English department at the underfunded Railton College in the Pennsylvania rust belt, going through a midlife crisis. Mireille Enos plays Hank’s wife, Lily. Odenkirk also serves as executive producer alongside his wife Naomi Odenkirk, Peter Farrelly, Mark Johnson and Marc Provissiero.
“Lucky Hank” will launch just seven months after Odenkirk finished his 13-year stint playing Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill/Gene Takovic across two shows with the conclusion of “Better Call Saul” last August. He was...
- 1/10/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
With things at AMC looking grim, the channel better call Bob. And indeed they did, because the cable network is re-teaming with “Better Call Saul” star and “Breaking Bad” star Bob Odenkirk for a new series “Lucky Hank,” formerly titled “Straight Man.”
AMC announced that name change January 10 out of their Television Critics Association winter press tour conference and revealed it will premiere March 19. In addition, an (extremely short) teaser for the series was released, featuring an extreme close-up of a bearded Odenkirk and some philosophical narration.
Based on the 1997 novel “Straight Man” by Richard Russo, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Empire Falls,” “Lucky Hank” has a similar premise as 2021’s Netflix series “The Chair,” which starred Sandra Oh as the stressed-out chair of a college’s English department. Odenkirk takes on the role of William Henry Devereaux Jr., the English department chair at Railton College, a poorly...
AMC announced that name change January 10 out of their Television Critics Association winter press tour conference and revealed it will premiere March 19. In addition, an (extremely short) teaser for the series was released, featuring an extreme close-up of a bearded Odenkirk and some philosophical narration.
Based on the 1997 novel “Straight Man” by Richard Russo, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Empire Falls,” “Lucky Hank” has a similar premise as 2021’s Netflix series “The Chair,” which starred Sandra Oh as the stressed-out chair of a college’s English department. Odenkirk takes on the role of William Henry Devereaux Jr., the English department chair at Railton College, a poorly...
- 1/10/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Bob Odenkirk is feeling Lucky.
The Better Call Saul alum’s new series Lucky Hank will premiere Sunday, March 19 on AMC, the network announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Along with the premiere date, AMC released a new teaser for the dramedy — which you can watch above — with Odenkirk’s college professor Hank staring into the camera as we hear him say, “I’ve always been a difficult man. I specialize in minor strife and insignificant irritation. That’s my lane.”
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The Better Call Saul alum’s new series Lucky Hank will premiere Sunday, March 19 on AMC, the network announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Along with the premiere date, AMC released a new teaser for the dramedy — which you can watch above — with Odenkirk’s college professor Hank staring into the camera as we hear him say, “I’ve always been a difficult man. I specialize in minor strife and insignificant irritation. That’s my lane.”
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- 1/10/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Bob Odenkirk’s upcoming AMC series “Lucky Hank” got even luckier on Tuesday with the announcement of some heavy hitter guest and recurring stars during the show’s TCA Winter 2023 panel.
On that panel, AMC also released the first teaser, which you can watch at the top of the page right now. “Lucky Hank” premieres March 19.
As for the new cast, Oscar Nunez (“The Office”) will portray Dean Jacob Rose, who per the official description is “Dean of Railton College, Jacob Rose has known Hank Devereaux (Odenkirk) for many years, and the two are friends. But Rose, weary of playing politics in a time of crisis, must also navigate being Hank’s boss.” He’ll appear in six of the show’s eight episodes.
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On that panel, AMC also released the first teaser, which you can watch at the top of the page right now. “Lucky Hank” premieres March 19.
As for the new cast, Oscar Nunez (“The Office”) will portray Dean Jacob Rose, who per the official description is “Dean of Railton College, Jacob Rose has known Hank Devereaux (Odenkirk) for many years, and the two are friends. But Rose, weary of playing politics in a time of crisis, must also navigate being Hank’s boss.” He’ll appear in six of the show’s eight episodes.
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- 1/10/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Bob Odenkirk’s absence from AMC will not be a prolonged one.
The cable outlet has set a premiere date for the Better Call Saul star’s next series: Lucky Hank (formerly titled Straight Man) is set to premiere March 19 on AMC and streamer AMC+ — a little over seven months after the Saul series finale and less than a year since AMC announced the project was being developed.
The series, which stars Odenkirk as a college professor in the midst of a midlife crisis, has also released a brief teaser (watch it below) and rounded out the guest cast for its eight-episode season. Oscar Nunez (The Office), Tom Bower (Crazy Heart, Raymond & Ray), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley) will all have recurring roles.
In Lucky Hank, Odenkirk plays William Henry Deveraux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
The cable outlet has set a premiere date for the Better Call Saul star’s next series: Lucky Hank (formerly titled Straight Man) is set to premiere March 19 on AMC and streamer AMC+ — a little over seven months after the Saul series finale and less than a year since AMC announced the project was being developed.
The series, which stars Odenkirk as a college professor in the midst of a midlife crisis, has also released a brief teaser (watch it below) and rounded out the guest cast for its eight-episode season. Oscar Nunez (The Office), Tom Bower (Crazy Heart, Raymond & Ray), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley) will all have recurring roles.
In Lucky Hank, Odenkirk plays William Henry Deveraux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
- 1/10/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Odenkirk’s next series for AMC has a premiere date. Lucky Hank, an eight-episode series about an English department chairman having a mid-life crisis, will bow March 19 on AMC and AMC+.
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Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), Lucky Hank follows the exploits of an unlikely chairman in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. It also stars Mireille Enos as Lily, William’s wife and the vice principal of the local high school. Just as Hank’s life begins to unravel, Lily also begins to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made.
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Told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), Lucky Hank follows the exploits of an unlikely chairman in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. It also stars Mireille Enos as Lily, William’s wife and the vice principal of the local high school. Just as Hank’s life begins to unravel, Lily also begins to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made.
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- 1/10/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Perhaps one of the most bittersweet things in television in recent memory is the ending of "Better Call Saul." Yes, it's sad that the critically acclaimed prequel series has ended. However, now that it's over, the show's incredibly talented cast and crew can move on to new and exciting projects. After the excellent track record that "Better Call Saul" had, anything the talent does at this point should be something to look forward to. Vince Gilligan is already re-teaming with Rhea Seehorn on his upcoming sci-fi tv series for Apple TV+ that will be a departure from the writer's recent work in the "Breaking Bad" universe. Additionally, "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk had found his next big role as the lead in a new original series, once again at AMC.
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- 1/9/2023
- by Ernesto Valenzuela
- Slash Film
Just like Jimmy McGill, Bob Odenkirk‘s new AMC series is changing its name. The upcoming series, originally titled Straight Man, will now be called Lucky Hank, TVLine has confirmed. The series is set to premiere this spring.
Based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo, Lucky Hank is a “mid-life crisis tale” that takes place on a fictional college campus in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt. Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the college’s English department. Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office) adapted the book and serve as co-showrunners.
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Based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo, Lucky Hank is a “mid-life crisis tale” that takes place on a fictional college campus in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt. Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the college’s English department. Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office) adapted the book and serve as co-showrunners.
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- 1/6/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Alvina August has been cast in a recurring role in Bob Odenkirk’s upcoming AMC dramedy series “Straight Man,” Variety has learned.
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It was ordered to series at AMC in April. In addition to Odenkirk, previously announced cast members include Sara Amini, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Arthur Keng, and Cedric Yarbrough.
Per the official logline, the show follows “William Henry Devereaux Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department at a college in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt.”
August will appear as June Washington-Chen, described as “an English professor who is temperate and careful. She is as savvy and individually minded as her husband, English professor Teddy Washington-Chen (Keng).”
August currently stars as Detective Karen Hart in the CW series “Nancy Drew,” which is ending after its current fourth season. She...
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It was ordered to series at AMC in April. In addition to Odenkirk, previously announced cast members include Sara Amini, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Arthur Keng, and Cedric Yarbrough.
Per the official logline, the show follows “William Henry Devereaux Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department at a college in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt.”
August will appear as June Washington-Chen, described as “an English professor who is temperate and careful. She is as savvy and individually minded as her husband, English professor Teddy Washington-Chen (Keng).”
August currently stars as Detective Karen Hart in the CW series “Nancy Drew,” which is ending after its current fourth season. She...
- 11/16/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
"The Office" has only grown in popularity over time. After its ninth and final season wrapped in 2013, the show has found a new life on streaming, and captured millions of new fans. Seven years after it finished, it was the single most streamed show of 2020, which is pretty staggering when you think about it.
The show has endured because its style allowed it to be timeless. It feels as relevant then as it does now, nearly a decade after the show ended. It's also super popular because many of the people who got their big breaks on the show, including Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Mindy Kaling, have become some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
The biggest reason "The Office" has remained an incredibly popular show, though, is because it's funny with a capital F. The jokes never stop and the scenarios are always wild, but there's a believability that makes it all work.
The show has endured because its style allowed it to be timeless. It feels as relevant then as it does now, nearly a decade after the show ended. It's also super popular because many of the people who got their big breaks on the show, including Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Mindy Kaling, have become some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
The biggest reason "The Office" has remained an incredibly popular show, though, is because it's funny with a capital F. The jokes never stop and the scenarios are always wild, but there's a believability that makes it all work.
- 10/7/2022
- by Barry Levitt
- Slash Film
National treasure Bob Odenkirk isn't saying goodbye to AMC after the completion of "Better Call Saul," as his next project, "Straight Man," is well into production. Many assumed Odenkirk would take a step back from the acting world after he endured a heart attack, but you can't keep a Goodman down. He thankfully recovered after the massive scare and now ol' Bob is back, bearded, and better than ever.
The new dramedy series is based on the Richard Russo novel of the same name, with Odenkirk starring as William Henry Devereaux Jr., aka "Hank," the unlikely interim chairman of the English department at a fictional Pennsylvania university while he experiences a mid-life crisis. "Straight Man" is currently filming and looking at a 2023 premiere with an 8-episode first season, which means we're still a ways away from a trailer, but here's everything we know so far about the new series.
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The new dramedy series is based on the Richard Russo novel of the same name, with Odenkirk starring as William Henry Devereaux Jr., aka "Hank," the unlikely interim chairman of the English department at a fictional Pennsylvania university while he experiences a mid-life crisis. "Straight Man" is currently filming and looking at a 2023 premiere with an 8-episode first season, which means we're still a ways away from a trailer, but here's everything we know so far about the new series.
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- 9/29/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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