Max Comedy 'Bookie' Renewed for Season 2 With Sebastian Maniscalco & Omar J. Dorsey
Variety reports that the comedy series Bookie, starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey, has been renewed for a second season. Created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, the first season’s finale debuted on Max on Dec. 21.
The dark comedy, produced by Warner Bros. TV, followed Maniscalco’s Danny, an L.A. bookie trying to keep his job amid the possible legalization of sports gambling in California. With the help of his best friend Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), sister Lorraine (Vanessa Ferlito), and reformed drug dealer Hector (Jorge Garcia), he must try to settle his clients’ debts.
The series also stars Andrea Anders and Maxim Swinton.
“There’s no doubt that Chuck and Nick’s ‘Bookie’ won big this season as they took us on a hilarious ride into the underbelly of illegal sports gambling, featuring a cast led by another dynamic duo: Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey,” WBTV chairman Channing Dungey said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to watching more of their antics in Season 2. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew, and thanks to our partners at Max.”
Maniscalco executive produces alongside Lorre, Backay, Judi Marmel and Andy Tennant.