Californication features David Duchovny as novelist Hank Moody who struggles to raise his 13 year old daughter played by Madeleine Martin, while still managing his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Karen, played by Natascha McElhone. Moody is enveloped by his destructive behavior—sleeping around, insulting people, extreme drinking—however he tries his best to keep his daughter from taking on the same attitude. For a serious plot like this, the show is a half-hour comedy which centers on the unlikable Moody and his hang ups in life.