Identical to Jimmy McGill, Bob Odenkirk‘s new AMC sequence is altering its title. The upcoming sequence, initially titled Straight Man, will now be known as Fortunate Hank, TVLine has confirmed. The sequence is about to premiere this spring.
Based mostly on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo, Fortunate Hank is a “mid-life disaster story” that takes place on a fictional school campus within the Pennsylvania Rust Belt. Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the school’s English division. Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Workplace) tailored the guide and function co-showrunners.
It earned a sequence order final April, with The Killing alum Mireille Enos later signing on to play Hank’s spouse Lily, the vice principal of the native highschool. “As Hank’s life begins to unravel, Lily begins to query the trail she’s on and the alternatives she’s made,” per the official description.
Odenkirk simply wrapped up a six-season run as shady lawyer Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman on AMC’s Higher Name Saul, with the sequence finale airing in August. The function earned Odenkirk 5 Emmy nominations for finest lead actor in a drama sequence, with Saul‘s last episodes nonetheless eligible for this yr’s ceremony. He beforehand performed Saul Goodman on Breaking Dangerous, debuting within the Emmy-winning hit’s second season.
We even have our first have a look at Odenkirk and Enos in Fortunate Hank, due to a set of recent photographs from the sequence — scroll all the way down to see extra, and drop your first impressions within the feedback.
