Politics can be funny, especially when Jack Black is involved. Add in Tim Robbins and you have the new HBO comedy series The Brink.
The first teaser for the show was released today and first posted at Vanity Fair. An incredibly dark comedy, it centers on American efforts to stop World War II from breaking out, through the eyes of Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Black), Secretary of State Walter Larson (Robbins) and pilot Zeke Tilson (The Wire’s Pablo Schreiber).
HBO officially picked up the series in January, ordering a 10-episode first season. Jay Roach and Jerry Weintraub are executive producers and it was created by Roberto Benabib and Kim Benabib.
The Brink starts on June 21 - the same night True Detective returns - at 10:30 p.m.
HBO is also premiering Ballers that same night. That series stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a former football player.
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