Avenue 5

Avenue 5 is a science fiction comedy television series created by Armando Iannucci that premiered on HBO in the United States on January 19, 2020. It stars Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad in lead roles as captain and owner of a fictional interplanetary cruise ship Avenue 5. HBO produced the series in the United States and Sky UK in the United Kingdom. In February 2020, just days before the COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide lockdowns, the series was renewed for a second season; filming moved forward in late 2021, with a release date of October 10, 2022. In February 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise Avenue 5 has been described as "set in the future, mostly in space." On board the interplanetary cruise ship, the Avenue 5, a momentary loss of artificial gravity and accidental death of its chief engineer sends the titular vessel 0.21 degrees off course. It's estimated it will take the ship three years to return to Earth, and with only enough supplies to sustain her many passengers for the intended eight-week long cruise, the crew of the Avenue 5 must struggle to maintain order and return the craft safely. Cast and characters Main Hugh Laurie as Ryan Clark, the captain of Avenue 5 Josh Gad as Herman Judd, billionaire owner of Avenue 5 Zach Woods as Matt Spencer, Head of Customer Relations for Avenue 5 Rebecca Front as Karen Kelly, a passenger aboard Avenue 5 Suzy Nakamura as Iris Kimura, an associate owner of Avenue 5 Lenora Crichlow as Billie McEvoy, second engineer on Avenue 5 Nikki Amuka-Bird as Rav Mulcair, head of mission control for Avenue 5 back on Earth; later (episode 8 onward) is onboard Avenue 5 Ethan Phillips as Spike Martin, a former astronaut and first (or fifth) Canadian on Mars, who is now a womanizing alcoholic on Avenue 5