HBO Original Series Hello Ladies debuts in Asia

HBO Asia online release

PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 9, 2013 – In his first lead role in a comedy series, Golden Globe^® winner Stephen Merchant (executive producer, director, writer, actor of Life’s Too Short and executive producer of The Ricky Gervais Show) stars in this brand new HBO Original series HELLO LADIES as a gawky, 6’7” tall web designer named Stuart, searching for excitement and romance in Los Angeles. This hilarious eight-episode season premieres in Asia on Monday, October 21 at 9.30pm exclusively on HBO and HBO HD, followed by the new season premiere of EASTBOUND & DOWN at 11pm.

 

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A recent transplant from England, Stuart is searching for the woman of his dreams amidst the dazzling nightlife of Los Angeles, but his romantic aspirations far outstretch his looks or appeal. Half as charming – and twice as desperate – as he thinks he is, Stuart is obsessed with infiltrating the glamorous world of beautiful people who won’t let him in.

Other series regulars on HELLO LADIES include Christine Woods (Go On, Perfect Couples) as Jessica, an unsuccessful actress unsure of both her place in the world and her on-again, off-again romance with her agent; Nate Torrence (Get Smart, She’s Out of My League) as Wade, reluctantly re-entering the dating world after being dumped by the wife he still loves; and Kevin Weisman (Alias) as Kives, who parlays disability to his advantage in picking up women. Guest stars on the show include Crista Flanagan, Jenny Slate, Sean Wing and Sarah Wright.

HELLO LADIES was created by Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg; executive producers, Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg; co-executive producers, Danny Chun and Ron Weiner; producer, Dan Kaplow. Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg’s credits as a team include writing and executive producing Bad Teacher and writing and co-executive producing the American version of The Office, for which they were nominated for four Emmys^®.

This half-hour HBO Original comedy series HELLO LADIES about a bumbling English transplant who struggles to find love in the city of dreams premieres on Monday, October 21 at 9.30pm on HBO / HBO HD, immediately followed by the season premiere of EASTBOUND & DOWN at 11pm. Brand new episodes air weekly at the same time.

About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia is able to bring the best of Hollywood to Asia first because of its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios - Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., as well as a large number of major independent studios. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO Original programs that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. HBO Asia offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY and HBO HITS – as well as HBO GO, HBO ON DEMAND, CINEMAX and RED. HBO Asia is the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and WarnerTV in Asia and a joint venture of HBO (a Time Warner company) and Paramount. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.