Novelist Hank Moody left NY for the pleasure seeking splendours of LA, thinking he'd have fame, fortune and the love of a good woman.
Hank Moody is dismayed when he sees the film version of his acclaimed novel; agrees to a blind date arranged by his agent that goes horribly awry; and learns that his ex-girlfriend and love of his life, Karen, is engaged to another man.
Hank reluctantly accepts a blogger gig for a hip L.A. web site, and endures a dinner party with Karen and her fiance Bill that yields a scandalous romp with a sexy Scientologist.
Hank ponders whether or not to continue his blogging job after he discovers the identity of the web site's owner, and reconnects with Meredith, his one-time blind-date disaster; Charlie's relationship with his assistant takes a surprising turn.
The fiercely apolitical Hank is dragged to an environmental fundraiser at Charlie's agency, where he briefly displays his gallant side to both Meredith and Karen, and inadvertently discovers his agent's dirty little assistant secret.
A point of modern linguistic style comes between Meredith and Hank, who also guest-lectures at Mia's creative writing class; Becca and Karen both have a crush on a cool guitar teacher but Mia breaks both their hearts.
Becca's impressive musical performance at a rock concert leads to a romantic, booze-fuelled moment for Hank and Karen, but it doesn't last; Charlie's dalliance with his assistant is nearly discovered by Marcy.
Hank makes peace with his archenemy, Todd, and lands Karen a designing gig in the process, but a dilemma with Mia interrupts their temporary domestic bliss; Charlie attempts a disastrous threesome with his wife and assistant.
Hank receives bad news about his father and embarks on a grief-stricken bender of booze, drugs, and even a prostitute, as he remembers the last time they saw each other.
A manuscript for a new novel and a royalty check from his movie inspire Hank to go on a spending spree, but his purchases don't have the desired effect on his life; Marcy drops a bombshell on Charlie.
A boxing movie turns into a mini-orgy for Hank and his new roommate Charlie, but their ecstasy soon turns to agony; Dani and Mia have a creative meeting of their own.
Bombshells start dropping on all fronts: Hank discovers Mia is peddling his book as her own, and she threatens to reveal their one-night stand if he reclaims his work; Becca tells Karen she wants to go live with her father.
The wedding of Karen and Bill provides the impetus for emotional crises and revelations that threaten to derail the entire ceremony - unless Hank can put everything right.
After reuniting at the end of season one, Hank and Karen decide to pack up and head to New York. There, they head to a party at the home of a record producer where Hank has an accident when he confuses a partygoer for Karen. On the ride home, Hank gets arrested for DUI.
Hank finds himself in jail after assaulting a police officer. Karen, still upset at Hank for his accident at the party, refuses to bail him out. In prison, Hank is reintroduced to fellow inmate Lew Ashby, who proposes that Hank write Ashby's long-awaited biography.
On Hank's first day as biographer to Lew Ashby, he's re-introduced to Trixie, the hooker with a heart of gold, who stirs up trouble by claiming that Hank is better in bed than Ashby. Elsewhere, Charlie finds himself in the middle of an impromptu porn shoot.
Hank and Karen throw a dinner party for a few friends. Before everyone arrives, Hank pops the question, but Karen begs off to think it over. At dinner, it's revealed that Hank is the likely father of Sonja's baby, and Ashby nearly dies of an allergic reaction to sushi.
In order to distract Hank from his heartbreak over being dumped by Karen, Ashby arranges a sex session with popular, yet incredibly annoying, celebrity chef, Chloe Metz. Meanwhile, Charlie takes on a new client, Daisy, who's eager to land the lead in a porn film.
Hank decides to seek out Lew Ashby's long lost love and finds her in the surprising form of Beverly Hills mom Janie Jones. Meanwhile, when a location falls through, the Runkle residence is transformed into a film set. The lead actor's failings force Charlie to step in.
Hank hits it off with English teacher Mrs. Patterson, only to discover that this latest possible conquest is also the mother of Becca's boyfriend Damien. After Charlie and Marcy take a frightened Daisy into their home, Daisy's former manager shows up for reparations.
Hank spends the day at Janie Jones' home, trying to get the back story on her relationship with Lew Ashby. When her husband comes home early, Hank is forced to bide his time in the pool house with the family maid. Elsewhere, Charlie succumbs to temptation with Daisy.
Hank meets Janie Jones for a date at a Venice art gallery, where they bump into a very pregnant Sonja and Julian. Karen goes on an impromptu date, of sorts, with Lew Ashby. Later, after a congratulatory roll in the sack, Karen finds a disturbing lump on Hank's groin.
While Hank awaits the results of his biopsy, he reflects on his relationship with Karen, and we flashback to the beginning of their stormy union - an event that coincides with the tragic overdose of a famous rocker. Meanwhile, Daisy tells Charlie that she's moving out.
To celebrate the release of Mia's book, Ashby hosts a soiree at the manor. After spotting Daisy with Ronny Praeger, Charlie tells Marcy he wants a divorce. Later, Janie Jones arrives. As Ashby works up some courage to talk to her, he does a line of some very bad coke.
Hank completes his biography of Lew Ashby. Karen decides to take a job in New York City - the family can finally relocate back home. Hank and a heartsick Becca are thrilled, but when Becca and Damien patch things up, Hank decides to stay behind in L.A. for his daughter.
Hank is bailed out of jail to find that his literary sex scandal has made him the toast of Hollywood and the target of a lawsuit - as well as estranged him from Karen and Becca.
Hank polishes off a day of flaky neediness with a creative meeting about his potential new movie that ends with him hiding in a starlet's bathroom and accidentally overdosing on booze and sleeping pills.
Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but his daughter knows the truth. Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy.
A meeting to discuss Hank's recently completed movie script ends with a billionaire dead in a bathroom. Marcy suspects that she might be pregnant, and Karen meets a potential new boyfriend in the artist father of one of Becca's bandmates.
After a personal grooming mishap, Charlie discovers that his vasectomy was botched and that Marcy's baby could be his. Hank's relationship with lawyer Abby gets more personal but a good deed yields a compromising photo that could ruin Hank's life.
A sensational photo derails Hank's case and threatens to destroy his movie project until his sincere love for Becca rescues his career, while Karen resuscitates her ex-husband's relationship with his beautiful lawyer.
Forced by her relationship with Hank to recuse herself as his lawyer, Abby pitches the case to a senior partner on the golf course; Hank is dismayed by Karen's growing relationship with artist Ben; Marcy and Stu ask Charlie to help them pitch a TV project.
Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue on a zombie sequel but threatens his job when he hooks up with a sexy woman with close ties to the film's female lead. Marcy tells Stu she's pregnant but not that the baby may be Charlie's.
Evicted from his apartment, Hank moves back in with Karen and Becca while he prepares for his trial and teaches his daughter to drive. While Karen's out on a date with Ben, Becca and Pearl steal the Porsche and wreck it.
A nervous Hank discovers that he's got good reason to panic when his trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout.
Found guilty of statutory rape, Hank buys a used Porsche and considers fleeing from Los Angeles, but instead enjoys one last night in the company of his friends and family.
As Hank awaits sentencing, the lines between his real life and the movie based on his life blur as the film's star hits on his ex-wife and he feels stirrings of passion for the actress hired to play Karen.
With Karen gone, Hank struggles to fulfil his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back in with Marcy even as they work out a divorce.
Newly anointed professor Hank Moody grapples with teaching an undergrad creative writing course. A brutally honest assessment of a student's work lands Hank in hot water.
Hank and Becca attend the annual English Department Fall Mixer hosted by Dean Koons and wife Felicia. After flirtatious exchanges with student Jackie and Felicia, Hank finds himself consoling his jilted teacher's aide the only way he knows how.
Becca drags Hank to a trendy shopping boutique to pick out some more grown-up attire, but Hank isn't so sure he likes the "new" Becca's makeover. At work, Hank juggles sexual encounters with teacher's aide Jill and boss Felicia.
Hank has the apartment all to his bad self when Becca visits Karen in New York for the weekend. Meanwhile, Hank's old buddy from Long Island, Mike Zlosowski, pays a visit.
Back in L.A. for a short visit, Karen hatches a plan to move the family back to New York for good. Hank's mighty pleased, but Becca's crestfallen about leaving her new best friend, Chelsea.
Eager to set things right with Karen again, Hank tries to distance himself from the ladies of the university; but after Dean Koons catches Hank in an intimate moment with Jackie, Hank finds himself more entangled than ever.
Hank's in for a hedonistic night to remember when Jackie and two stripper friends arrive at his doorstep, unannounced. The next morning, before Hank can escort his new friends from the apartment, Charlie shows up with a verbally abusive Rick Springfield.
After Becca and Chelsea get into a brawl at school, Hank and Karen are called into the principal's office along with Felicia and Peter Koons. Karen's disgusted after the Dean offhandedly airs Hank and Felicia's indiscretions.
Hank takes Charlie out on the town to drown his sorrows after Sue Collini fires him for causing client Rick Springfield to leave the agency. Meanwhile, Karen, still miffed by Hank's dalliance with Felicia, organises a girls' night out with Becca and Marcy.
Karen drags Hank to an end of the semester goodbye luncheon at Felicia's. Hank realises he's walked into a hornet's nest as Felicia, Jackie and Jill all gang up on him. The Hank bashing is interrupted when Richard Bates, the novelist/professor Hank replaced at the colle
As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank's stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend/manager Paul for a book signing.
After his short-lived tour with Atticus, Hank Moody is eager to reunite with the love of his life, but things don't go as planned with Karen. Hank meets with Stu and The Director on the TV adaptation of "Santa Monica Cop" and gets hired by showrunner Rick Rath.
Hank's first day in the "Santa Monica Cop" writer's room brings aggravation by his new co-workers. Hank is surprised during a visit to Levon's apartment. Things start looking up for Charlie and Marcy when he meets Rath's new assistant. Karen gets an unexpected surprise.
Hank sits in on a casting session while Levon tries to bond with Rath's assistant, Melanie. Hank gets his first episode assignment, much to the chagrin of co-workers Terry and Hugh. Charlie hopes to fix things with Marcy, while Karen is ready to throw in the towel with
Hank, Levon and Julia celebrate Julia's new role. Levon hopes for some alone time with Melanie, but three's a crowd with The Director in the way. Money troubles add to Charlie and Marcy's marital unrest, but new client Goldie may put Charlie back in the black.
While Julia is with Rath, Hank and Levon have a night out. Levon has the best night of his life with Nikki, while Karen, Hank and Marcy are forced to endure the company of Nikki's creepy friend. Charlie may have gotten in over his head with his new client Goldie.
It's the "Santa Monica Cop" kick-off party at Rath's. Hank has an intimate notes session with the show's female lead, Amy Taylor Walsh, while the male lead, Hashtag Black, has his eye on Julia. The party ends early when Levon breaks Rath's cardinal rule.
Rath demands a rewrite of Hank's script. Julia's boss Dr. Dan gives career advice, but Hank and Levon have other ideas. Charlie and Marcy consider Stu's offer, while Atticus' old rock and roll butler, Krull, offers an alternative solution to their money woes.
On Hank's episode of "Santa Monica Cop", he encounters problems with Hashtag Black, so The Director leaves Hank to get things back on track. Julia proves to be a distraction; Levon gets a big opportunity; news of Stu's offer leads to fisticuffs.
Hank flashes back to turbulent times with Karen, a confused young Becca, and their days with a happier Charlie and Marcy. Later, Hank's run-in with a nun helps him put things into perspective.
Hank entices Karen to have dinner with him, but Julia interrupts their romantic evening. Later, Charlie, Marcy, Krull, Levon and his new 'friend', Mi Suk Kok, bring even more drama to the night; and chaos ensues when Stu assaults Charlie's manhood.
The ratings are in for "Santa Monica Cop". Hank may be out of a job, which sends Charlie reeling. With their revenue stream drying up Marcy decides to accept Stu's offer. Karen arrives with a special guest: Becca, who makes a big announcement.
Hank is still not on board with Becca's plans, but Karen massages the situation. Hank and Levon reconnect with Hank's old student, Tara; Hank reassures Julia and invites her to a special dinner; Hank urges Charlie to save Marcy; Hank makes a life-altering decision.
Hank may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie, but she's still haunting his dreams. Charlie takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch about giving "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love" the Broadway treatment.
Hank reluctantly heeds the advice from his family and friends, but muse to many-a-rock-star, Faith, may be his light at the end of the tunnel. Charlie runs into out-and-proud movie star Robbie Mac and finds himself taking action in order to land the Oscar winner at UTK.
Hank and Faith attend a funeral. Later, Hank is found in a compromising position by Karen. Robbie Mac and Ken take Charlie out on the town which doesn't sit as well with Marcy as it does with their son Stuart.
Hank and Charlie meet with Robbie Mac, but the project on the table is a little out of even Hank Moody's wheelhouse. Meanwhile, Marcy, Ophelia and Karen swap tales over dinner, while Becca proves she's her father's daughter at a reading of her work.
Ken discovers Charlie's secret. Atticus Fetch sends Hank and Charlie on a hunt, so they enlist the help of Becca, Gabriel, Faith, Shari, and a well-connected contact. Marcy makes a decision about Stu that is influenced by her man-hating spiritual guide, Ophelia Robbins.
The boys board Air Force 69 with Atticus Fetch, to fly to NYC to present the songs for the Broadway adaptation of "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Charlie faces a serious case of aerophobia, but he's got The Widow to take his mind off things.
Hank returns from his trip to find Becca in need of help. His plan for her backfires when they go to visit Atticus Fetch and his current house guest Marilyn Manson. Hank has an encounter that puts him in a very awkward position with Karen.
The reviews are in for the first draft of "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love: The Musical". Hank looks for inspiration from Faith to help get him to the next level. Charlie and Stu join forces to pry Marcy from the man-hating clutches of Ophelia Robins.
Atticus throws a party. Faith provides the girls, The Dealer provides the recreation and Hank's old friend provides the entertainment. Hank gets a taste of his own medicine with Karen, while Atticus tries to recreate rock and roll folklore with one of his biggest fans.
Hank seeks comfort from Faith, only to find her with Beckett. Hank meets two very important people in Faith's life. On the home front, Becca has some big news.
Hank and Faith join forces to track down Atticus. Surprisingly, Becca is the only person who can really help. Marcy's outing with Ophelia leaves her a little tied up. Charlie's response to a curious message reveals the true feelings between the two exes.
Hank makes a decision about his future, which affects his future with Faith. Troops must be rallied to ensure Atticus makes it to the theatre for his co-headlining gig with Marilyn Manson. A call from Becca and a visit from a dearly departed friend set Hank in motion.
Hank is looking for a ticket out of New York after his latest breakup. He accepts an invitation from Charlie to come to Los Angeles for a job writing a film starring rapper/actor Samurai Apocalypse, then reunites with Karen, her now-husband Richard, and daughter Becca.
Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word.
Hank delivers a completed draft of "Santa Monica Cop" to Samurai Apocalypse but his attempts to leave town are once again thwarted when he's asked to show a night on the town to Kali, his "acquaintance" from the flight to Los Angeles.
Hank receives an unwelcome surprise in the form of Carrie, ex-girlfriend and arsonist that he's forced to invite along when Karen and Becca show up to invite him to a dinner party.
Charlie's boyhood dream is realised and Hank's worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department and takes them on a joyride that goes sexually awry for Charlie.
When Samurai Apocalypse hits a lyrical roadblock with his protege, he calls on the best writer he knows: Hank Moody, who unites with Kali to imbibe, bear his soul, and write a song that takes Hank back in time to an era when life was simpler.
Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends his girlfriend, Becca.
Hank is stuck reading Tyler's screenplay but discovers some talent under that head of hair, even though the script appears to be a disturbingly autobiographical account of the author's relationship with Becca.
On the first day of production on Hank Moody's latest movie "Santa Monica Cop", Stu has brought back his "F**king and Punching" director in hopes of creating a cinematic masterpiece, but Hank's rendezvous with the leading lady puts his relationship with Sam in jeopardy.
Minus one agent and best friend, Hank crashes with his two favourite ladies, Karen and Becca. Looking for new representation, he meets with Hollywood power agent Larry Levine, who quickly sets a meeting with world-class filmmaker and Hank Moody idol Lars Manderhoff.
Hank overstays his welcome at the house of Karen and Richard and hits the road with one last stop at Malibar, where he runs into Lizzie, who uses her newly acquired acting chops to lure him back to the Runkle Manor.
Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned.