HBO has begun running a little teaser for Treme. It doesn’t really contain any looks at its characters or storylines, but strictly glimpses of New Orleans and the post-Katrina environment that the show will inhabit. Of course, it makes it rather clear music and musicians will figure prominently in the series.
Treme is David Simon’s much anticipated follow-up series after completing The Wire. Eric Overmyer is the co-creator and wrote and produced on the last two season of The Wire as well. Wendell Pierce (Det. ‘Bunk’ Moreland on The Wire) stars as a jazz musician with an ex-wife and new baby. Khandi Alexander (NewsRadio, Simon’s The Corner, CSI: Miami) plays the ex and a barkeeper. Melissa Leo (Frozen River) is a civil rights attorney while John Goodman plays her husband, a college professor. Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn) portrays another musician. Clarke Peters (Det. Lester Freamon from The Wire) plays a Mardi Gras Indian chief. Rob Brown and Kim Dickens round out the main cast.
Treme is set to premiere in April on HBO, with unconfirmed reports saying the 11th.
