HBO Canada is out of the gate January 29 with the premiere of HBO's new drama, Luck

"January has saved us the best for last … this is TV's supreme team, and one of the best shows of this or any year" - Rob Salem, Toronto Star 

"Luck is a densely packed, intricate and demanding drama, and Mann makes it look spectacularly beautiful…here the inevitable has happened - old-school movie types come to HBO, where the action is" - John Doyle, Globe and Mail

"Luck's Dustin Hoffman will contend with Steve Buscemi and Jon Hamm for the 2012 best-actor Emmy" - Chris Lackner, Postmedia News

TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - From acclaimed director Michael Mann and Deadwood creator David Milch, HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada) presents the nine-episode season of HBO's anticipated new one-hour drama series, Luck. Starring Oscar^® winner Dustin Hoffman and Oscar^® nominee Nick Nolte, Luck is a behind-the-track look at the world of horse racing - the owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers - and debuts Sunday, January 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, day-and-date with HBO in the US.

To view the complete release, please visit The Movie Network's media room or Movie Central's press site at http://press.astral.com/tmn/ or http://mediacentre.corusent.com.