Hugh Laurie reunites with Veep creator to play an HBO space captain

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Armando Iannucci is returning to HBO with the space comedy pilot Avenue 5, and he's bringing Veep veteran Laurie with him. Laurie will play Ryan Clark, “the charming and in-control American Captain of Avenue 5" on the drama that HBO describes as “a comedy, set in the future, mostly in space.” Laurie's connection with Iannucci goes beyond playing Vice President Frank on Veep. Laurie is also starring in the Iannucci-directed movie The Personal History of David Copperfield, which will be released next year. Laurie has been spending this year filming Hulu's George Clooney-directed limited series Catch-22.