Episode #7: “Sticky Wicket”
- Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 2 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
- Other HBO playdates: Aug. 2 (12:40 a.m., 3:45 a.m.), 3 (11:35 p.m.), 4 (midnight, 3:25 a.m.), 5 (7:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 7 (midnight)
- HBO2 playdates: Aug. 3 (9:05 p.m.), 7 (3:35 a.m.), 8 (10:30 a.m.), 9 (1:30 p.m.) and 23 (5:00 p.m.), and Sept. 5 (7:00 p.m.)
Zeke (Pablo Schreiber) is challenged to a fight. En route to DC, Walter(Tim Robbins) fakes a medical emergency to force an unscheduled landing. With the American embassy on lockdown, Alex (Jack Black) plots an escape.
Written by Aasif Mandvi; directed by Scott Winant.
Episode #8: “Who’s Grover Cleveland?”
- Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 9 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
- Other HBO playdates: Aug. 9 (1:30 a.m., 5:00 a.m.), 10 (12:30 a.m.), 11 (11:30 p.m., 5:05 a.m.), 12 (7:00 p.m.), 13 (7:30 p.m.) and 14 (midnight)
- HBO2 playdates: Aug. 10 (10:30 p.m.), 14 (4:15 a.m.), 15 (9:00 a.m.), 16 (4:30 p.m.) and 23 (5:30 p.m.), and Sept. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
With tensions rising in Islamabad, Walter tries to convince the president to act with caution. On the aircraft carrier, Zeke must deal with the women in his life before he and his fellow pilots get new orders. Inside the Embassy, Alex tries to make amends with Rafiq (Aasif Mandvi) and Fareeda (Melanie Kannokada).
Written by Wes Jones; directed by Michael Lehmann.
Episode #9: “Just a Little Crazy Talk”
- Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 16 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
- Other HBO playdates: Aug. 16 (11:30 p.m., 3:35 a.m.), 17 (2:55 a.m.), 18 (12:30 a.m., 4:05 a.m.), 19 (6:45 p.m.), 20 (8:00 p.m.) and 21 (midnight)
- HBO2 playdates: Aug. 17 (9:00 p.m.), 21 (3:20 a.m.), 22 (10:00 a.m.) and 23 (6:00 p.m.), and Sept. 5 (8:00 p.m.)
Walter tries to strike a deal with Zaman’s highest-ranking general. Zeke and Glenn (Eric Ladin) find a way to pass the time after being grounded. With Rafiq translating, Alex tries to figure out if and when he should initiate Walter’s “Plan B.”
Written by Roberto Benabib & Kim Benabib & David Holstein; directed by Adam Bernstein.
Episode #10: “There Will Be Consequences” (season finale)
- Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 23 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
- Other HBO playdates: Aug. 23 (11:30 p.m., 3:45 a.m.), 24 (12:30 a.m.), 25 (11:30 p.m., 3:20 a.m.), 26 (6:45 p.m.), 27 (8:00 p.m.) and 28 (midnight)
- HBO2 playdates: Aug. 24 (10:00 p.m.), 28 (3:30 a.m.) and 29 (12:30 p.m.), and Sept. 5 (8:30 p.m.)
With a global crisis looming, Zeke and Glenn once again find themselves in a compromised state. Walter tries to defuse the situation with various heads of state via videoconference; Alex attempts to connect with Zaman (Iqbal Theba) on a personal level.
Written by Roberto Benabib & Kim Benabib & David Holstein; directed by Michael Lehmann.
Episodes of “The Brink” are also available on HBO NOW and HBO GO.
“The Brink” was created by Roberto Benabib & Kim Benabib; executive produced by Jerry Weintraub, Roberto Benabib and Jay Roach; co-executive producers, Kim Benabib and Susan Ekins; producers, Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Robert Lloyd Lewis and Dave Holstein.
