The Guy is back in a new trailer for the new season of HBO's "High Maintenance"

High Maintenance is on the way back to TV in early 2018. Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld's show following the customers of weed dealer The Guy has a return date on HBO. Although the show returns on Friday, January 19 at 11 PM, you can catch up with the old episodes plus the web series on the HBO app of your choice. In the meantime, check out the trailer for the new season.

We gave a First Look Review of High Maintenance. We praised the character work it provided for the people The Guy sold to: "For those that like character pieces, definitely give it a shot. Every episode is going to be different and it’ll be cool to see how The Guy plays a role (or doesn’t in some cases) in the narrative of each character."

HBO Bolsters its Comedy Presence with 'High Maintenance'

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Internet based comedy is coming to paid cable with HBO's acquisition of the Vimeo series High Maintenance. The Big H has ordered six episodes of the show. To add to that, the show's current 19 episodes are even headed to the streaming applications HBO Go and HBO Now sometime later this year. 

 "High Maintenance has proven to be one of today’s most highly-acclaimed online comedies,” said HBO’s Michael Lombardo. “We are thrilled to bring this sophisticated and clever series to our HBO audience."

For those of you who haven't seen the show, it follows a Brooklyn pot dealer -- "The Guy" -- who delivers to clients with neuroses as diverse as the city. It was created and written by the married partners Katja Blichfeld ( 30 Rock) and Ben Sinclair (Sisters), and executive produced by Katja Blichfeld, Russell Gregory and Ben Sinclair. Sinclair also stars in the show as said "Guy" who interacts with all of his weird customers. 

“We have been growing this show organically for three years now, and we are elated to bring it into full maturity at HBO, the gold-standard of both online and televised entertainment,” said Blichfeld and Sinclair.

The show has proven to be a hit for Vimeo's streaming service that apparently exists. Sinclair and Blichfield even won a WGa Award for the episode "Rachel." This is all fitting news for 4/20. 

'Last Week Tonight,' 'Louie' Take Home some WGA Awards

This past weekend marked an event called the Writers Guild Awards, a show dedicated to the people that make that show you like so good. The Simpsons, Louie, Grand Budapest Hotel and other comedic media won awards for their ability to make us laugh in the past year. Even a web show, High Maintenance, won for Short Form New Media. 

The rest of the winners can be seen below. 

“ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight

COMEDY SERIES

Louie, Written by Louis CK; FX

EPISODIC COMEDY

“So Did the Fat Lady” (Louie), Written by Louis C.K.; FX

ANIMATION

“Brick Like Me” (The Simpsons), Written by Brian Kelley; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material by Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Shoemaker; NBC

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

“Episode 113: Rachel” (High Maintenance), Written by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair; helpingyoumaintain.com”