7.7Season 2 • Episode 10
LatestAfter a final confrontation with the Rudolphs, Walter must find a way to make his case to the people of Los Angeles.
A British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.
Acting
Stewart commits to absolute humiliation with Shakespearean gravity.
Writing
Ames' voice: literate, depressed, horny, somehow optimistic.
Production
LA as character—sunny surfaces, rotten underbelly.
Creator
Jonathan Ames
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jonathan Ames loosely based Walter on Keith Olbermann and Piers Morgan, plus his own struggles with addiction and public failure.
The show predicted the 2016 media landscape—sanctimonious hosts, performative breakdowns, authenticity as content—then died before seeing it realized.
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