As ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” continues to be hailed as a revelatory comedy series that puts classic networks back on the TV awards map, attention should also be paid to the other great non-streaming sitcoms of its age. Take, for instance, “American Auto,” which, after two strong seasons, has proven a worthy successor to past NBC workplace comedies like “The Office” and “Superstore.” At a time when increasingly dark dramedies dominate much of the television landscape, it’s important to keep part of the spotlight on feel-good laffers, and “American Auto” stands as proof that there is more than one such model on the lot.
“American Auto” primarily takes place in the Detroit corporate offices of fictional car company Payne Motors, which has recently fallen under the control of ill-equipped CEO Katherine Hastings (a perfectly cast Ana Gasteyer). With each passing episode, her central goal of at least keeping pace...
“American Auto” primarily takes place in the Detroit corporate offices of fictional car company Payne Motors, which has recently fallen under the control of ill-equipped CEO Katherine Hastings (a perfectly cast Ana Gasteyer). With each passing episode, her central goal of at least keeping pace...
- 5/25/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Sumotherhood, the upcoming British urban action-comedy that marks the much-anticipated return to filmmaking for BAFTA winner Adam Deacon, is set to hit cinemas later this year following a major worldwide deal with Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal.
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures U.K. have acquired the feature, now in postproduction and coming from Piece of Pie Productions, Deaconstructed and Belstone Pictures. Paramount Pictures U.K. is planning a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland later in 2023.
Sumotherhood features an ensemble cast, including Deacon (Kidulthood, Rogue), Jazzie Zonzolo (Anuvahood), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), Danny Sapani (Black Panther), Ed Sheeran (Game Of Thrones), Leomie Anderson (Glow Up), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Mary Poppins Returns, Paddington 2), London Hughes (London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck), Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Blue Story), Ella VaDay (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Jaime Winstone (Kidulthood), alongside several cameos
Written by Deacon,...
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures U.K. have acquired the feature, now in postproduction and coming from Piece of Pie Productions, Deaconstructed and Belstone Pictures. Paramount Pictures U.K. is planning a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland later in 2023.
Sumotherhood features an ensemble cast, including Deacon (Kidulthood, Rogue), Jazzie Zonzolo (Anuvahood), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), Danny Sapani (Black Panther), Ed Sheeran (Game Of Thrones), Leomie Anderson (Glow Up), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Mary Poppins Returns, Paddington 2), London Hughes (London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck), Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Blue Story), Ella VaDay (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Jaime Winstone (Kidulthood), alongside several cameos
Written by Deacon,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
- 6/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
After six seasons and 113 episodes, “Superstore” wrapped things up with a well-received finale on March 25. The episode ended with Cloud 9 Superstore #1217 shutting its doors and turning into a warehouse fulfillment center for parent company Zephra, and the team from the Ozark Highlands store splitting up.
But even as the show — and the store — closed up, the series wrapped up storylines and left nearly everyone in a hopeful place. Even Carol was invited to their alumni picnic, even though she’s Carol.
Before taping the finale, the cast gathered on Zoom for their final table read, and Variety has the exclusive video of that moment. The table read, which took place on February 19, was for Episode 615, “All Sales Final,” which aired on March 25.
Creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer introduces the read, along with showrunners/executive producers Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green. Spitzer, Miller and Green wrote the finale, which was directed by Ruben Fleischer.
But even as the show — and the store — closed up, the series wrapped up storylines and left nearly everyone in a hopeful place. Even Carol was invited to their alumni picnic, even though she’s Carol.
Before taping the finale, the cast gathered on Zoom for their final table read, and Variety has the exclusive video of that moment. The table read, which took place on February 19, was for Episode 615, “All Sales Final,” which aired on March 25.
Creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer introduces the read, along with showrunners/executive producers Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green. Spitzer, Miller and Green wrote the finale, which was directed by Ruben Fleischer.
- 4/5/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Cloud 9's last night open is bringing back America Ferrera's Amy Sosa.
NBC confirmed the news Wednesday, just months after it was announced that the series will wrap with its March 25 sixth-season finale.
Fererra was initially set to depart at the close of Superstore Season 5, but it was postponed to the beginning of Superstore Season 6 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The last five-plus years with this cast and crew have truly been so amazing,” the actress said when she announced her departure.
“It’s been such an anchor in my life — a place that I felt so supported and so loved by all of you. I feel like I have grown so much as a person, as a producer, as a director, as an actor… and coming here every single day has just been a gift, and I haven’t taken a moment of it for granted… I hope to be back,...
NBC confirmed the news Wednesday, just months after it was announced that the series will wrap with its March 25 sixth-season finale.
Fererra was initially set to depart at the close of Superstore Season 5, but it was postponed to the beginning of Superstore Season 6 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The last five-plus years with this cast and crew have truly been so amazing,” the actress said when she announced her departure.
“It’s been such an anchor in my life — a place that I felt so supported and so loved by all of you. I feel like I have grown so much as a person, as a producer, as a director, as an actor… and coming here every single day has just been a gift, and I haven’t taken a moment of it for granted… I hope to be back,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Amy is coming back to Cloud 9 one last time.
America Ferrera is returning to reprise her role for the series finale of NBC’s “Superstore,” which is ending its six-season run with an hour-long farewell on March 25.
The star, who departed her leading role in the second episode of Season 6, had been with the show since it premiered in 2015, serving as an executive producer and directing multiple episodes.
The ensemble comedy, about a group of retail workers at a fictional big box store, stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney. “Superstore” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Spitzer Holding Company, Miller Green Broadcasting and The District.
Executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green renewed their overall deals with Universal Television last year, and will continue to work with the studio after “Superstore” concludes its run.
America Ferrera is returning to reprise her role for the series finale of NBC’s “Superstore,” which is ending its six-season run with an hour-long farewell on March 25.
The star, who departed her leading role in the second episode of Season 6, had been with the show since it premiered in 2015, serving as an executive producer and directing multiple episodes.
The ensemble comedy, about a group of retail workers at a fictional big box store, stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney. “Superstore” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Spitzer Holding Company, Miller Green Broadcasting and The District.
Executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green renewed their overall deals with Universal Television last year, and will continue to work with the studio after “Superstore” concludes its run.
- 3/10/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Just before Cloud 9’s doors shutter for good, Superstore star America Ferrera will return for the NBC comedy’s series finale.
Ferrera, whose Amy Sosa packed her bags for California for a new corporate gig at Zephra, will reunite with the Superstore cast once more as a final farewell. The actress will appear in the one-hour series finale on Thursday, Mar. 25 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
Prior to her departure back in November, Ferrera’s Amy devised a system that would help the the Cloud 9 staff thrive amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In what was a bittersweet ending to Amy’s Cloud 9 journey, “California Pt. 2” featured fellow staff members celebrating their manager’s new adventure and saw Jonah (Ben Feldman) and Amy end their romantic relationship, and near-engagement, amicably.
Ferrera first announced her exit from the NBC comedy back in February 2020, two weeks after creator Justin Spitzer...
Ferrera, whose Amy Sosa packed her bags for California for a new corporate gig at Zephra, will reunite with the Superstore cast once more as a final farewell. The actress will appear in the one-hour series finale on Thursday, Mar. 25 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
Prior to her departure back in November, Ferrera’s Amy devised a system that would help the the Cloud 9 staff thrive amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In what was a bittersweet ending to Amy’s Cloud 9 journey, “California Pt. 2” featured fellow staff members celebrating their manager’s new adventure and saw Jonah (Ben Feldman) and Amy end their romantic relationship, and near-engagement, amicably.
Ferrera first announced her exit from the NBC comedy back in February 2020, two weeks after creator Justin Spitzer...
- 3/10/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
This news ought to put “Superstore” fans on Cloud 9: America Ferrera is returning to the NBC comedy for its March 25 series finale.
Ferrera played the lead role, Amy Sosa, for the majority of the sitcom’s six-season run. She was also an executive producer on the show before exiting.
“Superstore” will conclude with a one-hour series finale on Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Though the show won’t go on (beyond March), the relationships between “Superstore” executive producers and Universal Television (Utv) will. Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green renewed their overall deals with the studio last year, and Spitzer is continuing his relationship with NBC with his upcoming series “American Auto.”
Fellow “Superstore” executive producers David Bernad and Ruben Fleischer currently serve as exec producers on Utv’s “The Bold Type,” which airs on Disney cable channel Freeform. Victor Nelli, Jr. also serves as an executive producer on “Superstore.
Ferrera played the lead role, Amy Sosa, for the majority of the sitcom’s six-season run. She was also an executive producer on the show before exiting.
“Superstore” will conclude with a one-hour series finale on Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Though the show won’t go on (beyond March), the relationships between “Superstore” executive producers and Universal Television (Utv) will. Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green renewed their overall deals with the studio last year, and Spitzer is continuing his relationship with NBC with his upcoming series “American Auto.”
Fellow “Superstore” executive producers David Bernad and Ruben Fleischer currently serve as exec producers on Utv’s “The Bold Type,” which airs on Disney cable channel Freeform. Victor Nelli, Jr. also serves as an executive producer on “Superstore.
- 3/10/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, NBC announced the date of the “Superstore” series finale, and National Geographic set the release date for “Genius: Aretha.”
Dates
NBC’s “Superstore” will end on March 25 with a one-hour series finale at 8 p.m. The workplace comedy, executive produced by Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green, follows the employees of “Cloud 9,” a fictional big-box store in St. Louis, Mo. as they deal with topical issues like immigration, health care, unionization and the struggles of working in retail. The series stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney.
“Genius: Aretha” will debut on National Geographic on March 21 at 9 p.m. The third installment of the “Genius” anthology, which centers on Aretha Franklin (Cynthia Erivo), will run across four consecutive nights. The only authorized scripted series about Franklin, “Genius” tracks the Queen of Soul’s musical brilliance,...
Dates
NBC’s “Superstore” will end on March 25 with a one-hour series finale at 8 p.m. The workplace comedy, executive produced by Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green, follows the employees of “Cloud 9,” a fictional big-box store in St. Louis, Mo. as they deal with topical issues like immigration, health care, unionization and the struggles of working in retail. The series stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney.
“Genius: Aretha” will debut on National Geographic on March 21 at 9 p.m. The third installment of the “Genius” anthology, which centers on Aretha Franklin (Cynthia Erivo), will run across four consecutive nights. The only authorized scripted series about Franklin, “Genius” tracks the Queen of Soul’s musical brilliance,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Cloud 9 will close up for good this March.
NBC on Tuesday announced that Superstore will wrap its sixth -- and final -- season on Thursday, March 25 at 8/7c.
What's more, the finale night will consist of two back-to-back episodes before the beloved comedy says goodbye.
News of the farewell was revealed in December, with NBC announcing the series would not be renewed for a seventh run.
“We’re grateful to Universal Television and NBC for letting us make 113 episodes of a show we’re so proud of, and for giving us the chance to work with such an incredibly talented group of actors, writers and crew,” said executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green in a statement.
“We’re thankful most of all to the viewers who’ve stuck with us for the past six years (or discovered us somewhere along the way). We’ll do our...
NBC on Tuesday announced that Superstore will wrap its sixth -- and final -- season on Thursday, March 25 at 8/7c.
What's more, the finale night will consist of two back-to-back episodes before the beloved comedy says goodbye.
News of the farewell was revealed in December, with NBC announcing the series would not be renewed for a seventh run.
“We’re grateful to Universal Television and NBC for letting us make 113 episodes of a show we’re so proud of, and for giving us the chance to work with such an incredibly talented group of actors, writers and crew,” said executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green in a statement.
“We’re thankful most of all to the viewers who’ve stuck with us for the past six years (or discovered us somewhere along the way). We’ll do our...
- 2/9/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Cloud 9 will close for good next month with a one-hour “Superstore” series finale, NBC said Tuesday.
As previously announced, the workplace comedy’s currently airing sixth season will be its last. NBC has now revealed that the series finale will be a double-sized episode airing Thursday, March 25.
NBC’s decision to end the show came less than a season after series star America Ferrera’s final episode aired in early November. The actress announced plans to exit at the end of Season 5, but stayed on for the two-part Season 6 premiere after the Covid-19 pandemic cut the previous season short.
A spinoff titled “Bo & Cheyenne,” centered on the characters played by Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura, is currently in development at the network. Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu are the writers on the project, which sees the couple attempting to “balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of...
As previously announced, the workplace comedy’s currently airing sixth season will be its last. NBC has now revealed that the series finale will be a double-sized episode airing Thursday, March 25.
NBC’s decision to end the show came less than a season after series star America Ferrera’s final episode aired in early November. The actress announced plans to exit at the end of Season 5, but stayed on for the two-part Season 6 premiere after the Covid-19 pandemic cut the previous season short.
A spinoff titled “Bo & Cheyenne,” centered on the characters played by Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura, is currently in development at the network. Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu are the writers on the project, which sees the couple attempting to “balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of...
- 2/9/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The doors of Cloud 9 will close for the final time next month. NBC has set Thursday, March 25 at 8 pm for the one-hour series finale of its hit comedy Superstore.
The network announced in December that the series would end with its current sixth season and a total of 113 episodes. The cancellation followed the exit of star America Ferrera earlier in the season. The series, set in the fictional big-box store Cloud 9, also stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Sakura, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney.
Created by Justin Spitzer, the critically praised series has examined many of the country’s most topical issues, including health care, immigration, unionization, the plight of the retail worker and more through its own comedic lens. It has consistently been one of NBC’s strongest comedies, reaching more than 37 million viewers last season.
Spitzer serves as an executive producer along with Ferrera,...
The network announced in December that the series would end with its current sixth season and a total of 113 episodes. The cancellation followed the exit of star America Ferrera earlier in the season. The series, set in the fictional big-box store Cloud 9, also stars Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Sakura, Kaliko Kauahi and Mark McKinney.
Created by Justin Spitzer, the critically praised series has examined many of the country’s most topical issues, including health care, immigration, unionization, the plight of the retail worker and more through its own comedic lens. It has consistently been one of NBC’s strongest comedies, reaching more than 37 million viewers last season.
Spitzer serves as an executive producer along with Ferrera,...
- 2/9/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thursday’s episode of “Superstore.”)
“Superstore’s” 100th episode on Thursday turned out to be a somewhat sad affair, serving as a final goodbye for departing star America Ferrera.
Ferrera’s character, Cloud 9 manager Amy Sosa, was set to head off to California for a new job at corporate at the end of last season, but last week’s premiere revealed that her promotion was put on hold when the Covid-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
Thursday’s installment finally resolved that dangling thread, sending Amy and Ferrera off with a series of sweet goodbyes and a sad breakup for the show’s central couple.
“As you might guess, there was a lot of discussion that went into it,” co-showrunner Jonathan Green said in an interview with TheWrap. “We talked about lots of different ways to write Amy off of the show and...
“Superstore’s” 100th episode on Thursday turned out to be a somewhat sad affair, serving as a final goodbye for departing star America Ferrera.
Ferrera’s character, Cloud 9 manager Amy Sosa, was set to head off to California for a new job at corporate at the end of last season, but last week’s premiere revealed that her promotion was put on hold when the Covid-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
Thursday’s installment finally resolved that dangling thread, sending Amy and Ferrera off with a series of sweet goodbyes and a sad breakup for the show’s central couple.
“As you might guess, there was a lot of discussion that went into it,” co-showrunner Jonathan Green said in an interview with TheWrap. “We talked about lots of different ways to write Amy off of the show and...
- 11/6/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet seen “California Part 2,” the second episode of the sixth season of “Superstore.”
Saying goodbye to any beloved character on a television series comes with a lot of tears, even if that series is a sitcom. In the case of NBC’s “Superstore,” the sadness wasn’t just because Amy (America Ferrera) was leaving her makeshift Cloud 9 family to take a corporate gig out in California, but also because she and Jonah (Ben Feldman) broke up before she left.
Feldman was not also leaving the show, so realistically Jonah could never go to California with Amy, despite that being their initial plan. But the reasons showrunners Jonathan Green and Gabe Miller decided Amy and Jonah should break up, rather than simply attempting long-distance, were two-fold.
“We didn’t want to be a show that has Jonah entering a scene and saying,...
Saying goodbye to any beloved character on a television series comes with a lot of tears, even if that series is a sitcom. In the case of NBC’s “Superstore,” the sadness wasn’t just because Amy (America Ferrera) was leaving her makeshift Cloud 9 family to take a corporate gig out in California, but also because she and Jonah (Ben Feldman) broke up before she left.
Feldman was not also leaving the show, so realistically Jonah could never go to California with Amy, despite that being their initial plan. But the reasons showrunners Jonathan Green and Gabe Miller decided Amy and Jonah should break up, rather than simply attempting long-distance, were two-fold.
“We didn’t want to be a show that has Jonah entering a scene and saying,...
- 11/6/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Superstore‘s 100th episode doubled as America Ferrera‘s twice-delayed swan song. Thursday’s installment also marked the conscious uncoupling of Amy and Jonah.
The inevitable breakup was foreshadowed in last week’s season opener, which concluded with a panicked look in Amy’s eyes. The decision, however, was essentially mutual. After an emotional discussion in the stockroom, Jonah and Amy realized that they wanted different things: Jonah was ready to get married (and had secretly taken one of Amy’s rings to determine the right size for an engagement band), while Amy wasn’t ready to fully commit, still...
The inevitable breakup was foreshadowed in last week’s season opener, which concluded with a panicked look in Amy’s eyes. The decision, however, was essentially mutual. After an emotional discussion in the stockroom, Jonah and Amy realized that they wanted different things: Jonah was ready to get married (and had secretly taken one of Amy’s rings to determine the right size for an engagement band), while Amy wasn’t ready to fully commit, still...
- 11/6/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Justina Machado will moonlight at Cloud 9 this fall. The One Day at a Time star is set to recur on Season 5 of Superstore, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Machado will play new district manager Maya, with whom Amy shares “a surprising connection,” according to co-showrunner Gabe Miller. “She makes Amy start thinking about her own future in a way that also forces Jonah and Amy to think about where they’re coming from, and what they want.”
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Machado will play new district manager Maya, with whom Amy shares “a surprising connection,” according to co-showrunner Gabe Miller. “She makes Amy start thinking about her own future in a way that also forces Jonah and Amy to think about where they’re coming from, and what they want.”
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- 8/28/2019
- TVLine.com
Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green, who have served as writers/executive producers on NBC’s single-camera series Superstore since the beginning, have signed an overall deal with the studio behind the workplace comedy. Under the two-year pact, they will continue as executive producers on Superstore, working alongside creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer, while also developing new projects for Uni TV. Superstore, NBC’s strongest half-hour series, has been renewed for a third…...
- 4/28/2017
- Deadline TV
As the calendar year comes to a close, network comedies will air their fall finale episodes before the winter hiatus. Tomorrow, NBC’s new workplace comedy “Superstore” will air a one-hour, two-episode holiday-themed fall finale. In the first episode “Seasonal Help,” Amy’s (America Ferrera) husband Adam (guest star Ryan Gaul) is hired by big box store Cloud 9 for seasonal help, exposing Amy in ways she didn’t expect. In the second episode “Black Friday,” the employees come down with a case of food poisoning but Amy suspects it might be morning sickness. Watch an exclusive clip from the first episode below.
Read More: ‘Superstore’ Season 2 Trailer: Cloud 9 Employees Unite to Strike
Starring Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”) and Ben Feldman (“Mad Men”), “Superstore” follows the lives of employees working at a super-sized megastore. It co-stars Colton Dunn (“Key and Peele”), Nico Santos, (“Mulaney”), Nichole Bloom (“Shameless”), Mark McKinney (“Kids...
Read More: ‘Superstore’ Season 2 Trailer: Cloud 9 Employees Unite to Strike
Starring Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”) and Ben Feldman (“Mad Men”), “Superstore” follows the lives of employees working at a super-sized megastore. It co-stars Colton Dunn (“Key and Peele”), Nico Santos, (“Mulaney”), Nichole Bloom (“Shameless”), Mark McKinney (“Kids...
- 11/9/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
A year after it was ordered to pilot, Craig Robinson‘s NBC comedy project, Mr. Robinson, is going to series with a six-episode order. The single-camera comedy is going on the air with a new behind-the-scenes team as Mark Cullen and Rob Cullen have come on board as executive producers/showrunners. The Office developer/exec producer Greg Daniels, who oversaw the development and executive produced the pilot starring The Office regular, will no longer be involved. (He also ended his relationship with Mr. Robinson producer Universal TV earlier this year.) Also gone is the project’s writer, fellow Office alum Owen Ellickson, and Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green, who helped rewrite the pilot script. All three served as exec producers on the pilot. Mr. Robinson stars Robinson as a journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues,...
- 1/6/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Office alums Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green have set up two new projects. The duo is teaming for a comedy about a lifestyle design expert for CBS and a second half-hour at NBC exploring two overachievers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The untitled CBS comedy is a single-camera entry about an intense lifestyle design expert who has figured out the perfect way to do everything except connect with people -- and the free-spirited woman who's unlucky enough to fall in love with him. Miller and Green will pen the script and executive produce the Warner Bros. Television
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- 10/28/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Imagine a steampunk alternative history set in a late 20th century in which Queen Victoria - nearing the end of her 16th decade on the throne, and wholly dependent on steam technology for survival - rules over the vastly wealthy, powerful and decadent Empire of Magna Britannia.
Airships ply the skies overhead as gentlemen of leisure admire the dinosaurs in the London Zoo, while the Empire has extended to the Moon.
Across the pond, the United Socialist States of America, loosely allied with the might of Magna Britannia, is home to dreamers, poets, madmen, and heroes, poised to usher in a new era.
That's a description of author Jonathan Green's shared world Pax Britannia, published by Abaddon Books. The series began with Green's Unnatural History in February 2007 and follows the adventures of Ulysses Lucian Quicksilver, a dandy and agent of the throne.
Green's latest Pax Britannia adventure, Anno Frankenstein,...
Airships ply the skies overhead as gentlemen of leisure admire the dinosaurs in the London Zoo, while the Empire has extended to the Moon.
Across the pond, the United Socialist States of America, loosely allied with the might of Magna Britannia, is home to dreamers, poets, madmen, and heroes, poised to usher in a new era.
That's a description of author Jonathan Green's shared world Pax Britannia, published by Abaddon Books. The series began with Green's Unnatural History in February 2007 and follows the adventures of Ulysses Lucian Quicksilver, a dandy and agent of the throne.
Green's latest Pax Britannia adventure, Anno Frankenstein,...
- 5/12/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Out doing "Drive Angry 3D" promotion, filmmakers Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer confirmed they're in the midst of scripting the "Hellraiser" remake for Dimension Films, but are hesitant to call it a remake.
"We're keeping it within the world of the box. What the box is and what the box does... To go in and tell the story of Frank and the family wouldn't be right. What we went in to pitch with at Dimension was to come at it from a different angle, but go into the same world and see things you haven't been able to see in the other movies. There have been so many films, how can we make this one different?" Lussier told Styd.
Lussier confirmed that despite reports, they're delivering an R-rated film - "We had the contracts changed to specifically say we were delivering an R-rated film. The treatment we turned in, it was like,...
"We're keeping it within the world of the box. What the box is and what the box does... To go in and tell the story of Frank and the family wouldn't be right. What we went in to pitch with at Dimension was to come at it from a different angle, but go into the same world and see things you haven't been able to see in the other movies. There have been so many films, how can we make this one different?" Lussier told Styd.
Lussier confirmed that despite reports, they're delivering an R-rated film - "We had the contracts changed to specifically say we were delivering an R-rated film. The treatment we turned in, it was like,...
- 2/24/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The movies "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Seven Pounds," the TV series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Grey's Anatomy," the TV movie "A Raisin in the Sun" and recording artist Jennifer Hudson were among the big winners at the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards.
The awards show, which Fox broadcast Thursday night from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, gifted Hudson, who won a Grammy on Sunday night for R&B album of the year, with its awards for new artist, duo (for "I'm His Only Woman," featuring Fantasia) and album (for her self-titled "Jennifer Hudson").
"This is where we come from," Hudson said accepting the new artist award. "So it's always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cherish this and appreciate it."
Tyler Perry, who co-hosted the awards with Halle Berry, had reason to celebrate the TV trophies. His TBS...
The awards show, which Fox broadcast Thursday night from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, gifted Hudson, who won a Grammy on Sunday night for R&B album of the year, with its awards for new artist, duo (for "I'm His Only Woman," featuring Fantasia) and album (for her self-titled "Jennifer Hudson").
"This is where we come from," Hudson said accepting the new artist award. "So it's always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cherish this and appreciate it."
Tyler Perry, who co-hosted the awards with Halle Berry, had reason to celebrate the TV trophies. His TBS...
- 2/12/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday and Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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