Californication: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Californication is a series based around the writer Hank Moody. He moves to California and suffers a writers block as well as many other family and personal issues. His drinking and generally unhealthy lifestyle interrupts his relationships with his long term lover Karen and his daughter Becca as he struggles with his manager Charlie Runkle.

Series details

• Title: Californication
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2007-08-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-06-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 28

Cast and credited roles

• David Duchovny — Hank Moody
• Evan Handler — Charlie Runkle
• Natascha McElhone — Karen Van Der Beek
• Madeleine Martin — Becca Moody
• Pamela Adlon — Marcy Runkle
• Madeline Zima — Mia Lewis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-08-13; final listed air date 2007-10-29; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-09-28; final listed air date 2008-12-14; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-09-27; final listed air date 2009-12-13; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-01-09; final listed air date 2011-03-27; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-01-08; final listed air date 2012-04-01; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-01-13; final listed air date 2013-04-07; episode order: 12.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-04-13; final listed air date 2014-06-29; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Californication 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.