Max is gearing up for the release of the eight-episode Season 2 of Bookie, the original comedy from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey. Andrea Anders, Maxim Swinton and Rob Corddry also star in the series, with Season 2 guest stars including Charlie Sheen, Ray Romano, Zach Braff and Brad Garrett.

The series follows “veteran Los Angeles bookie Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco) as the potential legalization of sports gambling in California threatens to upend his business for good. Alongside best friend and former NFL player Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), side-hustling sister Lorraine (Vanessa Ferlito), and reluctantly reformed drug dealer Hector (Jorge Garcia), Danny must contend with his increasingly unstable clients as he tries to settle their debts — all while making plenty of risky bets of his own.”

The eight-episode second season returns on Thursday, December 12 with weekly episodes leading up to the season finale oin Thursday, January 30; see the trailer: HERE.

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