Eastbound & Down (2009)

Directed by

Jody Hill

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United States

Length

4 seasons, 29 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 358 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former professional baseball pitcher loses his career and returns to his hometown to work as a substitute teacher. The series follows his rude and arrogant attempts to regain his former glory.

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What happens

Eastbound & Down is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a career downturn in the major leagues, is forced to return to his hometown middle school in Shelby, North Carolina, as a substitute physical education teacher. Producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay received an order for six episodes for the first season from HBO. The series was produced by Ferrell's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions. The show premiered February 15, 2009. Its second season, consisting of seven episodes, began on September 26, 2010. On October 27, HBO announced it was renewing the show for a third season. At PaleyFest 2011, it was announced that the third season, which premiered on February 19, 2012, would be the last. In July 2012, HBO picked up the comedy series for a fourth season of eight episodes. On June 6, 2013, HBO announced that the fourth season would be the show's last. The fourth season premiered on September 29, 2013, and ended its run on November 17, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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