John from Cincinnati

Television series
Original title	John from Cincinnati
Country of production	United States
original language	English
year	2007
length	55 minutes
Episodes	10 in 1 season
genre	drama
idea	David Milk
music	Reinhold Heil , Johnny Klimek
First broadcast	June 10, 2007 (USA) on HBO
occupation
Main actor: Bruce Greenwood : Mitch Yost Rebecca De Mornay : Cissy Yost Austin Nichols : John Monad Ed O'Neill : Bill Jacks Luke Perry : Linc Stark Supporting cast: Keala Kennelly : Kai Luis Guzmán : Ramon Gaviota Willie Garson : Meyer Dickstein Matt Winston : Barry Cunningham Garret Dillahunt : Dr. Michael Smith Brian Van Holt : Butchie Yost Jim Beaver : Vietnam Joe Greyson Fletcher : Shaun Yost Dayton Callie : Steady Freddie Lopez Paula Malcomson : Jerri Emily Rose : Cass Mark-Paul Gosselaar : Jake Ferris Jennifer Gray : Daphne

John from Cincinnati is an American television series that aired on HBO . The series started on HBO in June 2007, but was discontinued after one season.

The topic is the situation in the Yost family, whose lives have been shaped by surfing for three generations and whose relationships have broken down, but are being restored.

The series was David Milch's first project after Deadwood , he wrote the series together with Kem Nunn , who had already chosen the Californian surfer milieu as the subject in several novels.

action

Mitch Yost is an aging surfer whose career was interrupted by a knee injury and who has since run a surfing shop in Imperial Beach , near the Mexican border. He runs the business together with his wife Cissy. Her son Butchie used to be a successful surfer, but now lives in a cheap motel, marked by his addiction to heroin. With Mitch and Cissy their grandson Shaun also lives, from a relationship between Butchie and the porn actress Tina, who find each other again over the course of the season. Shaun also shows great talent for surfing and is taking his first steps in a career. John Monad, a mysterious stranger whose presence leads to a gradual change in family relationships, enters the life of the Yosts.

Charisma

The ten episodes of the series aired in the United States from June 10 through August 12, 2007, immediately after the Sopranos ended . It started with a little over 3 million viewers, but the other ratings did not reach an average of 1.2 million viewers. The reception of the criticism was also cautious.

DVD release

The full season "John from Cincinnati" was released by "HBO Home Video" in the United States on April 1, 2008 as a DVD box containing three DVDs with Region 1 code in widescreen format . In addition to the original English soundtrack, it also offered French and Spanish (also as subtitles).

proof

1. ↑ tvseriesfinale.com: John from Cincinnati: HBO Series Canceled, Good News for Deadwood? | canceled or renewed TV shows | TV Series Finale , accessed April 1, 2012

Web links

• John from Cincinnati in the Internet Movie Database (English)