Life in Pieces director/executive producer Jason Winer has teamed with two old college buddies — New Girl co-executive producers Ethan Sandler and Adrian Wenner — for This Might Hurt, a single-camera medical workplace comedy. The project from 20th TV, where Winer is under an overall deal and Sandler & Wenner work on New Girl, has been set up at Fox with a script commitment plus penalty. Written/executive produced by Sandler and Wenner and executive produced by Winer…...
- 9/22/2016
- Deadline TV
Two players from NBC's Thursday comedy block, Parks & Recreation co-star Adam Scott and Community co-executive producer Hilary Winston, have teamed to produce My Son Gomez, a new single-camera comedy project for the network. Meanwhile, actor-turned-writer Ryan Raddatz (This Might Hurt) has sold Change of Plans, a multi-camera comedy to ABC with veteran Marsh McCall as showrunner. My Son Gomez is in the vein of About a Boy and focuses on a slick womanizing bachelor who takes in a kid with no place to go. The project was created and is being written by Winston through her overall deal at Sony TV and set up at NBC through the blind script deal Scott and his wife Naomi Scott have there. All three will executive produce the project, to which Adam Scott is not attached to star as he is committed to Parks & Rec. The comedy's 3rd season kicks off on Jan.
- 12/14/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Hot off directing the most lauded comedy pilot this season, ABC's "Modern Family," Jason Winer has inked a new two-year overall deal with the studio behind it, 20th Century Fox TV.
Under the seven-figure pact, Winer will serve as co-executive producer on "Family" in addition to developing, writing, producing and directing other projects for the studio.
20th TV first got in business with Winer five years ago when studio brass invited him to develop his short "The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friends" into a TV series.
Winer went on to land three consecutive pilot orders in as many years with the single-camera "Guy" at Fox, "Giants of Radio" at CBS and "This Might Hurt" at ABC.
"Ultimately, everything came together as beautifully as it can in 'Modern Family,' where he took a really funny and innovative script and, through his directing, took it to another level,...
Under the seven-figure pact, Winer will serve as co-executive producer on "Family" in addition to developing, writing, producing and directing other projects for the studio.
20th TV first got in business with Winer five years ago when studio brass invited him to develop his short "The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friends" into a TV series.
Winer went on to land three consecutive pilot orders in as many years with the single-camera "Guy" at Fox, "Giants of Radio" at CBS and "This Might Hurt" at ABC.
"Ultimately, everything came together as beautifully as it can in 'Modern Family,' where he took a really funny and innovative script and, through his directing, took it to another level,...
- 7/13/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed O'Neill is returning to comedy series.
The "Married With Children" alum has been tapped to star in the ABC half-hour pilot "An American Family," which also has cast Eric Stonestreet.
The single-camera project, from 20th TV, revolves around three families: a traditional one; another that includes a 60-year-old man (O'Neill) who becomes a stepfather after marrying a Latina (Sofia Vergara) who is 30 years his junior; and the third, a gay couple (Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who have adopted a Vietnamese baby.
After his starring turn on Fox's "Children" O'Neill did a string of dramas, most recently HBO's "John From Cincinnati." He is repped by Icm and Brillstein Entertainment.
Thruline-repped Stonestreet most recently co-starred in ABC's comedy pilot "This Might Hurt" from Jason Winer, who is directing "Family."...
The "Married With Children" alum has been tapped to star in the ABC half-hour pilot "An American Family," which also has cast Eric Stonestreet.
The single-camera project, from 20th TV, revolves around three families: a traditional one; another that includes a 60-year-old man (O'Neill) who becomes a stepfather after marrying a Latina (Sofia Vergara) who is 30 years his junior; and the third, a gay couple (Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who have adopted a Vietnamese baby.
After his starring turn on Fox's "Children" O'Neill did a string of dramas, most recently HBO's "John From Cincinnati." He is repped by Icm and Brillstein Entertainment.
Thruline-repped Stonestreet most recently co-starred in ABC's comedy pilot "This Might Hurt" from Jason Winer, who is directing "Family."...
- 2/9/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jason Winer has been tapped to direct and Sofia Vergara to co-star in ABC's comedy pilot "An American Family," while Stephen Graham has reunited with his "Gangs of New York" director Martin Scorsese with a role on the HBO pilot "Boardwalk Empire."
In other pilot news, Dean Parisot is set to direct ABC's "I, Claudia," Yves Simoneau has come on board to helm ABC's sci-fi "V," and Eden Sher has been added to ABC's comedy "The Middle."
Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd's documentary-style comedy "Family," from 20th TV, revolves around three families: one traditional; another that includes a 60-year-old man who becomes a stepfather after marrying a Latina (Vergara) 30 years his junior; and the third, a gay couple who have just adopted a Vietnamese baby.
Vergara's casting stems from her talent deal with ABC. The Colombian-born actress will next be seen in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail.
In other pilot news, Dean Parisot is set to direct ABC's "I, Claudia," Yves Simoneau has come on board to helm ABC's sci-fi "V," and Eden Sher has been added to ABC's comedy "The Middle."
Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd's documentary-style comedy "Family," from 20th TV, revolves around three families: one traditional; another that includes a 60-year-old man who becomes a stepfather after marrying a Latina (Vergara) 30 years his junior; and the third, a gay couple who have just adopted a Vietnamese baby.
Vergara's casting stems from her talent deal with ABC. The Colombian-born actress will next be seen in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail.
- 2/4/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tom Amandes, Missi Pyle and Alex Meneses have been tapped for ABC's comedy This Might Hurt, and Susanna Thompson has come on board NBC's drama Kings.
Hurt, from 20th TV, is set at a private medical practice owned by a fiftysomething old-school pediatrician (Amandes), his brainy internist son (Josh Dean) with whom he's in constant conflict, and an ob-gyn (Pyle) who has an inherent distrust of all men.
Meneses plays the practice's office manager, a former telenovela star.
Kings, from UMS, centers on David (Christopher Egan), a pure-hearted young warrior who joins the court of the charismatic and authoritative King Silas (Ian McShane). Thompson will play Silas' wife, Queen Rose.
Hurt, from 20th TV, is set at a private medical practice owned by a fiftysomething old-school pediatrician (Amandes), his brainy internist son (Josh Dean) with whom he's in constant conflict, and an ob-gyn (Pyle) who has an inherent distrust of all men.
Meneses plays the practice's office manager, a former telenovela star.
Kings, from UMS, centers on David (Christopher Egan), a pure-hearted young warrior who joins the court of the charismatic and authoritative King Silas (Ian McShane). Thompson will play Silas' wife, Queen Rose.
- 4/30/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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