Trailer For HBO’s THE BRINK: The World Goes To Shit And It’s Hilarious

Brothers Roberto Benabib (Weeds, Ally McBeal) and Kim Benabib are behind The Brink, the latest political series at HBO. The dark comedy will focus on three men: Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black) and Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) as they face a different geopolitical crisis every season. Season 1 deals with a potential political coup in Pakistan. 

The trailer's hilarious, and the supporting cast is excellent: Aasif Mandvi (Spider-Man 2, Jericho ) co-stars as Black's Pakistani contact at the U.S. Embassy, and he'll also co-write and produce on the series; he'll be joined by the too-great Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics), Boardwalk Empire and Dexter's Geoff Pierson, NYPD: Blue's Esai Morales and Eric Laden, also from Boardwalk Empire and The Killing.

It's a strong concept and the trailer has a great energy. The Brink's ten-episode season premieres on HBO June 21 with a pilot ep written by the Benabib brothers and directed by Jay Roach. You in?