[01/09/18 - 09:59 AM] Comedy Series "Barry," Starring Bill Hader, Debuts March 25 "Barry" is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest.
[via press release from HBO]
EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:
Your readers may be interested to know that the HBO comedy series BARRY will debut SUNDAY, MARCH 25 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
BARRY is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away - can he find a way to balance both worlds? The eight-episode series also stars Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Carrigan and Henry Winkler.
The series was created, executive produced and written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader.
[03/07/25 - 11:49 PM] Development Update: Week of March 3-7 Updates include: CBS cancels veterans "FBI: International," "FBI: Most Wanted," and "S.W.A.T."; Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu in talks for HBO's "Harry Potter" series; and Netflix nixes "The Recruit" after two seasons.
[03/07/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for the Highly Anticipated Comedy "The Studio" Starring Rogen and a star-studded ensemble cast with A-list cameos in every episode, the 10-episode comedy will premiere globally on Wednesday, March 26 with the first two episodes, followed by one episode every Wednesday through May 21.
[03/07/25 - 06:38 AM] ESPN Signs Stephen A. Smith to Multi-Year Contract Renewal "I'm happy and honored to remain a member of the Disney/ESPN family for, at least, the next five years," Smith said. "There's only bigger and bigger things ahead. It starts with continuing to put in that work. See y'all soon."
