Providing a glimpse into the homes and routines of eccentric New Yorkers, the comedy series High Maintenance explores the private lives of these unique individuals through a common thread: their weed deliveryman. Ben Sinclair stars as The Guy, whose client base includes a group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city. Each episode features multiple stories exploring the inner workings of people from all walks of life, told fly-on-the-wall style through the series’ patented brand of offbeat humor and pathos, revealing a city full of strangers united by the perennial pursuit of life’s greatest highs.
High Maintenance was created by the married duo of Katja Blichfeld (Emmy®-winning casting director of 30 Rock) and Ben Sinclair (Sisters, The Big C), who write and direct every episode of the new season, and executive produced by Katja Blichfeld, Ben Sinclair and Russell Gregory. “We have been growing this show organically for three years now, and we are elated to bring it into full maturity at HBO, the gold standard of both online and televised entertainment,” say Blichfeld and Sinclair.
Almost all of the episodes in the web series version of the show were named after an unseen peripheral character that someone in the episode mentions (the one exception being “Heidi”). The characters are meant to be relevant, regardless of whether or not the viewer engages in similar activities. This web series was shot throughout various neighborhoods in Brooklyn and occasionally Manhattan. Each of these original episode was between five and twelve minutes vs. what will be 30+ for the HBO version.
Notable cast members from the web series include Hannibal Buress (The Secret Life of Pets), Max Jenkins (Orange Is The New Black), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), and Yael Stone (Orange Is The New Black). As for the new HBO version, most of those who made appearances will be back.
The hit web series comes to HBO with six new half-hour episodes starting Friday, September 16th at 11pm ET followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time.
