Fox is developing the comedy series “Dicks” with Mary Beth Barone and Jared Goldstein, Variety has learned exclusively.
The single-camera series will star both Barone and Goldstein. It is described as “a field-based, comedic take on the true crime format. Best friends and amateur private investigators Mary Beth Barone and Jared Goldstein travel the country, using every resource available, to solve real life mysteries, expose everyday perpetrators, and seek retribution for injustices, no matter how small. In fact, the smaller the better. Mary Beth and Jared can be very petty.”
Barone and Goldstein will serve as writers and executive producers on the series in addition to starring. Séamus Murphy-Mitchell is the showrunner and executive producer. Brooke Posch and Tony Hernandez of Jax Media also executive produce. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.
Barone and Goldstein are both accomplished writers, stand up comedians, and performers. Barone’s feature script “You’re My...
The single-camera series will star both Barone and Goldstein. It is described as “a field-based, comedic take on the true crime format. Best friends and amateur private investigators Mary Beth Barone and Jared Goldstein travel the country, using every resource available, to solve real life mysteries, expose everyday perpetrators, and seek retribution for injustices, no matter how small. In fact, the smaller the better. Mary Beth and Jared can be very petty.”
Barone and Goldstein will serve as writers and executive producers on the series in addition to starring. Séamus Murphy-Mitchell is the showrunner and executive producer. Brooke Posch and Tony Hernandez of Jax Media also executive produce. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.
Barone and Goldstein are both accomplished writers, stand up comedians, and performers. Barone’s feature script “You’re My...
- 1/9/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
TV News Roundup: Hulu Releases ‘The Great’ Trailer, Starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult (Watch)
In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu released the trailer for “The Great,” and AMC dropped a teaser for “Quiz.”
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Paramount Network has announced “Yellowstone” Season 3 will premiere on June 21. The series follows the Dutton family and the conflicts that arise along the shared borders of their large cattle ranch. This season welcomes Josh Holloway to the cast that already includes Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Forrie Smith, Denim Richards and Gil Birmingham.
TruTV has announced Season 3 of “At Home with Amy Sedaris” will premiere on May 20 at 10 p.m. Each week the show touches on a specific theme and features imaginative characters, how-to demonstrations, special guests, and more. Special guests this season include Laura Benanti, Arturo Castro, Michael Cera, Ann Dowd, Rachel Dratch, Bridget Everett, Ana Gasteyer, David Alan Grier, Josh Hamilton, Darrell Hammond, Jackie Hoffman, Richard Kind, David Koechner,...
Dates
Paramount Network has announced “Yellowstone” Season 3 will premiere on June 21. The series follows the Dutton family and the conflicts that arise along the shared borders of their large cattle ranch. This season welcomes Josh Holloway to the cast that already includes Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Forrie Smith, Denim Richards and Gil Birmingham.
TruTV has announced Season 3 of “At Home with Amy Sedaris” will premiere on May 20 at 10 p.m. Each week the show touches on a specific theme and features imaginative characters, how-to demonstrations, special guests, and more. Special guests this season include Laura Benanti, Arturo Castro, Michael Cera, Ann Dowd, Rachel Dratch, Bridget Everett, Ana Gasteyer, David Alan Grier, Josh Hamilton, Darrell Hammond, Jackie Hoffman, Richard Kind, David Koechner,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Quibi released the official trailer for “Nikki Fre$h” and Leslie Jordan has been cast as a series regular on “Call Me Kat.”
Casting
Leslie Jordan has joined the cast of “Call Me Kat” as a series regular. Jordan will play Phil, who works for Kat (Mayim Bialik) and bakes all the pastries at the Cat Cafe. Kat is helping Phil get a new lease on life after his recent breakup with his longtime partner. The role brings Jordan back to Fox, as he previously starred in the multi-cam comedy “The Cool Kids” for the network. The half hour series is executive produced by Darlene Hunt, Bialik, Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Angie Stephenson and Miranda Hart.
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AMC has announced Season 2 of “NOS4A2” will premiere on Monday, June 1 at 10 p.m. Et/ 7 p.m. Pt. The second season picks up eight years after the...
Casting
Leslie Jordan has joined the cast of “Call Me Kat” as a series regular. Jordan will play Phil, who works for Kat (Mayim Bialik) and bakes all the pastries at the Cat Cafe. Kat is helping Phil get a new lease on life after his recent breakup with his longtime partner. The role brings Jordan back to Fox, as he previously starred in the multi-cam comedy “The Cool Kids” for the network. The half hour series is executive produced by Darlene Hunt, Bialik, Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Angie Stephenson and Miranda Hart.
Dates
AMC has announced Season 2 of “NOS4A2” will premiere on Monday, June 1 at 10 p.m. Et/ 7 p.m. Pt. The second season picks up eight years after the...
- 4/2/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Search Party producer Jax Media is expanding internationally and has hired Molly Seymour from Alan Partridge producer Baby Cow to run a UK division.
The Imagine Entertainment-owned producer, which is also making forthcoming Pop comedy Florida Girls and produces Netflix’s Russian Doll and Comedy Central’s The Other Two, is looking to work with UK talent and independently shoot pilots and shorts in the UK for U.S. and international markets.
Seymour will lead these efforts, which come as the company expands its independent pilot model. She joins from Baby Cow, which is run by Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan and CEO Christine Langan. She has been at the company for over three years as a comedy development producer. She will report to Jax Media CEO Tony Hernandez and President of Original Programing Brooke Posch.
It comes as Jax Media recently hired British producer Seamus Murphy-Mitchell to lead its non-scripted efforts,...
The Imagine Entertainment-owned producer, which is also making forthcoming Pop comedy Florida Girls and produces Netflix’s Russian Doll and Comedy Central’s The Other Two, is looking to work with UK talent and independently shoot pilots and shorts in the UK for U.S. and international markets.
Seymour will lead these efforts, which come as the company expands its independent pilot model. She joins from Baby Cow, which is run by Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan and CEO Christine Langan. She has been at the company for over three years as a comedy development producer. She will report to Jax Media CEO Tony Hernandez and President of Original Programing Brooke Posch.
It comes as Jax Media recently hired British producer Seamus Murphy-Mitchell to lead its non-scripted efforts,...
- 6/3/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jax Media, the busy production banner behind Showtime’s “Desus and Mero” and TBS’ “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” is expanding overseas with the appointment of Molly Seymour to head its U.K. office.
Seymour will be tasked with scouting and developing talent and pursuing opportunities for Jax to produce independent pilots and shorts to help launch new shows in the U.S. and other markets. As head of Jax UK, Seymour will report to Jax Media CEO Tony Hernandez and original programming chief Brooke Posch.
Seymour comes to Jax after spending the past three years as a comedy development executive at Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions.
Jax Media has been in growth mode ever since it was acquired by Imagine Entertainment in February 2018. Seamus Murphy-Mitchell was recently hired to oversee unscripted. A24 co-founder John Hodges was recruited in March to launch a film division.
Jax Media made its...
Seymour will be tasked with scouting and developing talent and pursuing opportunities for Jax to produce independent pilots and shorts to help launch new shows in the U.S. and other markets. As head of Jax UK, Seymour will report to Jax Media CEO Tony Hernandez and original programming chief Brooke Posch.
Seymour comes to Jax after spending the past three years as a comedy development executive at Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions.
Jax Media has been in growth mode ever since it was acquired by Imagine Entertainment in February 2018. Seamus Murphy-Mitchell was recently hired to oversee unscripted. A24 co-founder John Hodges was recruited in March to launch a film division.
Jax Media made its...
- 6/3/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Network: BBC America
Episodes: 15 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- February 8, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty-first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
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Episodes: 15 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- February 8, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty-first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
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- 8/10/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: BBC America
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
Read More…...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
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- 9/1/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
BBC America has announced that they've ordered season two of Almost Royal, their fish-out-of-water comedy series.
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BBC America Picks Up Second Season Of The Channel's First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - December 4, 2014 - BBC America has picked up a second season of its first original comedy series Almost Royal. The (8x30) second season is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer.
In the first season of Almost Royal, Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the 57th and 58th in line to the throne, travelled all over the United States - from Texas to Michigan and California to New York...
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BBC America Picks Up Second Season Of The Channel's First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - December 4, 2014 - BBC America has picked up a second season of its first original comedy series Almost Royal. The (8x30) second season is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer.
In the first season of Almost Royal, Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the 57th and 58th in line to the throne, travelled all over the United States - from Texas to Michigan and California to New York...
- 12/4/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
BBC America has ordered their first original comedy series -- Almost Royal. The sitcom will revolve around two young British aristocrats -- Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart) -- who are visiting the United States for the first time. There will be seven episodes.
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BBC America Commissions First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - March 25, 2014 - BBC America has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States - interacting with real-life Americans. The (7x30) series is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer. Almost Royal premieres Saturday,...
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BBC America Commissions First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - March 25, 2014 - BBC America has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States - interacting with real-life Americans. The (7x30) series is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer. Almost Royal premieres Saturday,...
- 3/26/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
BBC America is taking its first step into original comedy series with “Almost Royal.” It will premiere on Saturday, June 21 at 10/9c after the “Orphan Black” Season 2 finale. The series will follow two young British aristocrats, played by stand-up comedian Ed Gamble and newcomer Amy Hoggart, on their first trip to the United States, in which they'll interact with real-life Americans. Also read: BBC America Announces Premiere Dates, John Simm Casting for ‘Intruders’ Clive Tulloh (“Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man,” “The Dame Edna Treatment”) will serve as executive producer with Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (“Bug,” “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross”) as series producer.
- 3/25/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
BBC America has announced its first independently developed scripted comedy. The cabler has ordered its first original scripted comedy series, handing out an order to Almost Royal on Tuesday. The seven-episode series hails from Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man) and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug) set to produce. The series centers on Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the heirs to Caunty Manor, a large country estate in Norfolk, England, where they have enjoyed privileged lives as distant descendants of the British Royal Family. They have agreed to have a camera crew follow
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- 3/25/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BBC America has greenlighted its first original comedy series, and it has a strong British theme. Almost Royal, which has received a seven-episode order, tells the tale of two young British aristocrats, Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), on their first trip to the U.S. – interacting with real-life Americans. The project comes from Burning Bright Prods, with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Friday Night With Jonathan Ross) as producer. Almost Royal will premiere June 21, following the Season 2 finale of BBC America’s breakout drama series Orphan Black. BBC America entered original scripted programming with its first original drama Copper, which ran for two seasons, followed by Orphan Black. Georgie and Poppy Carlton are heirs to Caunty Manor, a large country estate in Norfolk, England, where they have enjoyed privileged lives as distant descendants of the British Royal Family. They have...
- 3/25/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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