Alexander Payne To Executive Produce And Direct New HBO Series Hung

Yeah, like that. Director/Moviegoer Upper Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election) will take a dip into TV to direct HBO's new dark comedy series, Hung. Variety reports that Payne is also expected to hop on as an executive producer. Personally, another show, even a good one, examining the psyche of a middle-aged American man, a former high school sports star and father at that, risks treading a well-worn road, but the hook to Hung is that the guy's dick is huge. And apparently, he'll learn to use this to his advantage. So, that's different. The show was created by husband/wife team Dimitry Lipkin and Colette Burson (The Riches) and Burson had this to say...

"Think of him like Spider-Man. He's an average guy who gets in touch with his innate superpowers."

What, no Dream On comparison? This really cool news arrives on the heels of vague news about a future HBO series based on the doc Cocaine Cowboys from Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, so it looks like new HBO Entertainment prexy, Sue Naegle, is making very high profile and provocative moves. More on this/these shows as it develops...

Discuss: Who doesn't want to watch this show with Payne involved?