Overview
- HBO will premiere the seven-episode limited series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness on June 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with new episodes released weekly through an August 7 finale on HBO and HBO Max.
- A full trailer released June 11 confirms new guest casting including Isla Fisher and Jane Krakowski and showcases dozens of celebrity cameos used to sell the show’s sketch format.
- Barack Obama is credited as an executive producer through Higher Ground and appears on camera in the teaser, while Michelle Obama is also listed as an executive producer.
- The half-hour episodes are written by Larry David and co-creator Jeff Schaffer, who also directs, and each episode will feature four short sketches that satirize moments from U.S. history.
- The project builds on David’s long association with HBO and Higher Ground’s post-presidential production work, pairing David’s cranky comic persona with a cameo-heavy approach to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary.