Scott D. Pierce: “It’s a terrific role in a show that gets off to a strong start — a show that surrounds Hank with compelling, entertaining and engaging characters and focuses on the people more than the events.”
— a show he jumped straight into after completing “Better Call Saul.” And not long after he’d had a heart attack.Based on the novel “Straight Man” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo, “Lucky Hank” casts Odenkirk as Hank Devereaux, the reluctant, curmudgeonly chairman of the English department at Railton, a mediocre Pennsylvania institution. In Sunday’s premiere , Hank is goaded into telling a student he’s a mediocre no-talent, which causes an on-campus uproar.
Odenkirk said he doesn’t “align perfectly” with Hank, “but his POV fits mine more” than Jimmy/Saul. And it was “tough” to play Saul because he was considerably younger than Odenkirk, both chronologically and “mentally.” That would explain a lot about Hank, who seems to affect an I-don’t-care attitude to cover up the fact that he cares a lot.
Co-showrunner Paul Lieberstein, who won a best-comedy Emmy showrunning “The Office” said he envisions the show as “The Office” with “smarter people.”Mireille Enos is wonderful as Hank’s much put-upon wife. You may recall her from her lead role as an intense homicide detective in “The Killing,” or from her supporting role as polygamous, fundamentalist Mormon twins in “Big Love.” The latter was at least a bit ironic.
Odenkirk suffered a serious heart attack in July 2021, while filming the final season of “Better Call Saul,” and returned to the set five weeks later. After finishing filming, doing promotion for the show and taking a short vacation with his family, Odenkirk jumped into filming “Lucky Hank.”
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