HBO Renews Freshman Series ‘High Maintenance’

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HBO has renewed its freshman comedy series High Maintenance for a second season, the network said Wednesday.

The six-part series, which follows the exploits of a marijuana dealer and his customers, debuted on HBO Sept. 16.

“The response to the new episodes exceeded all of our expectations,” said Casey Bloys, president of HBO Programming in a statement. “Ben and Katja are brilliant, unconventional storytellers and we’re excited to see what they dream up for us in our second season.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.