Development The series was originally announced to be in development at
AMC and
TriStar Television in April 2022 under the name of the book it was based on, with
Aaron Zelman and
Paul Lieberstein as showrunners and
Bob Odenkirk as executive producer in addition to starring. Two weeks later, the project had been given an eight-episode series order. In January 2023, the series was renamed
Lucky Hank, and the first images were released. On December 8, 2023, AMC canceled the series after one season.
Casting After Odenkirk's involvement was announced with the show itself, in August 2022, it was reported that
Mireille Enos joined the cast. The following month, she was joined by
Olivia Scott Welch,
Diedrich Bader, Sara Amini,
Cedric Yarbrough and
Suzanne Cryer. It was later announced that Alvina August and Arthur Keng would join the cast as married professors, June and Teddy Washington-Chen. In January 2023, it was announced that
Oscar Nuñez,
Kyle MacLachlan,
Tom Bower, and
Chris Diamantopoulos would join the cast as guest stars.
Filming Filming of the first season of
Lucky Hank took place from September 2022 to December in various locations around
Greater Vancouver, Canada, including the Municipal Hall and
Ladner Leisure Centre in
Delta, British Columbia. ==Release==