Showtime has given a straight-to-series order for 10 episodes of the new half-hour comedy “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” created and written by stand-up comedians Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, who will both star. The logline: “Flatbush Misdemeanors” is a raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin, who play characters struggling to thrive in their new surroundings in […]
Disney Channel has greenlit the sibling superhero comedy “Hamster & Gretel” from Dan Povenmire (“Phineas and Ferb”). Povenmire will executive-produce the new animated series, which is inspired by his relationship with his younger sister. The music-filled “Hamster & Gretel” introduces Kevin and younger sister Gretel, who are about to be bestowed super powers by space aliens. But something goes […]
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Britbox’s reboot of satirical puppet show “Spitting Image” has been greenlit for a second season just days after it debuted online. The series, which satirizes politics, entertainment, sport and British popular culture of the era, features puppet caricatures of contemporary celebrities and public figures. More than 100 puppets have been developed by a socially distanced team […]
Cartoon Network has greenlit “We Baby Bears,” an original comedy for spring 2021 featuring baby Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear through a multitude of imaginative worlds via their magical box. The logline: “We Baby Bear” features the Baby Bears on their search for a place they can settle down and fit into. Each episode transports them […]
EPIX has greenlit six episodes of “Fiasco,” a new documentary series about politics, power, and uncertainty. “Fiasco,” from Prologue Projects and Left/Right, adapts host and executive producer Leon Neyfakh’s podcast of the same name. The docuseries marks the second partnership for Neyfakh, Left/Right and EPIX, following the acclaimed “Slow Burn” – an incisive look at the Watergate […]
Smithsonian Channel has ordered a four-part docuseries called “Tomb Hunters” (working title) where cameras will follow an international team of archaeologists and Egyptologists as they excavate and unearth an unseen treasure at the vast, ancient necropolis that has been undisturbed for over four thousand years. Included will be pyramid ruins and burial sites of the […]
The home of “Impractical Jokers,” truTV, has greenlit a prank revenge series called “Double Cross With Blake Griffin.” The logline: Each week, the NBA star conspires with people who are tired of being the victim to help them get some sweet revenge on their unsuspecting prankster – by pulling off the ultimate double cross! “truTV […]
