Hung (TV series)

*Hung*
Hung
Genre	Comedy-drama
Created by	Colette Burson ; Dmitry Lipkin
Starring	Thomas Jane; Jane Adams; Anne Heche; Eddie Jemison; Sianoa Smit-McPhee; Charlie Saxton; Rebecca Creskoff; Gregg Henry; Lennie James; Stephen Amell
Opening theme	"I'll Be Your Man"; by The Black Keys
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Colette Burson; Dmitry Lipkin; Alexander Payne; Michael Rosenberg; Noreen Halpern; John Morayniss
Running time	28 minutes
Production companies	Tennessee Wolf Pack; E1 Entertainment (2009–10); Entertainment One (2011)
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	June 28, 2009 –; December 4, 2011

Hung is an American comedy-drama television series on HBO, created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson. Thomas Jane acts as "Ray Drecker", a high school basketball coach in suburban Detroit, Michigan, who has little money and who works as a prostitute.

Production

The first episode was directed by Alexander Payne. Payne helps make Hung along with Lipkin, Burson, and Blueprint Entertainment. Lipkin and Burson’s script was the first big purchase by HBO's new owner Sue Naegle in April 2008. This move led the writers to immediately work on five more episodes for the series, a total of ten episodes. On December 18, 2008, it was said that HBO picked up the dark comedy.^[1] The show premiered on June 28, 2009.

The theme song for Hung is "I'll Be Your Man" by The Black Keys^[2] from their debut album The Big Come Up (2002).

The second season had 10 episodes. It premiered on June 27, 2010^[1] and ended on September 12, 2010. On September 2, 2010, HBO renewed Hung for a third season of 10 episodes. The season will start on October 2, 2011.^[3]

Cancellation

In December 2011, HBO announced the cancellation of the series, ending it after three seasons.^[4]

Cast

Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker
Jane Adams as Tanya
Anne Heche as Jessica Haxon
Charlie Saxton as Damon Drecker
Sianoa Smit-McPhee as Darby Drecker
Eddie Jemison as Ronnie Haxon
Rebecca Creskoff as Lenore

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nellie Andreeva (December 18, 2008). "HBO picks up 'Hung'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
↑ James Cook (December 18, 2008). "HBO Picks Up Thomas Jane's 'Hung'". TheMovingPicture.net. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
↑ "Keck's Exclusives: Hung Takes a Transgender Turn". TV Guide Network. Lions Gate Entertainment. tvguide.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
↑ Molloy, Tim (December 20, 2011). "HBO Cancels Hung, Make It in America, Bored". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

Other websites

[HBO_picks_up_Hung-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nellie Andreeva (December 18, 2008). "HBO picks up 'Hung'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.

[James_Cook-2] James Cook (December 18, 2008). "HBO Picks Up Thomas Jane's 'Hung'". TheMovingPicture.net. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.

[3] "Keck's Exclusives: Hung Takes a Transgender Turn". TV Guide Network. Lions Gate Entertainment. tvguide.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

[Canceled-4] Molloy, Tim (December 20, 2011). "HBO Cancels Hung, Make It in America, Bored". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

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