Here and Now | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Alan Ball |
Starring | |
Composer | Michael Penn |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 ( list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Steve Oster |
Running time | 52-59 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | February 11 April 15, 2018 | –
Here and Now is an American drama television series created by Alan Ball. [2] The series consists of 10 episodes and premiered on HBO on February 11, 2018. [3] Starring Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins, the series focuses on a contemporary multiracial family in the Portland area. [4] The show's plot involves many issues including race, identity, and mental illness.
On April 25, 2018, HBO cancelled the series after one season. [5]
HBO ordered the series in July 2016. [9]
On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Stephanie Arcila and Erin Carufel signed onto the series in the recurring roles of Mami and Wendy, respectively. [10]
The series is partially filmed in Portland, Oregon. [11]
The teaser trailer of the first season was released in December 2017. [1] [12]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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1 | "Eleven Eleven" | Alan Ball | Alan Ball | February 11, 2018 | 0.541 [13] | |||
The Bayer-Boatwrights are a multiracial family consisting of the patriarch Greg, ( Tim Robbins) a professor — having an affair with a prostitute — who is having his 60th birthday, organized by his wife Audrey ( Holly Hunter) and only biological child, Kristen ( Sosie Bacon) an introverted high school student. They also have three adopted children: Ashley ( Jerrika Hinton), adopted from Liberia, a fashion designer who is married with a biological daughter; Duc ( Raymond Lee), adopted from Vietnam, a life coach; and Ramon ( Daniel Zovatto), adopted from Colombia, who is in a relationship with free-spirited Henry ( Andy Bean). The party goes awry when Ramon starts hallucinating and seeing the figures 11:11 constantly. He starts to see a therapist, and Audrey suspects it is schizophrenia. | ||||||||
2 | "It's Coming" | Uta Briesewitz | Alan Ball | February 18, 2018 | 0.368 [14] | |||
Ramon notices during his therapy session conducted by therapist Farid (Fred) Shrokani, ( Peter Macdissi) both that the woman in Ramon's dream is the therapist's mother and that 11:11 is his therapists birthday. The therapist also has a gender-fluid son who likes to cross dress and wear a hijab. Kristen has sex for the first time with a model whom Ashley brought to their father's birthday and contracts an STD. They visit a Planned Parenthood clinic and Kristen kicks a protester in the groin and she and Ashley are arrested. Duc gets his book published and has various amounts of one night stands. Greg tells his students in a lecture to leave and enjoy life and one of his students ask if he is okay. Audrey decides to host a family meeting to discuss the state of Ramon's health without Ramon; Kristen tells him, and Ramon barges in and tells them it's his decision. Greg drives down and hits a fork in the road, sees 11 11 on a road sign, and then heads in the wrong direction. | ||||||||
3 | "If a Deer Shits in the Woods" | Uta Briesewitz | Mohamad El Masri | February 25, 2018 | 0.385 [15] | |||
4 | "Hide and Seek" | Jeremy Podeswa | Nancy Oliver | March 4, 2018 | 0.300 [16] | |||
5 | "From Sun Up To Sun Down" | Jeremy Podeswa | J.R. Edwards | March 11, 2018 | 0.333 [17] | |||
6 | "Fight, Death" | Lisa Cholodenko | Wes Taylor | March 18, 2018 | 0.357 [18] | |||
7 | "Wake" | Lisa Cholodenko | Tanya Barfield | March 25, 2018 | 0.384 [19] | |||
8 | "Yes" | Janicza Bravo | Nancy Oliver | April 1, 2018 | 0.364 [20] | |||
9 | "Dream Logic" | Minkie Spiro | Charles Yu | April 8, 2018 | 0.369 [21] | |||
10 | "It's Here" | Jeremy Podeswa | Alan Ball | April 15, 2018 | 0.382 [22] | |||
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 24% approval rating based 49 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 4.54/10. The critics consensus reads, "Here and Now clearly has a point it wants to make, but a nebulous plot and unfocused character development stand in the way of its potential." [23] On Metacritic, it has a score of 46 out of 100 based on 31 reviews. [24]