bob odenkirk

Given that the name of his recently released memoir is Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, Bob Odenkirk has spent his most recent years becoming an iconic dramatic actor (and a bit of a badass in Nobody) in stark contrast in his days making his mark with Mr. Show. That said, Odenkirk still makes time for bits including some pretty great cameos in I Think You Should Leave.

Still, Odenkirk hasn’t had top billing for a comedy series since 2015’s With Bob and David, a long-awaited follow-up to Mr. Show. This AMC adaptation of a Richard Russo novel, Lucky Hank, will be a return to leading comedy role, but one that’s also informed by Bob’s critically acclaimed years on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. It’ll be hysterical as you can see in the first official trailer for Lucky Hank here, but in a much more grounded way than Odenkirk’s sketch comedy days.

Looks like we’ll all have to find a way to get AMC+ access starting Sun. Mar. 19th.

Between Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, Hutch Mansell from Nobody, Bob Odenkirk has taken on a number of career defining characters that wheel and deal with a life of violence for a decade now. Now, standing upon a career that spans him being a celebrated thespian as well as a generation defining comedian/writer, it would seem that he could do whatever he wants (especially if it’s at AMC)

That next thing is just around the corner in the form of a new series, Lucky Hank, that might marry the comedy and drama halves of his life. Set for a March 19th premiere on AMC+, Odenkirk plays the titular character that is the chairman of English department in the Rust Belt that is having a mid-life crisis. While that could be the premise for a character that Odenkirk could play on I Think You Should Leave, Lucky Hank might have a little less absurdity and more pathos as it was developed as a dramedy.

There is plenty to imagine from this teaser here (especially with how off the rails this show might go compared to everything else Bob has done in the last ten years), but it doesn’t change the fact that we’ll have to ponder about how to get AMC+ without increasing our streaming service bill too much before March 19th.