HBO’s previews first episode of ‘How To Make It In America’

HBO’s new series, How To Make It In America, officially premieres Sunday, February 14 at 10pm, but the network has already made the first episode available online. Executive produced by Mark Wahlberg, the show takes place in New York and sort of feels like what Entourage might have been before Vincent Chase became a movie star.

It includes a recognizable cast of characters, including Luis Guzmán, Shannyn Sossamon, and Eddie Kaye Thomas. Kid Cudi makes hia (brief) acting debut. The first episode doesn’t really get into what his character is all about, but in interviews about the series, Cudi said that he wanted to pursue something that didn’t have anything to do with his day job.

“It was important to me early on to branch away from music and actually do something outside my comfort zone,” he told AZ Central. “When we were developing my character with the writers, I was telling them, ‘Man, I don’t want to be anything that has to do with music,’ just because that’s not really acting.”

HBO is also holding an advanced screening of the show in a few major US cities. Check out the weblog for more information.