|  USA
/ Showtime-Sony / 13x60 minutes / 2005-continuing
Creator: Bob Lowry / Executive Producers: Mike Newell, Cameron
Jones, Bob Lowry and Scott Winant / Producers: Hank Azaria and Nancy
Sanders
Drama series. Dr. Craig “Huff” Huffstodt is a shrink who has
dedicated his entire life to helping others find clarity, peace and
happiness. After a shattering event takes place with one of his
patients, Huff begins to question everything he once held true and spins
into a major mid-life crisis. Slated to premiere this fall, the series
also stars Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner and Oliver Platt.
Huff’s life is sent reeling when one of his patients, a
15-year-old boy, commits suicide during a therapy session. His nurturing
nature is tested at nearly every turn as he endures and deals with the
conflicting personalities and small insanities within his own family.
Struggling with the increasing worry that he may face legal liability in
connection with the suicide, and tortured by the self-inflicted feelings
of guilt and inadequacy, Huff begins to question who he is, what he’s
made of and how he fits in - anywhere.
Amid all the turmoil, Huff finds himself randomly and often reluctantly
interacting with a homeless Hungarian man whom Huff is never absolutely
certain exists. Yet their encounters usually make Huff feel like a
decent and compassionate man despite his internal chaos.
Huff’s lawyer and long time close friend, Russell, serves as a
touchstone of reality and a source of questionable ethics and morality,
but always with a sense of humor. His wife Beth, whose love and empathy
for her husband helps him avoid meltdowns, also provides welcome,
support and amenities. Huff’s mother Izzy, who occupies the living
quarters above their garage, specializes in emotional inflammation and
manipulation. His only child, a teenage son named Byrd, is a loving son
concerned with his dad’s well being.
Meanwhile, Huff’s younger brother and sole sibling Teddy is
figuratively and literally locked away in a private mental institution.
A great irony in Huff’s life is that the brief time he spends with
Teddy is when he most often experiences clarity and consolation.
Huff, who provides care and comfort for the functionally insane
and neurotic, finds the boundaries of sanity to be elusive in his
personal life as well. He’s a warm and well-intended man questioning
his values and struggling with the process of confronting one’s
fears.
With:- HANK AZARIA as Dr. Craig “Huff” Huffstodt / OLIVER
PLATT as Russell / BLYTHE DANNER as Izzy / ANTON YELCHIN as Byrd / ANDY
COMEAU as Teddy / PAGET BREWSTER as Beth
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