If you’re job is getting you down, it’s always good to find an outside hobby (or two). For Bill Hader‘s titular hitman in “Barry,” when killing people starts getting old, he turns to acting and gets a new lust for life.
It’s one of the most original premises for an HBO series we’ve had in a while, which makes us all the more excited to see how it turns out. We’re also pretty thrilled to a have a show that will give us Bill Hader on a weekly basis, and doing something that will tap into both his comedic and dramatic talents. Here’s the official synopsis:
BARRY is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader in the title role of a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest who falls in love with acting while on a job in LA. Barry’s handler, Fuches (Stephen Root), hires him out to the violent Chechen mob in Los Angeles, led by Goran Pazar (Glenn Fleshler) and his right-hand man, Noho Hank (Anthony Carrigan).
Barry’s target: an aspiring actor who is having an affair with Pazar’s wife. Barry follows his “mark” into an acting class taught by beloved teacher/guru Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), and is instantly drawn to the group of students, particularly Sally (Sarah Goldberg). Although he wants to start a new life in this community of eager hopefuls, Barry’s criminal past won’t let him walk away. Can he find a way to balance the two worlds?
“Barry” launches on March 25th.