Bored to Death: Season 1

8 EPISODES | TVMA

Meet Jonathan Ames: writer, romantic, unlicensed private eye. HBO presents Season 1 of this comedy series that tells the story of this noir-fiction-obsessed writer (played by Jason Schwartzman) who impulsively lists his gumshoe services on Craigslist...and is surprisingly hired for a variety of amusing cases.

1.Stockholm Syndrome

Series Premiere. A writer (Jason Schwartzman) places an ad on the Internet offering his unlicensed services as a private investigator.

2.The Alanon Case

A woman with a drinking problem (Kristen Wiig) hires Jonathan to see if her boyfriend has been cheating.

3.The Case of the Missing Screenplay

An ill-advised late-night tryst with a (very) young party girl undermines Jonathan's chance to rewrite a Jim Jarmusch script.

4.The Case of the Stolen Skateboard

Jonathan falls for the mother of a boy whose skateboard was stolen by neighborhood bully.

5.The Case of the Lonely White Dove

Jonathan tracks down a Russian chanteuse; George gets in touch with his feminine side.

6.The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer

Jonathan, George and Ray team up to retrieve a damning sex tape for a married man.

7.The Case of the Stolen Sperm

Jonathan and Ray investigate a lesbian black-market scheme; George publishes a scathing editorial directed at his rival, Richard Antrem.

8.Take a Dive

In the Season One finale, George, Jonathan and Ray step into the ring for a grudge match against their publishing rivals.