8.6 /10 1 Votes8.6
81% Metacritic Starring Ben Sinclair Original language(s) English First episode date 9 November 2012 Genre Comedy | 8/10 IMDb 94% Rotten Tomatoes Country of origin United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. of episodes 19 (web)6 (TV) (list of episodes) Production company(s) Janky Clown Productions Created by Katja Blichfeld, Ben Sinclair Nominations Satellite Award for Best Original Short-Format Program Similar Mary + Jane, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Kevin Can Wait, The Old Guys, Your Family or Mine Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High maintenance season 1 trailer 2016 new hbo series
High Maintenance is an American comedy television and web series created by husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld. The series originally premiered on Vimeo on November 11, 2012, and began airing on HBO on September 16, 2016.
Contents
- High maintenance season 1 trailer 2016 new hbo series
- Story
- Production
- Critical response
- Vimeo partnership
- Notable Cast
- References
The show follows a nameless marijuana deliveryman called The Guy (played by Sinclair) as he delivers his product to clients in New York City. Each episode focuses on a new set of characters as they all procure their cannabis from Sinclair's character.
On April 20, 2015, HBO announced that it has ordered six television episodes, to premiere on September 16, 2016. On September 28, 2016, HBO renewed High Maintenance for a second television season.
Story
Almost all of the episodes in this character-driven web series are named after an unseen peripheral character that someone in the episode mentions (the one exception being "Heidi"). The characters are meant to be relevant, regardless of whether or not the viewer engages in similar activities. This web series is shot throughout various neighborhoods in Brooklyn and occasionally Manhattan. Each episode is between five and twelve minutes in length. "Freed of the constraints of thirty-minute or one-hour formulas, the episodes are luxurious and twisty and humane, radiating new ideas about storytelling," wrote television critic Emily Nussbaum in an article for The New Yorker.
Production
Sinclair said that the TV shows Six Feet Under and Party Down were inspirations for the web series.
The talent pool in New York City is rich—and familiar to Blichfeld (who is an Emmy Award-winning casting director of 30 Rock). Each episode cost less than $1,000 to make.
Critical response
Critical response has been positive. The actor Dan Stevens calls it "a brilliant collection of succinct character portraits from a cross-section of New York society". Jenji Kohan said that High Maintenance was one of her favorite recent discoveries, calling the episodes little jewels, "beautiful glimpses into people's lives," "really well crafted," "delicious."
Vimeo partnership
In June 2014, Vimeo announced that the website will provide financial backing for upcoming episodes of original programming via their Vimeo on Demand platform.
Vimeo funded six episodes of High Maintenance before the series was picked up by HBO. Three episodes were released November 11, 2014, and the remaining three on February 5, 2015.