'Californication' Cast Talks Final Season

'Californication' Cast Talks Final Season: Will True Love Prevail?

When we last saw Hank, he had wisely reconsidered leaving on a jet plane (Air Force 69) with Atticus to instead hop aboard Krull’s (Steve Jones) bike to rekindle the fire with lady love Karen. But will she be waiting on the other end with baited breath and open arms? Not likely. Their happy ending may be mucked up by the re-appearance of old friend Julia (Heather Graham), whose return on the scene may cause an irreversible rift in the Hank/Karen ballad.

But Hank is preoccupied as Santa Monica Cop has now been developed into a television series of the same name and he’s thankfully been hired by old-school producer Rick Rath (Michael Imperioli) to join the writer’s room to help bang out scripts. But Hank’s always been more of a solo act, so having to play nice and share toys in the sandbox is a wholly unfamiliar feat. This new world, where juvenile infighting abounds and more creative energy is spent on the exactness of lunch orders than clever dialogue, may mark Hank’s mental undoing.

The one person banking on Hank’s success is his agent-best friend Charlie, whose prowess in the bedroom with newly reconciled wife Marcy hangs on landing that ten percent commission: the Runkles are broke. But an enticing offer from Marcy’s ex-husband and Santa Monica Cop executive producer Stu (Stephen Tobolowsky), may put the Runkles back in black...but at what cost?

Whether our favorite fornicating foursome will emerge hand-in-hand on the other side is to be determined. True love (lust?) is being tested at every turn and there’s no telling who will ride off into the sunset together or skate solo down the Venice boardwalk. Will our favorite polyamorous Peter Pan finally pack it in for forever fidelity? Or will the siren song of the next great lay cause perpetual, eternal distraction?

In the meantime, let’s pull up a stool at Malibar, order a stiff drink and see how it all unfolds. It’s guaranteed to be a (12-episode) ride of our lives...

"Californication" Season 7 premieres Sunday, April 13 at 9:30 p.m. on Showtime.