David Duchovny makes a triumphant return to television in Californication, a fiery, raw and sexy new comedy series centering around novelist Hank Moody (Duchovny). Hank's obsession with honesty and his self-destructive behaviour - drinks, drugs and sex - are simultaneously destroying and enriching his career. He's just holding it together and he doesn't mind it one bit.

The apple of Hank's eye is Becca (Madeleine Martin), his 13-year-old daughter with ex-girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone). She's smart, possibly too smart for her wayward father, as Hank struggles to combine his duties as a father whilst still carrying a torch for Karen. Simultaneously, Hank is trying to re-launch his writing career after the dismal screenplay of his best-selling novel flops. His agent, Charlie (Evan Handler), is desperate for Hank to put a stop to his compulsive behaviour and concentrate on writing new material but Hank is on a rollercoaster of ecstasy and he's going too fast to stop. All of this thrown in with a scandalous one night stand with Mia, who just happens to be the teenage daughter of Karen's new boyfriend, makes Hank's life very, very messy.