TV series
Lucky Hank
Overview
A mid-life crisis tale about the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-03-19
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- AMC
- Production
- TriStar Television, Gran Via Productions, Ponyboy Productions, AMC Studios, Le Foole
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bob Odenkirk as William Henry 'Hank' Devereaux, Jr.
- Mireille Enos as Lily Devereaux
- Cedric Yarbrough as Paul Rourke
- Diedrich Bader as Tony Conigula
- Olivia Scott Welch as Julie Devereaux
- Sara Amini as Meg Quigley
- Suzanne Cryer as Gracie DuBois
- Jackson Kelly as Bartow
- Roman Kinsella as 8-Year-Old Hank
- Shorya Lamba as Student
- Ellen MacNevin as Rachel
- Bradley Duffy as YMCA Moderator
Creators and crew
- Paul Lieberstein - Creator
- Aaron Zelman - Creator
- Marc Provissiero - Executive Producer
- Richard Russo - Executive Producer
- Bob Odenkirk - Executive Producer
- Aaron Zelman - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
Hank rants against Railton College, calling it "Mediocrity’s Capitol," and the administration is pressured to fire him. Hank and Lily contemplate a future outside of Railton.
Episode 2: George Saunders
When George Saunders visits Railton College, the professors scramble to impress the celebrated writer, while Hank is reminded of his own failed writing career. Hank and Lily anticipate an announcement from their daughter Julie.
Episode 3: Escape
Hank spirals when a storage pod full of his father’s belongings is dropped in his front yard. The professors spiral when rumors of budget cuts threaten their tenured jobs.
Episode 4: The Goose Boxer
Amid firing rumors, the professors look to the union to protect their jobs, while Hank tries a different approach. Lily interviews for a job at a prestigious New York prep school.
Episode 5: The Clock
Hank and Lily host the annual English department dinner. Lily has a decision to make. Hank’s past involving his troubled relationship with his father catches up to him.
Episode 6: The Arrival
Hank and Tony travel to an academic conference, where their differing philosophies on work and life cause friction. Lily mediates trouble in Julie and Russell’s marriage.
Episode 7: The Count of Monte Cristo
Hank contends with the return of his father to Railton. Lily hunts for apartments in New York. Julie looks to Hank for help in Lily’s absence.
Episode 8: The Chopping Block
Hank is faced with an impossible decision at work, as his department’s jobs are on the line. Lily settles into a new normal in New York.
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