Barry IS WOKE
Barry follows a Midwestern hitman who moves to Los Angeles and becomes immersed in the local theater community while struggling to escape his criminal past. Barry centers on Barry Berkman, a depressed contract killer from the Midwest who travels to Los Angeles to complete a job and then enrolls in an acting class taught by Gene Cousineau. Barry hopes the class will give him a fresh start away from his handler Monroe Fuches and the violence of his old life. He meets aspiring actress Sally Reed and other students who pull him deeper into the city's struggling theater scene. Barry's attempts to hide his background create tension as he balances auditions with sudden calls back to his old profession. As Barry improves as an actor, his past catches up through Fuches and a Chechen mob connection named NoHo Hank. Barry tries to protect his new friends while completing hits that threaten to expos