| Here and Now | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Alan Ball |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Michael Penn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Steve Oster |
| Running time | 52–59 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | February 11 (2018-02-11) – April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15) |
Here and Now is an American drama television series created byAlan Ball.[2] The series consists of 10 episodes and premiered onHBO on February 11, 2018.[3] StarringHolly Hunter andTim Robbins, the series focuses on a contemporary multiracial family in thePortland area.[4] The show's plot involves many issues including race, identity, and mental illness.
On April 25, 2018, HBO cancelled the series after one season.[5]
HBO ordered the series in July 2016.[9]
On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Stephanie Arcila and Erin Carufel signed onto the series in the recurring roles of Mami and Wendy, respectively.[10]
The series is partially filmed in Portland, Oregon.[11]
The teaser trailer of the first season was released in December 2017.[1][12]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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| 1 | "Eleven Eleven" | Alan Ball | Alan Ball | February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11) | 0.541[13] | |||
The Bayer-Boatwrights are a multiracial family consisting of the patriarch Greg, (Tim Robbins) a professor – having an affair with a prostitute – who is having his 60th birthday, organized by his wife Audrey (Holly Hunter) and only biological child, Kristen (Sosie Bacon) an introverted high school student. They also have three adopted children: Ashley (Jerrika Hinton), adopted from Liberia, a fashion designer who is married with a biological daughter; Duc (Raymond Lee), adopted from Vietnam, a life coach; and Ramon (Daniel Zovatto), adopted from Colombia, who is in a relationship with free-spirited Henry (Andy Bean). The party goes awry when Ramon starts hallucinating and seeing the figures 11:11 constantly. He starts to see a therapist, and Audrey suspects it isschizophrenia. | ||||||||
| 2 | "It's Coming" | Uta Briesewitz | Alan Ball | February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18) | 0.368[14] | |||
Ramon notices during his therapy session conducted by therapist Farid (Fred) Shrokani, (Peter Macdissi) both that the woman in Ramon's dream is the therapist's mother and that 11:11 is his therapists birthday. The therapist also has a gender-fluid son who likes to cross dress and wear a hijab. Kristen has sex for the first time with a model whom Ashley brought to their father's birthday and contracts an STD. They visit aPlanned Parenthood clinic and Kristen kicks a protester in the groin and she and Ashley are arrested. Duc gets his book published and has various amounts of one night stands. Greg tells his students in a lecture to leave and enjoy life and one of his students ask if he is okay. Audrey decides to host a family meeting to discuss the state of Ramon's health without Ramon; Kristen tells him, and Ramon barges in and tells them it's his decision. Greg drives down and hits a fork in the road, sees 11 11 on a road sign, and then heads in the wrong direction. | ||||||||
| 3 | "If a Deer Shits in the Woods" | Uta Briesewitz | Mohamad El Masri | February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) | 0.385[15] | |||
| 4 | "Hide and Seek" | Jeremy Podeswa | Nancy Oliver | March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04) | 0.300[16] | |||
| 5 | "From Sun Up To Sun Down" | Jeremy Podeswa | J.R. Edwards | March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11) | 0.333[17] | |||
| 6 | "Fight, Death" | Lisa Cholodenko | Wes Taylor | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | 0.357[18] | |||
| 7 | "Wake" | Lisa Cholodenko | Tanya Barfield | March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25) | 0.384[19] | |||
| 8 | "Yes" | Janicza Bravo | Nancy Oliver | April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01) | 0.364[20] | |||
| 9 | "Dream Logic" | Minkie Spiro | Charles Yu | April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08) | 0.369[21] | |||
| 10 | "It's Here" | Jeremy Podeswa | Alan Ball | April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15) | 0.382[22] | |||
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OnRotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 24% approval rating based 49 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 4.54/10. The critics consensus reads, "Here and Now clearly has a point it wants to make, but a nebulous plot and unfocused character development stand in the way of its potential."[23] OnMetacritic, it has a score of 46 out of 100 based on 31 reviews.[24]
