Bob Odenkirk's LUCKY HANK Wasn't That Lucky After All as The Series Has Been Cancelled
AMC has canceled Bob Odenkirk’s Lucky Hank drama comedy series after only one season. This was Odenkirk’s big follow-up series after Better Call Saul wrapped up its run. The series didn’t really do very well, and the first season ended its run with only 260,000 same-day viewers.
The series was based on Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man and it tells a “mid-life crisis tale” that takes place on a fictional college campus in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt. Odenkirk stars as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the college’s English department.
The network did a terrible job marketing this series as I don’t recall it even being released! If you want people to watch your series, you have to let them know that it’s coming out! Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Office) adapted the book and served as co-showrunners.
AMC said in a statement: “We’re proud of Lucky Hank and thankful for the work of everyone who brought this unique, playful and deeply human show to viewers, from the talented creative team to our partners at Sony and, of course, Bob, Mireille [Enos] and the entire cast and crew. Unfortunately, we are not able to proceed with a second season, but we are glad these eight episodes exist on AMC+ and will continue to find new fans — or be seen again by viewers who come back to spend more time with Hank, Lily and the entertaining cast of characters at Railton College.”
I like Odenkirk and while he won’t get a chance to make a second season of Lucky Hank, I know he’ll end up finding a new project to take on.