posted 04-23-2019 12:08 PM               

The series is described as a space tourism comedy set forty years in the future when the solar system is everyone’s oyster. Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, the captain of the space cruise ship Avenue 5. The series also stars Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Nikki Amuka, Rebecca Front, Lenora Crichlow, Suzy Nakamura, and Ethan Phillips.

"The Book of Mormon's" Josh Gad will play an egocentric billionaire who runs hotels and health clubs and the cruise ship Avenue 5; Suzy Nakamura from "Dr. Ken" will play his right hand woman. Gad's other employees include Zach Woods from "Silicon Valley" as the ship's head of customer service, Nikki Amuka-Bird as the head of mission control on Earth, and Lenora Crichlow as the ship's second engineer. "The Thick of It's" Rebecca Front will play one of the passengers.

Best of all, judging from character description alone, is that "Star Trek: Voyager" alum Ethan Phillips will play Spike Martin, a hard-drinking former astronaut who falsely claims to have been "the first Canadian to land on Mars."

posted 11-19-2019 09:22 PM               

The vacation you never knew you needed.

From Veep creator Armando Iannucci, "Avenue 5" launches this January on HBO.

posted 01-17-2020 09:52 AM               

Learn more about how Avenue 5 came to be and what the luxury cruise ship has to offer from Judd Galaxy's founder, Herman Judd.

Learn about all the lavish amenities the space cruise ship has to offer from Avenue 5's very own Matthew Spencer, the head of passenger services. We can't wait to have you on board.

Can't spell space without spa. From Veep creator Armando Iannucci, Avenue 5 lifts off January 19 on HBO.