Hung (2009–2011)

A former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach finds a way to benefit from his biggest asset.

Creators:

Colette Burson, Dmitry Lipkin

Stars:

Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Charlie Saxton

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Thomas Jane	...	Ray Drecker (30 episodes, 2009-2011)
Jane Adams	...	Tanya Skagle (30 episodes, 2009-2011)
Charlie Saxton	...	Damon Drecker (30 episodes, 2009-2011)
Sianoa Smit-McPhee	...	Darby Drecker (30 episodes, 2009-2011)
Anne Heche	...	Jessica Haxon (30 episodes, 2009-2011)
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Lenore Bernard (26 episodes, 2009-2011)
Gregg Henry	...	Mike (25 episodes, 2009-2011)
Eddie Jemison	...	Ronnie Haxon (21 episodes, 2009-2011)
Lennie James	...	Charlie (15 episodes, 2010-2011)

Storyline

A former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach finds a way to benefit from his biggest asset.

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Plot Keywords:

gigolo | ex husband ex wife relationship | basketball coach | high school teacher | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Back to the grind.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

En velutstyrt mann

Filming Locations:

7110 Colony Dr., West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tennessee Wolf Pack, E1 Entertainment, HBO Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Season 1 marketing for this show includes a shot of a man (face not shown) putting on a sock with holes on his large foot. This has two clever meanings: first, the holes in the sock show that he's running short on money; second, the size of his foot is intended to play on the long-standing belief that the size of a man's feet is an indication of his "endowment".

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Connections

Referenced in Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)

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Soundtracks

"I'll Be Your Man"
by The Black Keys

User Reviews

In desperate times a man will do desperate measures even if it's complex, yet that makes this funny comedy sexy drama watchable.

HBO has always been one to be known to push the envelope with original series and programming and with this series "Hung" they once again have. It's outspoken and it's material is complex and very sexy in nature while being blended with funny stories. Yet it stays true to the current times of the economic recession and people having it rough to make ends meet. And very fitting the series is set in Detroit a city that's been affected the most with hard times and a person with do just about anything for a buck.

The series plot involves a man Ray Drecker(Thomas Jane)who was an ex high school star athlete and his current job is that of being a high school teacher and coach. All of a sudden Ray's life goes up in flames his classy and sophisticated ex sweetheart cheerleader wife Jessica(Anne Heche)has divorced him and left for a man with a bigger pocket a dermatologist. So Ray has lost it all his house, even his two nerdy and overweight slacker kids and you guessed it he's broke.

And with a tough job market he needs something to supplement his income so it's with his meeting of a local Detroit woman the lonely and scattered brained Tanya(Jane Adams)who's an apparent mentor and motivational job placement adviser an ideal comes to mind. You would have never guessed it Ray becomes a male prostitute! As the motor city has plenty of lonely and desperate horny housewives. As with any business that goes especially this one a sex for sell aside from pleasure it gets complex and guilt is felt even though the money is good. Tanya will branch out to a local business lady to run the service someone who has the business and money making knowledge that happens to be the sexy and elegant Lenore(Rebecca Creskoff)who's a flat witch of a personality.

Along the way this series shows plenty of skin it's fun to watch and it's funny as some of the episodes stories make you laugh. As a man desperate enough to become a male hooker has it's funny moments, still a lifestyle like this aside from the money has feelings of guilt and pain making feelings and life complex that's one reason aside from the sexy nature of this series that makes it so watchable. So be like me and many others and get "Hung" on HBO's "Hung".