HBO has begun filling out its 2018 schedule by announcing when sophomore comedies Divorce and Crashing will be returning. On Sunday, January 14th at 10:00, the Sarah Jessica Parker vehicle will be premiering its eight-episode season, with the Pete Holmes comedy debuting its own eight-episode season at 10:30 the same night.
From Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Divorce follows Frances (Parker), an unhappily married corporate headhunter whose experience with her similarly jaded friends inspires her to divorce long-time husband Robert (Thomas Haden Church). However, Frances soon realizes that consciously uncoupling is more emotionally, financially, and logistically complex that she had anticipated and that the buried resentment and anger between herself and Robert manifests itself in way damaging to the both of them.
In addition to Parker and Church, Divorce stars Molly Shannon (Enlightened), Talia Balsam (Mad Men), and Tracy Letts (Homeland).
From Pete Holmes (Ugly Americans), Crashing tells the story of a fictionalized version of Holmes, a Christian who aspired to be a youth pastor before finding out that his wife was cheating on him. Instead, he pursues a career in comedy in order to support himself and find the self-fulfillment he was lacking. Season two finds Pete having a night with an atheist that forces him to question his faith.
Divorce and Crashing are part of a stout half-hour roster for HBO that includes Ballers, Insecure, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Silicon Valley, and High Maintenance.
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