List of High Maintenance episodes
High Maintenance is a television and web series created by Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, which premiered its first season online on Vimeo on November 9, 2012. 19 webisodes of High Maintenance have been released.
In 2016, HBO aired 6 television episodes of High Maintenance.
Series overview
Web series
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Distributor | |||
| 1 | 3 | November 9, 2012 | Vimeo | ||
| 2 | 4 | January 17, 2013 | February 20, 2013 | ||
| 3 | 3 | April 20, 2013 | |||
| 4 | 3 | November 28, 2013 | March 28, 2014 | ||
| 5 | 3 | November 11, 2014 | |||
| 6 | 3 | February 5, 2015 | |||
Television series
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Distributor | |||
| 1 | 6 | September 16, 2016 | October 21, 2016 | HBO | |
Web series episodes
Season 1 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Stevie" | Sarah-Violet Bliss | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 9, 2012 | |
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The Guy starts things off on the wrong foot when he visits the hotel room of a woman with clinical anxiety and a very impatient boss. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Heidi" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 9, 2012 | |
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Heidi and Mark are an adorable new couple, and everything seems perfect until they call The Guy for marijuana delivery. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Jamie" | Thomas DeNapoli | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 9, 2012 | |
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The Guy meets Jamie when he delivers to a pair of women who are upset due to having a mouse in their apartment. | ||||||
Season 2 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 4 | 1 | "Olivia" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | January 17, 2013 | |
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The Guy reluctantly delivers to a man and woman listed in his phonebook as "Assholes" and who have an artist friend named Olivia. | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | "Helen" | Katja Blichfeld | Michael Cyril Creighton | January 17, 2013 | |
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The Guy delivers to an agoraphobic man who lives with his mother and is obsessed with Helen Hunt. | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | "Trixie" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | January 17, 2013 | |
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The Guy hears a story about Trixie when he delivers to a couple who are stressed out because of their inconsiderate AirBnB guests. | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | "Dinah" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | February 20, 2013 | |
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A couple's relationship is stressed by the overstay of their house guest, an old friend who's in town for Dinah's wedding. Meanwhile, The Guy catches them at an awkward time after delivering to an asexual magician. | ||||||
Season 3 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 8 | 1 | "Jonathan" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | April 20, 2013 | |
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Hannibal Buress stars as himself, a stand-up comic trying to get over a traumatic experience, and The Guy tries to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Heidi returns for a cameo role, discussing Jonathan with Hannibal's artist girlfriend, Olivia. | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | "Elijah" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | April 20, 2013 | |
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A private chef is hired to serve a Passover Seder dinner, and one of the family members happens to be the asexual magician. The chef calls The Guy for delivery, and he arrives just in time to learn about Elijah. | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | "Brad Pitts" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | April 20, 2013 | |
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An uptight woman discusses Brad Pitts with her bird-watching friend who she discovers is very ill. She suggests that they smoke marijuana together to help with her friend's low appetite. Meanwhile, The Guy gets high with a pair of professional stoners. | ||||||
Season 4 (2013–14)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Qasim" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 28, 2013 | |
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One of The Guy's customers start dating a fitness buff. She soon learns about his very alternative lifestyle and about Qasim. Meanwhile, The Guy dresses as himself for Halloween. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Matilda" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | February 4, 2014 | |
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For the first time, The Guy is the central character. He struggles to entertain his teen-aged niece who is visiting from out of town. He doesn't want to conduct business in front of her, but when their plans to see "Matilda" get complicated, one of his customers offers to help out. Featuring cameos characters from the "Jamie" and "Olivia" episode. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Rachel" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | March 28, 2014 | |
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A cross-dressing author struggles with writers' block, which puts a strain on his marriage. Meanwhile, The Guy makes a delivery to him and is introduced to Rachel. Featuring cameos from characters from the "Trixie" and "Olivia" episodes. | ||||||
Season 5 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Ruth" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 11, 2014 | |
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The Guy sets up Ellen with Victor. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Geiger" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 11, 2014 | |
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A neurotic couple, Andrew & Lucy, explore ways to deal with existential anxieties, but just end up creating more. The Guy attempts to relate to an ASMR youtuber. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Genghis" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | November 11, 2014 | |
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The asexual magician tries to find purpose by ditching his 9-5 and becoming a teacher. | ||||||
Season 6 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 17 | 1 | "Sufjan" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | February 5, 2015 | |
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A couple move to a seemingly ideal suburb (Ditmas Park) but their distance from work and friends begins to drive them insane. The Guy helps save a kid from diabetic shock. | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | "Esme" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | February 5, 2015 | |
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Orly - rival pot dealer from the "Canna-bitches" collective - auditions for a stomp team. The Guy plays shabbos goy for a Hasidic family and later encounters Orly at a client's apartment. | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | "Sabrina" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | February 5, 2015 | |
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The Guy spends multiple days hanging out with a group of friends he isn't a part of. They take shrooms together. | ||||||
Television series episodes
Season 1 (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Meth(od)" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | September 16, 2016 | 0.399[1] | |
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The Guy makes an uncomfortable delivery to a macho client and his taciturn friend. Best friends Max and Lainey's co-dependent relationship begins to wane after Max accidentally stumbles upon a new group of friends, but in order to stay part of this group, Max must keep up a charade while keeping Lainey's suspicions at bay. | ||||||
| 2 | "Museebat" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | September 23, 2016 | 0.392[2] | |
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Eesha, a young girl living with her aunt and uncle in Brooklyn, struggles to be a 'normal college student' despite her family's stringent religious values. The Guy delivers to Leo and Gigi, a seemingly boring couple throwing an intimate gathering for Leo's birthday - an event marked by accusations, recriminations, and a troubling revelation. | ||||||
| 3 | "Grandpa" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | September 30, 2016 | 0.390[3] | |
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When Chase and his sensitive yet fun-loving dog Gatsby move from the suburban Midwest to Queens, culture shock takes its toll - until they cross paths with Beth, a cute, whimsical dog walker. | ||||||
| 4 | "Tick" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | October 7, 2016 | 0.435[4] | |
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Aging parents Joon and Wei navigate their son's recent success and new lifestyle. The Guy delivers to Jim, a retired, former workaholic living downstairs from his neurotic daughter Quinn, her husband and baby. | ||||||
| 5 | "Selfie" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | October 14, 2016 | 0.487[5] | |
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Anja, a twentysomething aspiring writer who spends most of her time on social media, convinces The Guy to sit down for a one-on-one interview, but her social media addiction threatens to blow up the story. Former customer Heidi enlists The Guy's help when she finds herself confronted by her past. | ||||||
| 6 | "Ex" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | October 21, 2016 | 0.262[6] | |
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The Guy pays a visit to a longtime customer, Patrick, who happens to be an agoraphobic. Later on, The Guy seeks solace from another customer after a rough night. | ||||||
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