In the US, “Lucky Hank” begins March 19, 2023 on AMC. When and on which broadcaster or streaming service we can see the eight episodes of the first season in Germany has not yet been announced. However, we expect an appointment close to the US release.
With his figure of Jimmy McGill aka Saul Goodman being adored by millions of fans around the world, Bob Odenkirk has made it from a supporting actor and character actor to a global star at a relatively advanced age. First, he played the cunning, partly due to his capacity as an incorrigibly hapless but also extremely sympathetic lawyer from 2009 to 2013 in the crime series phenomenon “Breaking Bad”.
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Actually, Saul Goodman would only be involved in the story about a man (Bryan Cranston) who has mutated from a high school teacher to a drug lord for a few episodes. But then he was so enjoyed by both viewers and “Breaking Bad” creator and producer Vince Gilligan that he became an integral part of the series. When this finally ended after five seasons, Gilligan created an equally popular spin-off series for him with “Better Call Saul”, which even lasted six seasons and did not reach its final until August 2022.
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Both successful formats ran in the US on cable channel AMC, which apparently did not want to lose any of its top stars. So Odenkirk was offered the title role and a position as producer of the new dramedy Lucky Hank.
That’s what “Lucky Hank” is about
The unfortunately very short teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much of the first season’s plot. We do know that the series is based on Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man.
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The volume blurb reads: William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr. is the chair of the English department at a small Pennsylvania university and used the weapons of irony to keep the serious side of life at bay. In fact, he’s a made man. He is happily married, father of two daughters, published a novel years ago that was appreciated by critics and has a decisive influence on the fate of the university. Actually. Because suddenly that week comes when things go really wrong: Hank clashes with his colleagues, the faculty is threatened with budget cuts, he doubts his marriage, and then there’s that prostate…”
These are the stars and creators of “Lucky Hank”
Aaron Zelman (Law & Order, Criminal Minds, Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office, Space Force) will serve as showrunners and executive producers of Lucky Hank. The first episode is directed by Green Book and There’s Something About Mary director Peter Farrelly.
Besides Odenkirk, who recently appeared in his first starring role in “Nobody,” several other well-known actors are involved. Hank’s wife is played by “The Killing” and “Hanna” star Mireille Enos. Other leading roles include: Olivia Scott Welch from the Netflix trilogy “Fear Street”, Diedrich Bader (“Veep”), Sara Amini (“Hollywood Stargirl”), Cedric Yarbrough (“Paradise PD”) and Suzanne Cryer from “Silicon Valley” .
Guest stars for one or more episodes have already been confirmed: “Twin Peaks” protagonist Kyle MacLachlan, Oscar Núñez (“The Lost City”), Tom Bower (“Raymond & Ray”) and also known for “Silicon Valley”. Diamond opoulos. If you don’t want to miss “Lucky Hank” and other major reboots of all genres – whether on the big screen, in streaming or for home theater – then just subscribe to our free newsletterwhich appears every Thursday.
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