Lieberstein was a writer on the NBC comedy "The Office" and played the put-upon human resources manager Toby as well. Zelman's writing credits include "The Killing" on AMC, "Damages" on FX and "Law & Order" on NBC. He's said that, since he sold the rights, the story is now in other writers' hands, and he doesn't want to take the "spotlight" away from them.īoth Zelman and Lieberstein are used to the spotlight, having worked on major TV shows in the past.
Russo, who lives in Portland, is not giving interviews about the show.
The show also stars Mireille Enos as Hank's wife and Suzanne Cryer, Diedrich Bader and Cedric Yarbrough as fellow teachers. Sunday on AMC, with a total of eight episodes slated to run this season. The second episode of "Lucky Hank" is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Before that, he was in the hit "Breaking Bad," making this his third AMC show in a row. Odenkirk has helped bring the show publicity, going directly from his critically acclaimed star turn in the drama "Better Call Saul," which wrapped up in 2022, to this show. Writing in the New York Times, TV critic James Poniewozik called it "disarmingly funny," while Brian Tallerico from said it's well-acted and that "Odenkirk always delivers." The 1997 novel and the show focus on the midlife crisis of William Henry Devereaux Jr., the English department chair at a small, academically mediocre state university in Pennsylvania. "Lucky Hank" debuted March 19 on AMC with Bob Odenkirk in the starring role, and so far, critics think the show is worth watching.
You could mess it up," added Lieberstein. "But taking on something you love is also terrifying. "We both love Richard Russo, and this book is full of amazing characters, well drawn out and hilarious," said Aaron Zelman, who is producing and writing the show with Paul Lieberstein. The producers of the new AMC series "Lucky Hank" say they're thrilled to be able to base their show on Richard Russo's novel "Straight Man."
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