HBO has ordered 10 episodes of the dark-comedy Hung, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This is the first of the dozen or so pilots considered in contention with Game of Thrones to get picked up.
HBO is hung up on “Hung.”
The pay cable network has picked up the dark comedy pilot starring Thomas Jane to series.
The order for the project, from “The Riches” creator Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson, is said to be for 10 episodes, with the launch eyed for June.
Alexander Payne, who directed the pilot, will stay on as an executive producer on the series, along with Lipkin, Burson and Blueprint Entertainment’s Michael Rosenberg, Noreen Halpern and John Morayniss.
Winter Is Coming: It is funny that the one project that seemed the most ridiculous and least likely to get a series order got picked up first. I didn’t think much of the premise when I first read it either, but I didn’t realize the talent behind the project. The Riches is a great show and having Oscar-winner Alexander Payne on board certainly doesn’t hurt either.
The good thing is that this show getting picked up most likely has little effect on Game of Thrones’ chances. The even better news that came out of this story is that David Milch’s project about police corruption in 1970′s New York, Last of the Ninth, is out of the running. That show was probably in much closer competition with Thrones than Hung, so for it to be ruled out already is a good thing.
(Thanks to munkholt and Marco for the heads up on this!)
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6 Comments
So, if HBO is already picking up shows, does this mean we sould be hearing about AGoT sometime soon?
AnonymousQuote Reply
Anon, Not likely. Hung is much further along in this process. They had already completed filming the pilot and in fact the writers had already written up to episode 5.
Game of Thrones hasn’t even set an official shooting location or hired a casting director yet, so it will be many months before the pilot is completed. There is always the possibility, however, of HBO ordering a season prior to the pilot being filmed, but that is somewhat rare.
WinterIsComingQuote Reply
What do you mean that the Last of the Ninth is out of the running?
They didn’t pick up the pilot or what?
CerpinTaxtQuote Reply
It’s a footnote in the story:
“Hung,” Lipkin’s second series with Rosenberg after “Riches,” is one of a dozen pilots ordered by HBO this year. All but “1%” and “Last of the Ninth” are said to still be in contention.
munkholtQuote Reply
What’s the deal with Last of the Ninth?? is it picked up or not?
AnonymousQuote Reply
Nah, that ain’t a good thing. Because as nice as a SOIAF series would be, a Milch series would probably be better.
AnonymousQuote Reply