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[08/17/22 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 17
Updates include: HBO Max purges massive array of originals, acquisitions; Netflix commissions revival of "The Mole"; and FX's "Feud" fills out season two cast.

[08/31/16 - 11:53 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 31
Updates include: Aasif Mandvi to lead Showtime's "Fatwa"; Marc Maron cast in Netflix's "G.L.O.W."; and USA locks in principal cast for "The Tap."

[08/03/16 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 3
Updates include: PSN cancels "Powers" after two seasons; Jeremy Davies scores arc on FOX's "Sleepy Hollow"; and Maribeth Monroe cast in "World's End" at TBS.

[03/21/16 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 21
Updates include: Lucas Till cast as "MacGyver" for CBS; Will Patton signs onto FOX's "Shots Fired"; and Lorraine Toussaint, Carl Weathers join "Chicago Justice" at NBC.

[10/27/15 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 27
Updates include: HBO rescinds its renewal for "The Brink"; NBC rolls back "Truth Be Told" from 13 to 10 episodes; and Yahoo! presses pause on "long-form scripted content."

[07/21/15 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, July 21
Updates include: HBO renews "The Brink" for a second season; Michael Chiklis joins the cast of FOX's "Gotham"; and ABC Family invites trio to "Stay."

[07/07/15 - 12:48 PM]
HBO Series Hit Record Highs, While Summer Shows Off to Strong Start
HBO spins the numbers for the year to date.

[06/25/15 - 07:25 AM]
HBO(R) Makes Premiere Episodes of New Comedy Series "Ballers" & "The Brink" Available on Facebook
"Ballers" star and executive producer Dwayne Johnson will host the episode directly on his Facebook page, which will include a video introduction by Johnson.

[05/19/15 - 11:29 AM]
New Comedy Series "The Brink," Starring Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber, Debuts June 21, Exclusively on HBO
The epic dark comedy series focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate, desperate men.

[05/07/15 - 01:16 PM]
Video: "The Brink" Trailer (HBO)
Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson star in the comedy, premiering Sunday, June 21.

[04/10/15 - 09:46 AM]
Video: "The Brink" - Tease (HBO)
Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson star.

[04/09/15 - 12:00 PM]
HBO Confirms June 21 Debut for "True Detective," "Ballers," "The Brink"
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in "Ballers" while Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber topline "The Brink."

[01/08/15 - 03:08 PM]
New Comedy Series "The Brink," Starring Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber, Debuts This Summer, Exclusively on HBO
Other series regulars include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson.

[09/05/14 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Friday, September 5
Updates include: Alexander Dreymon to lead BBC America's "The Last Kingdom"; Lyndsy Fonseca boards Amazon's "Down Dog"; and Justin Lin in talks to direct new season of HBO's "True Detective."

[08/13/14 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 13
Updates include: Lone Scherfig steps in to helm ABC's "Astronaut Wives Club"; Carla Gugino to recur on HBO's "The Brink"; and Thandie Newton snags role on HBO's "Westworld."

[08/08/14 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 8
Updates include: Geena Davis to visit ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"; Yvette Nicole Brown boards "The Odd Couple" at CBS; and James Marsden part of latest casting wave on HBO's "Westworld."

[08/05/14 - 11:20 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 5
Updates include: Justin Willman to host Comedy Central's "Sleight of Mouth"; Josh Casaubon to topline Amazon's "Down Dog"; and Glenn Gordon Caron inks overall deal with 20th.

[04/14/14 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 14
Updates include: Dominique McElligott boards "The Astronaut Wives Club" at ABC; WGN America eyes "Scalped" adaptation; and new quartet bound for Cinemax's "Banshee."

[02/11/14 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 11
Updates include: MTV's "Eye Candy," HBO's "The Brink" get series orders; Greta Gerwig to topline "How I Met Your Dad" at CBS; and JoAnna Garcia Swisher is the first to board ABC's "The Astronaut Wives Club."

[12/19/13 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, December 19
Updates include: ABC greenlights pair of drama pilots; Disney-ABC Domestic Television cancels "Katie"; and David Mamet to bring "7 Deadly Sins" to FOX.

[12/09/13 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 9
Updates include: Patrick Heusinger to lead NBC's "Tin Man"; Bette Midler to star in "Mae West" biopic for HBO; and "The Sound of Music Live!" producers circle next live production for NBC.

[12/05/13 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, December 5
Updates include: FOX locks in supporting cast for "Mulaney" revival; VH1 eyes a pair of reality series; and Malcolm McDowell among the latest to Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle."

[12/02/13 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 2
Updates include: Pablo Schreiber cast in HBO's "The Brink"; Daniel Knauf lands a pair of projects at NBC; and Murray Miller brings "Mr. Romance" to HBO.

[11/22/13 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 22
Updates include: Shiloh Fernandez to topline Cinemax's "Blanco"; USA's "Complications" casts quartet; and South African comedian Trevor Noah lands pilot at FOX.

[11/14/13 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 14
Updates include: Jack Black, Tim Robbins cast in HBO's "The Brink"; Starz's "Power" adds trio; and Paul Scheuring, Shekhar Kapur team for "Rasputin" at FX.

[09/20/13 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Friday, September 20
Updates include: A&E cancels "Hoarders" after six seasons; Richard Coyle joins John Malkovich on NBC's "Crossbones"; and Shiri Appleby to get "Unreal" for Lifetime.







BRINK, THE (HBO)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
6/21/15 - 8/23/15
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2014-2015 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (10 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
season two order rescinded on 10/27/15
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO Max's web site, May 2020) A world crisis plays out like a chess game through the perspective of three disparate and desperate men in this HBO comedy series. With the threat of a coup in Pakistan after a rogue general seizes control of the country and its nuclear arsenal, the fate of the world is left on the shoulders of three unlikely American heroes. Tim Robbins, Jack Black and Pablo Schreiber star.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aasif Mandvi as Rafiq
· Eric Ladin as Glenn
· Esai Morales as President Navarro
· Geoff Pierson as Secretary of Defense Grey
· Jack Black as Alex Talbot
· Maribeth Monroe as Kendra Peterson
· Pablo Schreiber as Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson
· Tim Robbins as Walter Larson
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jack Black as PROD
· Jay Roach as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jerry Weintraub as EP
· Kim Benabib as CRTR/CO-EP
· Roberto Benabib as CRTR/EP
· Tim Robbins as PROD
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available