13 Upcoming New HBO Series To Be Excited About

8. Barry

Barry Bill Hader
HBO

Bill Hader has proven himself to be an excellent comedic talent on TV - largely thanks to his run on Saturday Night Live - and he's now being given his own series to really prove those chops.

Barry will see Hader as a low-rent Midwest hitman who moves to Los Angeles for a job, and ends up finding acceptance within the local theatre community.

It's a premise that should match Hader's off-kilter sensibilities, and he's joined by talent both behind and in front of the camera: the cast includes Henry Winkler (Happy Days) and Stephen Root (King of the Hill), while it's being co-written with Alec Berg (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley).

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