#Californication television show movie#
#Californication television show series#

#Californication television show movie#

Charlie decides to get into the porn industry and finances the porn movie Vaginatown, starring Daisy. A mistake and a fight with an obnoxious police officer lands Hank in jail, where he meets Lew Ashby, world-famous record producer, who commissions Hank to write his biography.Ĭharlie loses his job due to masturbating in his office several times and becomes the paternal figure and agent of a porn star named Daisy. Hank gets a vasectomy and attends a party invited by Sonja, a woman with whom Hank had sex in the first season. The newly reunited couple of Hank and Karen seems to be working out, their house is on the market, and Becca seems happy again. The second season of Californication premiered September 28, 2008, and ended December 14, 2008.

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 his car, presumably to re-start their life together. Mia, however, had previously copied the original, and takes credit for it herself. However, upon returning to L.A., he believes the original copy to be lost when he is carjacked. The death of Hank's father triggers an alcohol-fueled binge and a sexual encounter with Karen.Īfter his father's funeral, Hank stays in New York to finish a manuscript for a new novella. Meanwhile, Mia continues to harass Hank during his visits to his family she uses the threat of exposing his illegal sex with her as leverage to extort stories from him (that she passes off as her own) for her high school creative-writing class. Hank spends most of his time drinking and not writing. Īfter picking up a younger woman in a bookstore and eventually having sex with her, Hank finds out that she is actually Bill's 16-year-old daughter, Mia. Hank is wallowing deep in self-loathing following the release of A Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which he perceives as a low-quality (yet commercially popular) movie adaptation of his most recent novel, God Hates Us All.

The season followed Hank and the other main characters in the months leading up to Karen's planned marriage to Bill, a Los Angeles publisher. The first season of Californication premiered Augand ended October 29, 2007. Showtime has renewed Californication for a third season, which premiered on Sunday Septemat 10PM. The first season was released on DVD in the US on June 17, 2008. The premiere episode of season 2 aired September 28, 2008. Season 2 began filming in April 2008, and was underway as of June 2008. The season 1 finale, titled ' The Last Waltz', originally aired on Showtime on October 29, 2007. The show was renewed for a second season on September 7, 2007. Hank constantly deals with the consequences of his lack of will to say 'no' to available drugs, sex and alcohol, while trying to show his family that he can be a good, responsible caring father to Becca and a monogamous partner to Karen. He blames his years-long case of writer's block on a variety of reasons, ranging from the hedonism of Los Angeles, to his girlfriend Karen leaving him.

#Californication television show series#

The series revolves around Hank Moody, a charming ladies' man of a writer and novelist plagued by personal demons. Main article: List of Californication episodes Due to this rating spike, the show has been renewed early for a fourth season, Showtime announced. The third season began airing on Septemand received a 57% increase in ratings. Californication has aired for three complete seasons. The show has been nominated and won several awards including winning one Emmy Award (nominated for two others) and one Golden Globe Award (nominated for three others). Californication's other main characters are Karen van der Beek ( Natascha McElhone), Rebecca 'Becca' Moody ( Madeleine Martin), Charlie Runkle ( Evan Handler), Marcy Runkle ( Pamela Adlon), and Mia Cross ( Madeline Zima). The protagonist, Hank Moody ( David Duchovny), is a troubled novelist whose move to California coupled with his writer's block complicate his relationships with his long time girlfriend Karen and daughter Becca, and was based on the life of Charles Bukowski. 'Main Title Theme From Californication' by Tree Adams & Tyler Batesĭavid Duchovny Tom Kapinos Stephen HopkinsĬalifornication is an American comedy-drama that premiered on Showtime on August 13, 2007. Jump to: navigation, search Californicationĭavid Duchovny Natascha McElhone Pamela Adlon Madeleine Martin Evan Handler and Madeline Zima