Eastbound & Down
Every kid has a baseball player to look up to. Kenny Powers is not that guy.
Created by Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Ben Best
On HBO
A darkly comic character study of a delusional, self-sabotaging former athlete confronting his own failure and arrested development in his hometown.
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
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Questions people ask
Is Eastbound & Down one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of series.
Is Eastbound & Down violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is Eastbound & Down sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Does Eastbound & Down leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Eastbound & Down scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Is Eastbound & Down easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Eastbound & Down, and what each one shares →
Like Eastbound & Down
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Eastbound & Down
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Eastbound & Down, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Eastbound & Down, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Eastbound & Down, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
