Executive Produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, HBO’s new comedy series Eastbound & Down stars Danny McBride (Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder) as a star pitcher whose self‐destructive behavior knocks him out of major league baseball and back home to North Carolina, where he ends up teaching gym at the middle school he once attended. While preparing for his triumphant return to the big leagues, Kenny moves in with his brother's family and proves adept at burning every bridge he crosses.