Lucky Hank season 1 will be the final outing for the show. The dark AMC comedy set in the world of academia starred Bob Odenkirk as Hank Devereaux, Jr., the English department chairman at a struggling university. The show, which was Odenkirk’s first following the sixth and final season of his Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul, also starred Mireille Enos, Cedric Yarbrough, Diedrich Bader, Olivia Scott Welch, Sara Amini, and Suzanne Cryer.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Lucky Hank has now been cancelled by AMC.
More to come…
Lucky Hank
- Release Date:
- 2023-03-19
- Cast:
- Array
- Main Genre:
- Array
- Genres:
- Array
- Rating:
- Not Yet Rated
- Seasons:
- 1
- Season List:
- Array
- Summary:
- Lucky Hank, formerly known as Straight Man, is a series adaptation of the book of the same name from author Richard Russo. The story follows William “Hank” Henry Devereaux Jr., a Pennsylvania college’s gruff and reluctant English department chairman that lacks crucial funding during a mid-life crisis. Bob Odenkirk will be taking on the role of William, with Mirielle Enos and Olivia Scott Welch playing his wife and daughter.
- Studio:
- Gran Via, TriStar Television
- Characters By:
- Richard Russo
- Creator:
- Peter Farrelly
- Distributor:
- AMC, AMC+
- Main Characters:
- William Henry Devereaux, Jr., Tony COnigula, Lily Devereaux, Gracie DuBois, Meg Quigley, Paul Rourke, Hank
- Producer:
- David Magee, Shawn Williamson
- Story By:
- Richard Russo
