Scripted series · HBO
Barry
A hitman searching for some direction.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Bill Hader
Barry Berkman
32 eps
Anthony Carrigan
NoHo Hank
32 eps
Henry Winkler
Gene Cousineau
32 eps
Stephen Root
Monroe Fuches
32 eps
Sarah Burns
Detective Mae Dunn
13 eps
Robert Wisdom
Jim Moss
11 eps
Glenn Fleshler
Goran Pazar
9 eps
D'Arcy Carden
Natalie Greer
20 eps
Paula Newsome
Detective Janice Moss
10 eps
Daniel Bernhardt
Ronny Proxin
3 eps
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Chris Lucado
5 eps
Dale Pavinski
Taylor Garrett
4 eps
Darrell Britt-Gibson
Jermaine Jefrint
17 eps
Rightor Doyle
Nick Nicholby
17 eps
Elizabeth Perkins
Diane Villa
3 eps
Andrew Leeds
Leo Cousineau
12 eps
Elsie Fisher
Katie Harris
5 eps
Joanna Sotomura
Casey
3 eps
Jessy Hodges
Lindsay Mandel
13 eps
Miguel Sandoval
Fernando
4 eps
Gary Kraus
Chief Krauss
11 eps
Laura San Giacomo
Annie Eisner
4 eps
James Hiroyuki Liao
Albert Nguyen
6 eps
Fred Melamed
Tom Posorro
9 eps
Karen David
Sharon Lucado
4 eps
Michael Bofshever
George Krempf
3 eps
Charles Parnell
DA Buckner
5 eps
David Warshofsky
FBI Agent Harris
3 eps
Cornell Womack
FBI Agent
3 eps
Patrick Fischler
Lon O'Neil
3 eps
François Chau
Bong
3 eps
Tobie Windham
Damian
6 eps
JB Blanc
Batir
8 eps
Andre Hyland
Jason
6 eps
Konstantin Podprugin
Val
4 eps
Alejandro Furth
Antonio Manuel
16 eps
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Sasha Smith
16 eps
John Pirruccello
Detective John Loach
13 eps
Andy Carey
Eric
16 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Barry actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Barry reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20188 episodes
7.8IMDbDisillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out.
Best episode · S01E07 Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20198 episodes
8.3IMDbDesperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren't the only forces at play.
Best episode · S02E05 ronny/lily
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20228 episodes
8.0IMDbDesperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren't the only forces at play. What is it about his own psyche that led him to become a killer in the first place? Season three finds Barry and the other characters trying to make the right choice.
Best episode · S03E08 starting now
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20238 episodes
7.8IMDbCousineau is hailed as a hero as Barry's arrest has shocking consequences. It's all been leading up to this - the explosive and hilarious final chapter of Barry.
Best episode · S04E07 a nice meal
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E05
ronny/lily
An encounter that Barry never could have predicted has surprising effects.
- Directed by Bill Hader
- Written by Alec Berg, Bill Hader
S03E08
starting now
What the hell is that?!
- Directed by Bill Hader
- Written by Alec Berg, Bill Hader
S01E07
Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
A deadly shootout threatens Barry's timely participation in Sally's big stage moment.
- Directed by Alec Berg
- Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff
S02E08
berkman > block
Barry is out for vengeance. Noho Hank faces the looming threat of being sent home. Sally makes a split-second decision on the night of the acting class' big performance. Fuches turns to an unexpected source for help.
- Directed by Bill Hader
- Written by Alec Berg, Bill Hader
S02E04
What?!
Barry's patience is put to the test when a figure from Sally's past arrives in LA. Gene gets a pleasant surprise and encourages Barry to believe that change is possible.
- Directed by Liza Johnson
- Written by Duffy Boudreau
S02E07
The Audition
Barry prepares for his first audition under Gene's guidance. Sally takes a stand in a meeting with a major TV producer. Noho Hank bares all.
- Directed by Alec Berg
- Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E04
it takes a psycho
- Directed by Bill Hader
- Written by Taofik Kolade
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Alec Berg
Showrunner
Bill Hader
Creator
Elizabeth Sarnoff
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Aida Rodgers
Executive producer
Emily Heller
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Nicky Hirsch
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Taofik Kolade
Writer
Sarah Solemani
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Duffy Boudreau
Writer
Jason Kim
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Emma Barrie
Writer
Ben Smith
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Emily HellerProducer
- Alec BergExecutive Producer
- Bill HaderExecutive Producer
- Duffy BoudreauProducer
- Elizabeth SarnoffExecutive Producer
- Jason KimProducer
Writing
- Emily HellerWriter
- Nicky HirschWriter
- Alec BergWriter
- Bill HaderWriter
- Taofik KoladeWriter
- Sarah SolemaniWriter
Direction
- Alec BergDirector
- Maggie CareyDirector
- Bill HaderDirector
- Hiro MuraiDirector
- Liza JohnsonDirector
- Minkie SpiroDirector
Cinematography
- Carl HerseDirector of Photography
- Paula HuidobroDirector of Photography
- Brandon TrostDirector of Photography
- Darran TiernanDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- YouTube TVStreaming
- HBO MaxStreaming
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