Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in the HBO's new comedy series Veep, premiering April 22 on HBO Canada

• Online free sampling of episode 1 starts April 23 on www.hbocanada.com
• Created by Oscar^®-nominee Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, In the Loop)

TORONTO, April 13, 2012 /CNW/ - HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), presents Veep, a new half-hour comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as former senator Selina Meyer, a rising star in her party and charismatic leader who seemed to have unlimited potential, until she became vice president. Meyer soon discovers the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. Veep premieres Sunday, April 22 at 10 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, day-and-date with the U.S.

The eight-episode season of Veep follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive.

The ensemble cast of the show also includes Tony Hale (Arrested Development) as Gary, her right-hand man; Anna Chlumsky (In the Loop) as Amy, her chief of staff; Matt Walsh (HBOʼs Hung) as Mike, Vice President Meyerʼs weathered spokesperson; Reid Scott (My Boys) as Dan, an ambitious political aide; Timothy C. Simons (Days Together) as Jonah, a young and somewhat clueless White House liaison; and Sufe Bradshaw (Overnight) as Sue, Vice President Meyerʼs executive assistant.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

Anna Chlumsky will be available for telephone interviews leading up to the premiere. To book an interview, please contact Owen McCorquodale (Movie Central) or Scott Campbell (The Movie Network). Interviews are subject to availability.

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.

Media contacts:
The Movie Network (Eastern Canada)                         
Scott Campbell                                                                
[phone]                                                               
[email protected]

Movie Central (Western Canada) 
Owen McCorquodale
[phone]
[email protected]