HBO's 'High Maintenance' A Far Cry From Stereotypical Stoner Comedies

If you’ve ever welcomed a dealer into your home to replenish your stash, chances are you’ve wondered where they’re coming from, or where they’re headed next.

Who really is this relative stranger with whom you’ve become weirdly intimate over time? Who else do they interact with in the run of a night? Are those other clients anything like you? What’s their relationship like?

HBO’s new version of the hit web series, High Maintenance – which made its cable debut on Friday night – feeds our collective curiosity around such questions like never before.

As in the beloved Vimeo webisodes that precede it, HBO’s High Maintenance follows a weed dealer known as “the Guy” (played by the show’s co-creator, Ben Sinclair) on his various appointments across New York City. More central to the series than the Guy himself, however, is the client base he cultivates throughout the show. Each episode delves expertly...

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