MIAMI, Fla., February 8, 2018 – On the surface, the Bayer-Boatwrights of Portland, Oregon (USA) are the model of a progressive, multiracial family. Greg is a respected philosophy professor and author; his wife, Audrey, is a former therapist turned conflict-resolution consultant for middle and high schools. Greg and Audrey have three adopted children, Ashley, Duc and Ramon, and a biological daughter, Kristen. But as Audrey prepares for Greg’s 60th birthday party, deep cracks begin to appear in the domestic façade, threatening to upend their very way of life, and they are eventually forced to take Ramon to Dr. Farid Shokrani, a Muslim psychiatrist with demons of his own.

Created by Alan Ball (Emmy^® winner for HBO’s SIX FEET UNDER; Oscar^® winner for AMERICAN BEAUTY), the drama series HERE AND NOW begins its ten-episode season SUNDAY, FEB. 11 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. Tim Robbins (Oscar^® winner for MYSTIC RIVER) and Holly Hunter (Emmy^® winner for HBO’s THE POSITIVELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEADER-MURDERING MOM; Oscar^® winner for THE PIANO) star in the show, which offers a provocative, darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing contemporary America, exploring what it’s like to be an “other” today.

Jerrika Hinton (GREY’S ANATOMY) Daniel Zovatto (DON’T BREATHE), Raymond Lee MOZART IN THE JUNGLE), Sosie Bacon THE CLOSER), Andy Bean (POWER), Joe Williamson (HBO’s LOOKING) and Peter Macdissi (HBO’s SIX FEET UNDER) also star in the series, which is executive produced by Alan Ball, Peter Macdissi (MAXPrime’s BANSHEE, HBO Films’ THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS) and David Knoller (HBO’s BIG LOVE).

Greg (Tim Robbins) and Audrey (Holly Hunter) adopted three children from different countries and backgrounds in an effort to create a family that reflects the multicultural potential of the country. The Colombian-born Ramon (Daniel Zovatto), who’s starting a relationship with Henry (Andy Bean), a barista, begins therapy with Dr. Farid Shokrani (Peter Macdissi) after hallucinogenic encounters with the numbers “11:11.” Duc (Raymond Lee), adopted from Vietnam, enjoys the fruits of a lucrative career as a “motivational architect,” but his celibacy troubles the family.

Liberian-born Ashley (Jerrika Hinton), who runs a retail-fashion business, begins to struggle with her identity as an African-American woman in modern-day America and is finding more and more reason to shake up her marriage with her husband, Malcolm (Joe Williamson). And Kristen (Sosie Bacon), the youngest child at 17, chafes at her banal life and heritage, especially compared to her more exotic siblings.

 

The series will also be available on HBO GO and HBO On Demand.

 

HERE AND NOW is the third series Alan Ball has created for HBO, following SIX FEET UNDER, which received nine Emmys^®, and TRUE BLOOD. He also was an executive producer on the MAXPrime series BANSHEE and the HBO Films drama THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS. Ball received a Best Screenplay Academy Award^® for the 1999 film AMERICAN BEAUTY, which also won the Best Picture Oscar^®.

HERE AND NOW is executive produced by Alan Ball, Peter Macdissi and David Knoller; co-executive producer, Nancy Oliver; producer, Steve Oster; consulting producer, Kate Robin.

 

February’s episodes:

Episode #1: “Eleven, Eleven”

Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 11

As Audrey Bayer (Holly Hunter) puts the finishing touches on her husband Greg’s 60th birthday party – a milestone Greg (Tim Robbins) is loath to celebrate – cracks begin to emerge in their progressive, multiracial family. Ramon (Daniel Zovatto), the couple’s Colombian-born son, who’s just starting a relationship with Henry (Andy Bean), a barista, is having unexplained, recurring encounters with the numbers “11:11.” Duc (Raymond Lee), adopted from Vietnam, enjoys the fruits of a lucrative career as a “motivational architect,” but his celibacy troubles Audrey.

Liberian-born Ashley (Jerrika Hinton), a successful fashion-industry exec, is finding more and more reason to shake up her marriage with her husband, Malcolm (Joe Williamson). And 17-year-old Kristen (Sosie Bacon), the couple’s youngest child, chafes at her banal life, especially compared to her more exotic siblings.

After a troubling incident at the birthday party, Audrey and Greg take Ramon to a therapist, Dr. Farid Shokrani (Peter Macdissi), who has an unlikely and unexplainable connection to the young man.

Written and directed by Alan Ball.

 

Episode #2: “It’s Coming”

Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 18

Ramon (Daniel Zovatto) and Shokrani (Peter Macdissi) explore the possible psychic connection between “11:11” and a photograph in the doctor’s office. Kristen (Sosie Bacon) and Ashley (Jerrika Hinton) run into trouble. Duc (Raymond Lee) gets good news about his self-help manuscript, but his mood is dampened by the publisher’s request. Audrey (Holly Hunter) is enlisted to help break up a politically incorrect new society at school. Disturbed in part by a medical diagnosis, Greg (Tim Robbins) loses his cool in the classroom. Ramon crashes a family meeting.

Written by Alan Ball; directed by Uta Briesewitz.

 

Episode #3: “If a Deer Sh*ts in the Woods”

Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 25

Greg (Tim Robbins) gets detoured in the wilderness on the way to an ethics convention. Audrey (Holly Hunter) finds herself in the media crosshairs after a hate crime at school. Following a mountain-bike race with best friend Malcolm (Joe Williamson) and their pals, Duc (Raymond Lee) reveals the secret to staying in control, a credo that’s tested by Carmen (Fernanda Andrade), a fellow life coach. Haunted by a painful memory, Shokrani (Peter Macdissi) looks for unconventional help to get him through a wedding. With help from Ashley (Jerrika Hinton), Kristen’s (Sosie Bacon) crush on a predator comes to an end. Audrey ends an otherwise bad day with a rare good night with Greg.

Written by Mohamad El Masri; directed by Uta Briesewitz.

 

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