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A former high school sports legend, now a middle-aged high school basketball coach, Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) has seen better days.
Now he’s a divorced dad with two teens, struggling to make ends meet and regain control of his life.
But you won’t BELIEVE what Drecker is forced to use in a last-ditch attempt to change his fortune in HBO’s new comedy Hung, which will debut on June 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Created by Dmitry Lipkin (creator of The Riches) and Colette Burson, the show uses dark humor to tell the story of a man fighting to survive personal setbacks in a bad economy.
The series stars Thomas Jane (The Punisher, HBOʼs 61) as Ray Drecker; Jane Adams (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) as Rayʼs business partner, Tanya Skagle; Anne Heche (Men in Trees) as Rayʼs ex-wife, Jessica Haxon; Eddie Jemison (Oceanʼs Thirteen) as Jessicaʼs successful husband Ronnie; Sianoa Smit-McPhee (As the Bell Rings) as Rayʼs daughter Darby; and Charlie Saxton (The Lovely Bones) as Rayʼs son Damon.
Yep, Drecker is hung. There’s really no “nice” way to say it. Forced into a corner, he has no choice to use his best “asset.”
And Drecker has a right to be upset with his life. His wife of 20 years (Heche) left him for her dermatologist. After a fire damages his home he inherited from his parents, Ray’s finances reach an all-time low. Lonely, run down and at witʼs end, Ray attends a self-help class, where the mantra is to identify a personal “winning tool” to market for financial success. After a not-so-fulfilling encounter with fellow attendee Tanya Skagle (Jane Adams), a would-be poet, Ray has a “eureka” moment. With the help of Tanya, the well-endowed Ray sets out to exploit his greatest asset in hopes of changing his fortunes.
Here are a few more photos from Hung:
Images: HBO/Hung: Chuck Hodes