Hung follows the life of Ray Drecker, a high-school basketball coach and history teacher in suburban Detroit, who uses his God-given endowment to become a male prostitute in order to pay his bills after his house is burned nearly to the ground. With the help of his friend/pimp/former one-night stand Tanya, Ray services female clients while trying to get back on his feet to rebuild his house and regain custody of his teenage kids.
Premiered:
June 28, 2009
See It:
Season 1 is available on DVD.
History:
Hung debuted in 2009 after a mildly titillating but surprisingly controversy-free ad campaign to mostly positive reviews and strong ratings for HBO, where it was paired with veteran dramedy Entourage.
Cast:
Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker
Jane Adams as Tanya Skagle
Anne Heche as Jessica Haxon
Charlie Saxton as Damon Drecker
Sianoa Smit-McPhee as Darby Drecker
Eddie Jemison as Ronnie Haxon
Creators:
Hung was created by Dmitry Lipkin, creator of the drama The Riches, and Colette Burson, who serve as executive producers along with Alexander Payne, Michael Rosenberg, John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern.
