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Californication (2007)

Californication poster
Genre
comedy drama, erotic television series
Country
United States
Length
7 seasons, 84 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 1,326 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A successful novelist moves from New York to Los Angeles and then struggles with writer's block. He drinks too much and sleeps around, which strains his relationship with the mother of his daughter.

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What happens

Californication is an American comedy-drama television series, created by Tom Kapinos that originally aired for seven seasons and 84 episodes on Showtime from August 13, 2007, to June 29, 2014. The show follows New Yorker Hank Moody (David Duchovny), a troubled novelist who moves to California and suffers from writer's block. His drinking, womanizing, and drug abuse complicate his relationships with his longtime lover, Karen (Natascha McElhone), and their daughter, Becca (Madeleine Martin). The show's other main characters are Hank's best friend and agent Charlie Runkle (Evan Handler) and Charlie's wife Marcy (Pamela Adlon). Recurring themes are sex, drugs, and rock and roll, all of which are featured regularly, as well as the seedier side of Los Angeles. The show won several awards, including two Emmy Awards (nominated for two others) and one Golden Globe Award (nominated for five others). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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