Bookie
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Bookie (2023) is a comedy series from HBO Max. It has built a run of 16 episodes. It premiered on November 30, 2023. Viewers rate it 7.8 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What Bookie Is About
A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 16 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey and Andrea Anders to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia and Maxim Swinton lead the cast.
Key roles include Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny Colavito; Omar J. Dorsey as Rayfield "Ray" Ballard; Andrea Anders as Sandra; Vanessa Ferlito as Lorraine Colavito; Jorge Garcia as Hector.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside HBO Max’s other originals, a 7.8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2023 and carried by HBO Max with the series still ended, it lands hardest with comedy viewers.
How Bookie Compares
If Bookie lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Bookie comes from HBO Max. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Bookie is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy roots, It has held up since 2023 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Bookie is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy lane, at 16 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.8/10. Watch it if you want comedy you can settle into.
