HBO launches Pakistan-centric comedy show on Facebook

NEW YORK: HBO posted the first episodes of its two newest comedy series on Facebook on Thursday, turning the social networking site into a new platform for TV viewing.

"Ballers" and "The Brink" will be available on Facebook "for a limited time" for free, the pay television giant said in a statement.

The episodes can also be seen on HBO NOW and HBO GO, two streaming services that give the channel´s fans an alternative to subscription cable options.

"Ballers" stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a retired American football superstar reinventing his life in Florida.

"The Brink" – starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins – is billed by HBO as an "epic dark comedy" with a plot that hinges on a geopolitical crisis in Pakistan.