Hank is wallowing deep in self-loathing following the release of "A
Crazy Little Thing Called Love," a sub-par yet popular movie adaptation
to his most recent novel, "God Hates Us All." After picking up a
younger woman in a bookstore, he finds out she is actually Bill's
16-year-old daughter, Mia. Hank spends most of his time boozing and not
writing. Mia continues to haunt Hank during his visits to his family,
using the threat of statutory rape to steal stories for her creative
writing class. The death of his father triggers a bender and an
eventual sexual encounter with Karen. After the funeral, Hank stays in
New York to finish a manuscript for a new novella. However, when Hank
returns to LA, the original copy is lost when his car is stolen. But
Mia has retained her own copy, and chooses to pass the work off as her
own. On Karen and Bill's wedding day, Hank chooses to accept the way
things are. But as he leaves the reception with his daughter Becca,
Karen runs out and jumps into the car, riding into a new life together.
(2007 - till now) - David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Madeline Zima
Genre: Comedy / Drama
CAST
David Duchovny ... Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone ... Karen
Madeleine Martin ... Becca Moody
Madeline Zima ... Mia Lewis
Evan Handler ... Charlie Runkle
Pamela Adlon ... Marcy Runkle
Callum Keith Rennie ... Lew Ashby
Rachel Miner ... Dani
Carla Gallo ... Daisy
Paula Marshall ... Sonja
Damian Young ... Bill Lewis
Angus Macfadyen ... Julian
Ezra Miller ... Damien
Madchen Amick ... Janie Jones
Chris Williams ... Todd Carr
Amy Price-Francis ... Meredith
Lance Barber ... Nick Lowry
Michelle Lombardo ... Surfer Girl
Hal Ozsan ... Ronny Praeger
Samantha Maloney ... Sam
Jory Glick ... Band Member
Myles Trifon ... Band Member
Shira Kreitenberg ... Band Member
Big Spence ... Big
Judy Greer ... Trixie
Camille Langfield ... Sandy Carr
Kathy Christopherson ... Nikki Mandel
Robert Merrill ... Jonathan Mandel
Carly Pope ... Annika
Vincent Angell
Robert Gilling ... Band Member
Colin Malone ... Video Camera Guy
Zita Vass ... Destiny
John Scarangello ... Hollywood Jerk
Michaela Watkins ... Executive
Created by:
Tom Kapinos
Writing credits:
Tom Kapinos
Gina Fattore
Daisy Gardner
Eric Weinberg
Opening theme: Californication Theme
Written by: Tree Adams, Tyler Bates
Original music by:
Tree Adams
Tyler Bates
Cinematography by:
Michael Weaver
Language: English
Country: United States
Directed by:
David Von Ancken
Scott Winant
John Dahl
Bart Freundlich
Ken Whittingham
Michael Lehmann
Produced by:
David Duchovny
Tom Kapinos
Tom Keefe
Melanie Greene
Gina Fattore
Lou Fusaro
Jay Dyer
Ildy Modrovich
Eric Weinberg
Scott Winant
Original channel:
Showtime
Aggressive Mediocrity
And Then...
Showtime
Twilight Time Films
Awards:
2007: Best Edited Half-Hour Television Series (for "Hell-A Woman", nominated)American Cinema Editors (ACE)
2007: Best International (nominated), BAFTA Television Awards
2007: Outstanding Casting - Television Pilot: Comedy (nominated), Casting Society of America (CSA)
2008: Outstanding Casting - Comedy Series (nominated), Emmy Awards
2008: Outstanding Directing - Half-Hour Series (Peter Levy, for "Pilot", won), Emmy Awards
2007: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Series (David Duchovny, won), Golden Globe Awards
2007: Best Series - Musical or Comedy (nominated), Golden Globe Awards
2008: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Series (Duchovny, nominated), Golden Globe Awards
2008: Best Series - Musical or Comedy (nominated)
2008: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Series (David Duchovny, nominated), Satellite Awards
Also Known As:
Californication
Kaliforgia
Kalifornifikacija
Kalijebafornija
Untitled David Duchovny Series
Untitled Tom Kapinos Project
Trivia
References are made to actors from the TV show "Dawson's Creek" (1998). Katie Holmes is referenced along with real-life husband Tom Cruise in the movie 'A Crazy Little Thing Called Love' based on Hank's book. James Van Der Beek is referenced on a wedding invitation card that reveals Karen's last name to be 'Van Der Beek'. Writers/Executive Producers Tom Kapinos and Gina Fattore both worked on "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
The names of Hank Moody's books ('South of Heaven', 'Seasons in the Abyss', and 'God Hates Us All') are all names of albums by the metal band Slayer.
Hank Moody, a charming writer and novelist plagued with personal demons blames his years-long case of writer's block on a variety of reasons, ranging from the hedonism of Los Angeles, to his on-again, off-again relationship with his girlfriend Karen. Hank constantly deals with the fallout of his sex addiction, while trying to show his family that he can be a good, caring person.