Barry: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Barry is a dark comedy about a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away - can he find a way to balance both worlds?

Series details

• Title: Barry
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 2018-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 11538
• IMDb ID: tt5348176
• TVDB ID: 333072

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Hader — Barry Berkman
• Henry Winkler — Gene Cousineau
• Sarah Goldberg — Sally Reed
• Stephen Root — Monroe Fuches
• Anthony Carrigan — NoHo Hank
• Sarah Burns — Detective Mae Dunn
• Robert Wisdom — Jim Moss
• Glenn Fleshler — Goran Pazar

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-25; final listed air date 2018-05-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-03-31; final listed air date 2019-05-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-04-24; final listed air date 2022-06-12; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2023-04-16; final listed air date 2023-05-28; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Barry on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.