Paul Bettany Is a Robot Bong in Trailer for HBO Max's HIGH SCIENCE - "It's Time to Get High on Science"
HBO Max, Discovery+, and Funny or Die have teamed up for an original series titled High Science, which stars Paul Bettany as a robot bong named Dr. Oh. The series centers on Matt Klinman and Zack Poitras who go on a journey with Dr. Oh through all kinds of science topics.
The series is described as a “psychedelic trip into the world of real science. Matt Klinman and Zack Poitras star as two stoner lab assistants who get high on science, literally, by smoking various topics from a robotic bong (voiced by Paul Bettany) to blast off to imaginary realms full of real facts and mind-blowing insights."
Bettany had this to say in a statement: "It was a pleasure to work with Funny Or Die and the creators, Matt and Zach, on a project that is so opposite to anything I have done before. 'Dr. Oh' is their creation that I've tried to sort of bring an avuncular warmth to. This one's for those science fans with a sense of humor."
Here are the details that were shared for the first few episodes:
Episode 1 "A Trip to the Moon": With NASA's Artemis moon missions on the horizon, Dr. Oh blasts Matt and Zack into space to replay the moon's wild birth, crash a rocket into the moon to find some ice, and discover the moon's secret treasures above ground...and below.
Episode 2 "Human Kind Bud": Zack finds out he's part Neanderthal, so he and Matt spark up Dr. Oh to trip back to when six different species of humans all walked the Earth at the same time! It's a human family reunion that reveals why Homo Sapiens are the only ones still partying.
Episode 3 "The Dank Web of Trees": Dr. Oh logs Matt and Zack on to the Tree Internet where trees use fungus to communicate, share resources and live in harmony… or do they!? Matt and Zack hack into the root system and learn this underworld is far seedier than they could ever imagine.
Episode 4 "Aliens of Antiquity": Dr. Oh is furious that Matt and Zack are watching a TV show about how aliens helped ancient Egyptians, so he takes them back 3000 years to show them how impressive the Egyptians truly were – no aliens required. They also find out what "ithyphallic" means.
Episode 5 "Unlimited Life": Dr. Oh sucks Matt and Zack into a video game so they can discover what it takes to defeat aging and never die. From health-bar draining breakup texts to immortal animals to rich men stealing testicles, it's a wild quest for the cheat code to live forever.
The series is set to premiere on HBO Max on April 20th and on Discovery Channel on April 26. Check out the trailer!