HBO has given a second season renewal to dark comedy series The Brink starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins. The pickup comes two weeks after the death of the series' executive producer Jerry Weintraub.
Written by Roberto and Kim Benabib, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: Walter Larson (Robbins), the U.S. Secretary of State; Alex Talbot (Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III.
The cast also includes Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Geoff Pierson and Esai Morales.
The Benabibs and Weintraub executive produce alongside pilot director Jay Roach. Susie Ekins co-executive produces. Black, Robbins, Robert Lloyd Lewis and Dave Holstein serve as producers. Mandvi is a co-producer.
