High Maintenance
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Katja Blichfeld Ben Sinclair |
| Starring | Ben Sinclair |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 (web) 1 (TV) |
| No. of episodes | 19 (web) 6 (TV) (list of episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Janky Clown Productions |
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| Original network |
Vimeo (2012–15) HBO (2016–present) |
| Original release | November 9, 2012 – present |
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| Website | |
High Maintenance is an American comedy television and web series created by husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld. The series originally premiered on Vimeo on November 11, 2012, and began airing on HBO on September 16, 2016.
The show follows a nameless marijuana deliveryman called The Guy (played by Sinclair) as he delivers his product to clients in New York City. Each episode focuses on a new set of characters as they all procure their cannabis from Sinclair's character.
On April 20, 2015, HBO announced that it has ordered six television episodes, to premiere on September 16, 2016. On September 28, 2016, HBO renewed High Maintenance for a second television season.
Almost all of the episodes in this character-driven web series are named after an unseen peripheral character that someone in the episode mentions (the one exception being "Heidi"). The characters are meant to be relevant, regardless of whether or not the viewer engages in similar activities. This web series is shot throughout various neighborhoods in Brooklyn and occasionally Manhattan. Each episode is between five and twelve minutes in length. "Freed of the constraints of thirty-minute or one-hour formulas, the episodes are luxurious and twisty and humane, radiating new ideas about storytelling," wrote television critic Emily Nussbaum in an article for The New Yorker.
Sinclair said that the TV shows Six Feet Under and Party Down were inspirations for the web series.
The talent pool in New York City is rich—and familiar to Blichfeld (who is an Emmy Award-winning casting director of 30 Rock). Each episode cost less than $1,000 to make.
Critical response has been positive. The actor Dan Stevens calls it "a brilliant collection of succinct character portraits from a cross-section of New York society".Jenji Kohan said that High Maintenance was one of her favorite recent discoveries, calling the episodes little jewels, "beautiful glimpses into people's lives," "really well crafted," "delicious."
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