In March, IFC added another scripted comedy to its lineup by giving an eight-episode order to Benders, a series from Denis Leary’s production company Apostle about an amateur hockey league. In a press release today, IFC revealed the cast and premiere date for the series, which will include Lindsey Broad (The Office, 21 Jump Street), Chris Distefano (Girl Code, The Half Hour), The Blacklist’s Mark Gessner and Ruy Iskandar, and Guy Code’s Andrew Schulz, who also hosts the Brilliant Idiots podcast. The series premieres on IFC Thursday, October 1st at 10:00pm, and here’s what we can expect from the ensemble cast:
Benders follows a team of friends bonded by an irrational obsession with their men’s ice hockey team, The Chubbys. Paul Rosenberg (Schulz) is the insecure leader whose involvement with the team causes daily havoc for him and his wife Karen (Broad). Along for the ride are Paul’s best friends Anthony (Distefano), the charmer who schemes his way through life; Dicky (Gessner), the wealthy hedge fund manager whose answer to everything is in his wallet; and Sebalos (Iskandar) the slacker on a misguided search for his purpose in life. While their hockey skills may be limited, their passion is not, as evidenced by the chaos their devotion to the game creates in their everyday lives.
