Lodge 49 is a light-hearted, endearing modern fable set in Long Beach, California about a disarmingly optimistic local ex-surfer, Dud (Wyatt Russell), who’s drifting after the death of his father and collapse of the family business. Dud finds himself on the doorstep of a rundown fraternal lodge where a middle-aged plumbing salesman and “Luminous Knight” of the order, Ernie (Brent Jennings), welcomes him into a world of cheap beer, easy camaraderie and the promise of Alchemical mysteries that may — or may not — put Dud on the path to recover the idyllic life he’s lost.
THE CHARACTERS
Dud (Wyatt Russell)
A disarmingly optimistic ex-surfer who has had a terrible year. Stumbling into Lodge 49, a dusty, dying fraternal order, Dud becomes convinced the Lodge will help him find the right path to recover the simple, happy life he’s lost.
Ernie (Brent Jennings)
A Navy vet, plumbing supplies salesman, longtime bachelor, working-class Renaissance Man, and member of the Order of the Lynx, Lodge 49.
Liz (Sonya Cassidy)
Dud’s twin sister — smart, fiercely independent, deeply cynical, and searching for a way to escape her debt while working at a nightmare chain restaurant.
Connie (Linda Emond)
An old-school journalist, a lover of words and smoke-filled taverns, she’s trying to hang on while the world changes around her. Connie has arrived at Lodge 49 thanks to her third husband, Scott Mills.
Blaise (David Pasquesi)
The resident philosopher of the Lynx. He tends bar at Lodge 49 and runs his own pot dispensary.
Scott (Eric Allen Kramer)
Long Beach Port Harbor Patrol officer and straight shooter, who enjoys his personal watercraft and playing drums in a surf-rock cover band.
The new series stars Wyatt Russell (Everybody Wants Some!), Brent Jennings (Moneyball), Sonya Cassidy (Humans), Linda Emond (Madam Secretary), David Pasquesi (Veep), and Eric Allen Kramer (Good Luck Charlie). Lodge 49 is executive produced by Jim Gavin, Peter Ocko, Paul Giamatti, Dan Carey, and Jeff Freilich.
The 10-episode season premieres August 6th at 10pm on AMC.
