Barry
Chapter One: Make Your Mark
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2018-03-25
Synopsis
Barry is a disillusioned hitman from the Midwest. His handler, Fuches, sends him to LA to execute a hit for the Chechen mob, led by Goran Pazar and his right-hand man, NoHo Hank. Barry's target: an aspiring actor who is having an affair with Pazar's wife. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class taught by beloved teacher/guru Gene Cousineau, and is instantly drawn to the group of students, especially Sally. Barry wants to start a new life in the class, but the criminal world won't let him walk away so easily.
In the series
This episode is part of Barry (2018–2023) on HBO.
Hitman takes an acting class — Bill Hader’s violence-and-vulnerability two-step.
Key cast
- Bill Hader as Barry Berkman
- Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau
- Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed
- Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
- Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank