The Brink (2015 - 2015)

The Brink

56%

Avg Tomatometer

84%

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Series Info

Black comedy about a military coup in Pakistan and the scramble to prevent World War III by the U.S. secretary of state in Washington, D.C., an inept, low-level diplomat on the ground in Islamabad and a stressed-out Navy fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

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56%
Critics Consensus: The Brink avoids disaster thanks to the game efforts of a talented cast, but they - and viewers - deserve political satire with a sharper bite.

2015, HBO, 10 episodes

Cast

Jack Black
as Alex Talbot
Tim Robbins
as Walter Larson
Pablo Schreiber
as Zeke Tilson
Aasif Mandvi
as Rafiq Massoud
Maribeth Monroe
as Kendra Willis
Eric Ladin
as Glenn Taylor
Esai Morales
as Julian Navarro
Geoffrey Pierson
as Pierce Mullin
Iqbal Theba
as Umair Zaman
John Larroquette
as Robert Kittredge
Carla Gugino
as Joanne Larson
Melanie Kannokada
as Fareeda
Meera Syal
as Naeema
Erick Avari
as Hasan
Mary Faber
as Ashley
Bernard White
as Raja
Marshall Manesh
as Rafiq Massoud Sr.
Nosheen Phoenix
as Nayyara
Jaimie Alexander
as Gail Sweet
Mimi Kennedy
as Susan Buckley
Rob Brydon
Lamont Thompson
as Dougan
Iris Bahr
as Talia Levy
Michelle Gomez
Pete Gardner
Dorian Missick
Mustafa Haidari
Iyad Hajjaj
Ajay Mehta
as Rakesh Pandit
Joel Spence
Aharon Ipalé
as Avi Dahan
Christian Gehring
as Billy
Cass Bugge
as Samantha
Wolf Blitzer
as Himself
Shant Nareg Roohinian
as Shmuley
Lou Cutell
Anjini Azhar
Nick Jaine
Megan Suri
Anil Margsahayam
Monrok
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Series Details

TV Network: HBO
Premiere Date: Jun 21, 2015
Genre: Comedy
Executive Producers: Roberto Benabib, Jerry Weintraub, Jay Roach
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