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Barry
Created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader for HBO, Barry is a dark comedy-crime series following Barry Berkman, a marine veteran turned cynical hitman who discovers a passion for acting while tracking a target in Los Angeles. As he tries to sever ties with his criminal past and build a...
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AI Summary
Acclaimed HBO dark comedy-crime series created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg, following a depressed hitman who finds community in a Los Angeles acting class.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- A hitman seeking redemption joins an acting class in Los Angeles, only to find escaping his criminal life impossible.
- Tone
- Dark, satirical, tense, tragicomic, and deeply psychological.
- Setting
- Los Angeles, California, and surrounding areas.
Production
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California
- Creators
- Alec Berg & Bill Hader
- Director
- Bill Hader (majority of core episodes)
- Composer
- David Wingo / Charles Scott IV
Episodes
Chapter One: Make Your Mark
Barry tracks a target to an acting class in Los Angeles and finds himself drawn to the craft. · 32 min · Mar 25, 2018
Chapter Two: Use It
Barry tries to balance his acting exercises with eliminating a dangerous Chechen target. · 27 min · Apr 1, 2018
Chapter Three: Make the Un-Local
Barry attempts to distance himself from the mob while preparing for an acting showcase. · 29 min · Apr 8, 2018
Chapter Four: Commit...
Barry joins forces with the Chechens for a raid that goes terribly sideways. · 28 min · Apr 15, 2018
Chapter Five: Do Your Job
Barry attends a party with his acting classmates while dodging police suspicion. · 28 min · Apr 22, 2018
Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, Use Your Eyes
The police close in on key suspects linked to the local syndicate. · 27 min · Apr 29, 2018
Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
Barry faces a moral reckoning when ordered to eliminate an innocent witness. · 31 min · May 6, 2018
Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth
Season 1 finale — Barry takes drastic measures to protect his secret identity and future with Sally. · 30 min · May 13, 2018
Cast & Characters
Bill Hader
Barry Berkman / Barry Block
Stephen Root
Monroe Fuches
Sarah Goldberg
Sally Reed
Anthony Carrigan
NoHo Hank
Henry Winkler
Gene Cousineau
Barry Berkman / Barry Block
Character
Monroe Fuches
Character
Sally Reed
Character
NoHo Hank
Character
Gene Cousineau
Character
Crew
Bill Hader
Creator / Showrunner / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Alec Berg
Creator / Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer
Aida Mashison
Producer
Emily Heller
Writer / Supervising Producer
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