Hap and Leonard (TV series)

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Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard poster.png
Hap and Leonard TV poster
Genre Crime drama
Mystery
Dark comedy
Based on Hap and Leonard novels
by Joe R. Lansdale
Developed by
Directed by Jim Mickle
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Composer(s) Jeff Grace
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Nick Shumaker
  • Jeremy Platt
Production location(s) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Nightshade
  • Plattform
  • AMC Studios
Release
Original network SundanceTV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 2 (2016-03-02) –
April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
External links
Website

Hap and Leonard is an American television drama series based on the characters Hap and Leonard, created by novelist Joe R. Lansdale[1] and adapted from his series of novels of the same name.[2] The series was written and developed by Nick Damici and Jim Mickle, who had previously adapted Lansdale's Cold in July and was directed by Mickle.[1] The six-episode series premiered on the American cable network SundanceTV on March 2, 2016.[1][3] So far, the series has received favorable reviews.[4][5][6]

Cast

Production

Filming of the show took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[13] although the series is set in 1980s in the fictional town of LaBorde in East Texas.[14] One of the locations used was an old Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge[15] as well as the Celtic Media Centre.[16]

Episodes

The second episode "The Bottoms" was released online on March 2, 2016, a week before its scheduled airing.[17]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Savage Season" Jim Mickle Nick Damici & Jim Mickle March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02) 0.429[18]
2 "The Bottoms" Jim Mickle Nick Damici & Jim Mickle March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) 0.271[19]
3 "The Dive" Nick Gomez E. L. Katz March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16) 0.197[20]
4 "Trudy" Nick Gomez Nick Damici & Jim Mickle March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23) 0.208[21]
5 "War" Jim Mickle Nick Damici March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) 0.274[22]
6 "Eskimos" Jim Mickle Jim Mickle April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) 0.192[23]

Tie-in

A collection called Hap and Leonard made up of previously published short stories (Hyenas, Veil’s Visit, Dead Aim) by Joe Lansdale as well as new content was published by Tachyon Publications in March 2016 as a tie-in to the TV series.[24]

References

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