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Genre | Crime drama Mystery Dark comedy |
Based on | Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale |
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Composer | Jeff Grace |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Production location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 42-44 minutes |
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Network | SundanceTV |
Release | March 2, 2016 – April 11, 2018 |
Hap and Leonard is an American drama television series based on the characters Hap and Leonard , created by novelist Joe R. Lansdale [1] and adapted from his series of novels of the same name. [2] The series was written and developed by Nick Damici and Jim Mickle, who had previously adapted Lansdale's Cold in July and was directed by Mickle. [1] The series premiered on the American cable network SundanceTV on March 2, 2016. [1] [3] The series received favorable reviews. [4] [5] [6]
The series was renewed for a final six-episode third season which premiered on March 7, 2018. The third season was inspired by the third novel in the Hap and Leonard series, titled The Two-Bear Mambo . [7]
On May 14, 2018, SundanceTV announced they had cancelled the series after three seasons. [8] [9]
Filming of the show took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [16] although the series is set in 1980s in the fictional town of LaBorde in East Texas. [17] Two of the locations used were the old Woman's Hospital [18] and the Celtic Media Centre. [19]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 6 | March 2, 2016 | April 6, 2016 | |
2 | 6 | March 15, 2017 | April 19, 2017 | |
3 | 6 | March 7, 2018 | April 11, 2018 |
The first season is inspired by Savage Season . [7] The second episode "The Bottoms" was released online on March 2, 2016, a week before its scheduled airing. [20]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Savage Season" | Jim Mickle | Nick Damici & Jim Mickle | March 2, 2016 | 0.429 [21] |
2 | 2 | "The Bottoms" | Jim Mickle | Nick Damici & Jim Mickle | March 9, 2016 | 0.271 [22] |
3 | 3 | "The Dive" | Nick Gomez | E. L. Katz | March 16, 2016 | 0.197 [23] |
4 | 4 | "Trudy" | Nick Gomez | Nick Damici & Jim Mickle | March 23, 2016 | 0.208 [24] |
5 | 5 | "War" | Jim Mickle | Nick Damici | March 30, 2016 | 0.274 [25] |
6 | 6 | "Eskimos" | Jim Mickle | Jim Mickle | April 6, 2016 | 0.192 [26] |
The second season is inspired by Mucho Mojo . [7]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "Mucho Mojo" | Maurice Marable | Nick Damici and Jim Mickle | March 15, 2017 | 0.218 [27] |
8 | 2 | "Tickling Mojo" | Maurice Marable | Abe Sylvia | March 22, 2017 | 0.109 [28] |
9 | 3 | "Holy Mojo" | Abe Sylvia | John Wirth | March 29, 2017 | 0.152 [29] |
10 | 4 | "Bad Mojo" | Abe Sylvia | Abe Sylvia & Ione Lloyd | April 5, 2017 | 0.145 [30] |
11 | 5 | "Pie a la Mojo" | Tim Southam | Joe R. Lansdale | April 12, 2017 | 0.253 [31] |
12 | 6 | "No Mo' Mojo" | Tim Southam | Nick Damici and Jim Mickle | April 19, 2017 | 0.167 [32] |
The third season is inspired by The Two-Bear Mambo . [7] The second episode, "Ho-Ho Mambo" was released online at AMC.com and Sundancetv.com a week before the scheduled March 14 on-air premiere.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
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13 | 1 | "The Two-Bear Mambo" | Jim Mickle | Jim Mickle | March 7, 2018 | 0.225 [33] |
14 | 2 | "Ho-Ho Mambo" | Jim Mickle | Nick Damici | March 14, 2018 | 0.227 [34] |
15 | 3 | "T-Bone Mambo" | Abe Sylvia | John Wirth | March 21, 2018 | N/A |
16 | 4 | "Senorita Mambo" | Abe Sylvia | John Wirth & Ione Lloyd | March 28, 2018 | N/A |
17 | 5 | "Mambo No. 5" | Michael Katleman | Pam Veasey | April 4, 2018 | N/A |
18 | 6 | "Monsoon Mambo" | Michael Katleman | Nick Damici & Jim Mickle | April 11, 2018 | N/A |
On Rotten Tomatoes season 1 has an approval rating of 88% based on reviews from 24 critics. [35]
A collection called Hap and Leonard made up of previously published short stories ( Hyenas, Veil’s Visit, Dead Aim ) by Joe Lansdale as well as new content was published by Tachyon Publications in March 2016 as a tie-in to the TV series. [36]