IFC Comedy Brockmire' Back in the Spring

Brockmire, an IFC comedy series about a down on his luck sportscaster, will have season two debut in the spring.

Hank Azaria stars as the boozy baseball announcer. Season 2 will have eight episodes.

Brockmire is a Funny Or Die series.

Returning to star alongside Azaria are Tyrel Jackson Williams as Brockmire's friend and roommate Charles, and Amanda Peet as Jules, Brockmire's ex-girlfriend and owner of the Morristown Frackers.

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Guest stars in season two include Becky Ann Baker, Carrie Preston and Dreama Walker.

Brockmire follows Jim Brockmire, a famous major league baseball announcer who suffered a very public breakdown after learning of his wife's infidelity. Season 1 began a decade later, as Brockmire began calling games for the minor league Morristown Frackers.

Season two sees Brockmire with a popular podcast, called Brock Bottom. Says IFC, Trying to still reclaim his career as a top sportscaster, Brockmire indulges in the sinful temptations of the Big Easy, pines for his ex-girlfriend in Morristown, Pa., and struggles to find his purpose in life.

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The series is written and developed by Joel Church-Cooper, directed by Mo Marable and executive produced by Azaria, Church-Cooper, Marable, Tim Kirkby and Funny Or Die's Mike Farah and Joe Farrell.

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