Deadline reports that HBO has ordered a new comedy series called The Brink.

Written by Roberto Benabib (Weeds) and his brother Kim Benabib, The Brink is a dark comedy that focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate (and desperate) men — US Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Tim Robbins); lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Coppins (Jack Black); and an ace Navy fighter pilot named Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber). They must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III.

Co-stars include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales and Eric Ladin. No word on how many episodes have been ordered or when the series will start airing.

What do you think? Do you like the sound of The Brink? Will you give it a try?