Barry Series 01 Overview

Introduction Barry is an American dark comedy–crime television series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader that premiered on HBO on 25 March 2018. Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a former US Marine and a hitman, from Cleveland who travels to Los Angeles to kill someone but finds himself joining an acting class taught by…

Andrew Marshall

14/08/2020

1–2 minutes

Action, Comedy, Crime, Military TV Series

Introduction

Barry is an American dark comedy–crime television series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader that premiered on HBO on 25 March 2018.

Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a former US Marine and a hitman, from Cleveland who travels to Los Angeles to kill someone but finds himself joining an acting class taught by Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), where he meets aspiring actress Sally Reed (Sarah Goldberg) and begins to question his path in life as he deals with his criminal associates such as Monroe Fuches (Stephen Root) and NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan).

Outline

Barry follows Barry Berkman, a former Marine from Cleveland who works as a hitman. Lonely and dissatisfied with life, he travels to Los Angeles to kill a target and ends up “finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the L.A. theatre scene”.

Barry Series

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