Fox has made its first new series commitment for the 2021-22 season with the formal pick-up of the This Country.
The project comes from writer Jenny Bicks and director Paul Feig.
The announcement was made today by Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment's President of Entertainment.
Based on BBC's BAFTA-winning comedy created by Daisy Cooper and Charlie Cooper, This Country will be co-produced by Lionsgate, BBC Studios' Los Angeles production arm, Fox Entertainment and Feigco Entertainment.
In the half-hour series, a documentary crew goes to a small town to study young adults and their current concerns.
Their focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings.
This Country also stars Seann William Scott and Aya Cash.
In addition, the series also stars Taylor Ortega (Kim Possible), YouTuber Krystal Smith and Justin Linville (What We Do in the Shadows).
"Fueled by Jenny and Paul's imaginative wit and distinct comedic voices,...
The project comes from writer Jenny Bicks and director Paul Feig.
The announcement was made today by Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment's President of Entertainment.
Based on BBC's BAFTA-winning comedy created by Daisy Cooper and Charlie Cooper, This Country will be co-produced by Lionsgate, BBC Studios' Los Angeles production arm, Fox Entertainment and Feigco Entertainment.
In the half-hour series, a documentary crew goes to a small town to study young adults and their current concerns.
Their focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings.
This Country also stars Seann William Scott and Aya Cash.
In addition, the series also stars Taylor Ortega (Kim Possible), YouTuber Krystal Smith and Justin Linville (What We Do in the Shadows).
"Fueled by Jenny and Paul's imaginative wit and distinct comedic voices,...
- 10/30/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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