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
Writer-producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu are staying in business with Universal Television. The duo have signed a two-year deal at Utv, a division of Universal Studio Group, to develop and produce projects for a multiple television platforms.
Under the new pact, Kyle and Luu will continue to co-executive produce Apple TV+’s half-hour comedy series, Loot, starring Maya Rudolph and created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, and develop new projects.
“Bridget and Vicky have been great partners to us at Universal Television over the years, doing amazing work on our shows and over-delivering when they develop,” said Jim Donnelly, EVP, Comedy Development, Universal Television. “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to keep collaborating with them, and look forward to all the exciting things to come.”
Most recently, Kyle and Luu were co-executive producers on Superstore. Additional writing credits include The Grinder and Marry Me.
“We feel incredibly honored...
Under the new pact, Kyle and Luu will continue to co-executive produce Apple TV+’s half-hour comedy series, Loot, starring Maya Rudolph and created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, and develop new projects.
“Bridget and Vicky have been great partners to us at Universal Television over the years, doing amazing work on our shows and over-delivering when they develop,” said Jim Donnelly, EVP, Comedy Development, Universal Television. “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to keep collaborating with them, and look forward to all the exciting things to come.”
Most recently, Kyle and Luu were co-executive producers on Superstore. Additional writing credits include The Grinder and Marry Me.
“We feel incredibly honored...
- 6/29/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC will not be moving forward with “Superstore’s” “Bo & Cheyenne” spinoff series, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
The potential series, which had been at the works at the network during the recently ended sixth and final season of “Superstore,” focused on Nichole Sakura’s Cloud 9 floor supervisor, Cheyenne, and her husband, Bo (Johnny Pemberton). Pemberton and Sakura were set to reprise their roles, should the show have advanced past its script-sale phase.
Here’s the logline for the now scrapped project: “Bo and Cheyenne (Pemberton and Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu were writing and executive producing “Bo & Cheyenne,” which was to be produced through “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer’s Spitzer Holding Company as well as Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The project hailed from “Superstore” studio Universal Television.
The potential series, which had been at the works at the network during the recently ended sixth and final season of “Superstore,” focused on Nichole Sakura’s Cloud 9 floor supervisor, Cheyenne, and her husband, Bo (Johnny Pemberton). Pemberton and Sakura were set to reprise their roles, should the show have advanced past its script-sale phase.
Here’s the logline for the now scrapped project: “Bo and Cheyenne (Pemberton and Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu were writing and executive producing “Bo & Cheyenne,” which was to be produced through “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer’s Spitzer Holding Company as well as Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The project hailed from “Superstore” studio Universal Television.
- 3/30/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Just days after Cloud 9 shut its doors for good, Superstore couple Bo & Cheyenne’s journey has also come to an end at NBC.
The spinoff from co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, which Deadline learned about exclusively in December, is not moving forward with the network. The spinoff would have followed Nichole Sakura’s Cheyenne and her beaux, Bo played by Johnny Pemberton.
“Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the ‘Superstore’ spinoff,” Kyle told Cleveland.com, which broke the news on Friday. “So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.”
Creator Justin Spitzer told Deadline ahead of the Superstore finale that the spinoff would focus more on the couple’s home life with their child Harmonica, as opposed to Cheyenne’s time at Cloud 9 or Sturgis & Sons, the hardware shop she ends up...
The spinoff from co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, which Deadline learned about exclusively in December, is not moving forward with the network. The spinoff would have followed Nichole Sakura’s Cheyenne and her beaux, Bo played by Johnny Pemberton.
“Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the ‘Superstore’ spinoff,” Kyle told Cleveland.com, which broke the news on Friday. “So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.”
Creator Justin Spitzer told Deadline ahead of the Superstore finale that the spinoff would focus more on the couple’s home life with their child Harmonica, as opposed to Cheyenne’s time at Cloud 9 or Sturgis & Sons, the hardware shop she ends up...
- 3/30/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“Superstore” has really, truly closed its doors. “Bo & Cheyenne,” the spinoff from writers and exec producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu that would have focused on Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura’s characters from the mothership series, is not moving forward, a source close to the project has confirmed to Variety.
Cleveland.com first broke the news on Friday.
“Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the ‘Superstore’ spinoff,” Kyle, a Cleveland native, told the site. “So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.”
News of the spinoff development first landed in December. “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would have executive produced the series via The Spitzer Holding Company alongside Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District; Universal Television would have been the studio, where Spitzer has an overall deal. Luu and Kyle had been with “Superstore...
Cleveland.com first broke the news on Friday.
“Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the ‘Superstore’ spinoff,” Kyle, a Cleveland native, told the site. “So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.”
News of the spinoff development first landed in December. “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would have executive produced the series via The Spitzer Holding Company alongside Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District; Universal Television would have been the studio, where Spitzer has an overall deal. Luu and Kyle had been with “Superstore...
- 3/30/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
The proposed Superstore offshoot is Doa: Bo & Cheyenne has been passed over by NBC, a source confirms to TVLine.
As previously reported, Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu were tapped to write a pilot script in December, which would have centered on the titular couple as they “balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.” A script was written, but NBC decided against moving forward.
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As previously reported, Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu were tapped to write a pilot script in December, which would have centered on the titular couple as they “balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.” A script was written, but NBC decided against moving forward.
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- 3/30/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: The Asian and Asian American community in the country has had a rough couple of weeks. One could also argue they have had a rough couple of years — or even decades — since the first Asian set foot on the soil of America. Nonetheless, now is the time for authentic, humanizing representation of Asian and Asian Americans to bolster community morale and to bring light to a time when things seem so dark.
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape) and major industry partners have launched the ninth annual Cape New Writers Fellowship, the premier non-studio professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood. The fellowship boasts multiple showrunners and graduates that have been staffed on over 50 shows across all major network, cable, and streaming platforms.
Led by top industry writers, producers, agents and executives, the Fellowship was co-founded and is co-chaired by Steve Tao and Leo Chu. The sessions include master classes, panels, and workshops, as well as writing labs, in which Fellows revise their scripts under one-on-one mentorship with high-level industry professionals.
This year’s mentors and speakers include Monica Macer, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Sunil Nayar, Teresa Hsiao, Alexander Woo, Albert Kim, Tanuj Chopra, Kyle Harimoto, Jason Ning, Vicky Luu, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Nazrin Choudhury, and April Shih, who has the special distinction of being the first alumni of the Cape Fellowship to return as a mentor.
“For the past 30 years, Cape has fought to break barriers in entertainment for our stories to be heard because we all know racism is not new,” said Michelle K. Sugihara, Cape Executive Director. “Dehumanizing tropes in media such as the Yellow Peril, Perpetual Foreigner, and Model Minority leads directly to physical violence against us in the real world, which is why this is more than a representation issue, it’s a social justice issue.”
The participants of the 2021 Cape New Writers Fellowship are:
Bryson Chun is a Hawaiian filmmaker who has produced films that have screened for PBS, The Smithsonian Museum, The Criterion Collection, and festivals worldwide. He was a screenwriting fellow for Sundance, imagineNATIVE, LA Skins, and ‘Ohina Labs. Most recently, he was selected for The Blacklist’s Inaugural Indigenous List, which spotlights some of the best Indigenous film and television writers working within the U.S. Darek Cioch is a Korean and Polish American writer from Seattle. After studying film at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he began his entertainment career working for Anonymous Content and HBO. Since then he has been a writers’ assistant for television shows on ABC, NBC and FX. Darek is currently a researcher on FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story. Jane Yubin Kim is a Korean American writer and performer based in Los Angeles. After graduating from Ucsb where she studied film, she worked in post production and regularly performed and wrote comedy at the Upright Citizens’ Brigade, where she was a Ucb Diversity scholarship recipient. She is repped by Authentic. Kyle Kubo & Fatima Liaqat are a comedy writing duo/life duo who first collaborated at BuzzFeed writing and producing viral videos. Kyle is biracial Japanese/white, Fatima is a queer, disabled Pakistani, and together they have a passion for writing comedy scripts that blend with other genres from musicals to sci-fi to horror and historical fiction. Their work has placed in Austin Film Festival and the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition and has been showcased at Ucb theater stage, Vice, Vanity Fair, Bustle, Thrillist and more. Olive Song is a Chinese-American writer from the suburbs of Georgia. After surviving homelessness, foster care, and a professional figure skating career, they moved on to earn an Mfa in screenwriting from USC. A part-time YouTube binger and a full-time storyteller, Olive has worked with both the Sundance Institute and Participant Media and is currently a Showrunner’s Assistant for an upcoming hour-long TV drama. Vinita Mehta & Richard Nguyen were raised by immigrants, and went on to study psychology at Columbia and Harvard, respectively. Their writing is informed by shared experiences in TV news and documentary production, providing psychotherapy, and D&i consulting. Their screenplays have been a Cinequest Top Ten Finalist, Humanitas New Voices Finalist, and Tracking Board’s Top 100 Pilots and Winner of the Mentorship Prize. Sonali Mehta is a TV writer’s assistant and former video game story editor. A genre-agnostic, all of Sonali’s writing centers around one relevant and complex theme. Sonali’s favorite shows include Succession, Breaking Bad, and Killing Eve. She is repped by Tulsea. Yugo Nakamura grew up in Tokyo as a half-Japanese, half-Jewish boy who spoke mostly Japanese. His family abruptly moved to NYC just before high school. Film and TV is what got him through the intense culture shock, which lead to his undergraduate film degree. Yugo had a career in postproduction before he set out to earn his Mfa in Screenwriting at the AFI Conservatory, graduating in 2020.
After graduating from the fellowship, the participants join a distinguished roster of alumni including Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt (Star Trek: Section 31), Lauren Moon, Julie Wong (Grey’s Anatomy), Brian Shin (The Good Doctor), Eileen Shim (House of the Dragon), Kevin Lau, Helen Shang, Lisa Bao (Nancy Drew), Aaron Ho (Fresh Off the Boat), Tania Lotia (Witcher: Blood Origin), Nikhil Jayaram (Shades of Blue), Marisa Tam (L.A.’s Finest), Franklin jin Rho (Pachinko), Allyssa Lee (Charmed), Teresa Huang (MacGyver), Thomas Wong (Good Trouble), Jeremy Hsu (Jimmy Kimmel: Live!), Ken Kobayashi (Hit Monkey), Chris Wu (Man in High Castle), Joanne Lee (Coop and Cami Ask the World), Gabriel Ho (Clarice), Andrew N. Wong (Superman & Lois), D. Dona Le (FBI: Most Wanted), Nathan Ramos-Park (Club Mickey Mouse), Leonard Chang (Snowfall), Ken Cheng (House of Chow) and Iram Parveen Bilal (I’ll Meet You There), among others.
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape) and major industry partners have launched the ninth annual Cape New Writers Fellowship, the premier non-studio professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood. The fellowship boasts multiple showrunners and graduates that have been staffed on over 50 shows across all major network, cable, and streaming platforms.
Led by top industry writers, producers, agents and executives, the Fellowship was co-founded and is co-chaired by Steve Tao and Leo Chu. The sessions include master classes, panels, and workshops, as well as writing labs, in which Fellows revise their scripts under one-on-one mentorship with high-level industry professionals.
This year’s mentors and speakers include Monica Macer, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Sunil Nayar, Teresa Hsiao, Alexander Woo, Albert Kim, Tanuj Chopra, Kyle Harimoto, Jason Ning, Vicky Luu, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Nazrin Choudhury, and April Shih, who has the special distinction of being the first alumni of the Cape Fellowship to return as a mentor.
“For the past 30 years, Cape has fought to break barriers in entertainment for our stories to be heard because we all know racism is not new,” said Michelle K. Sugihara, Cape Executive Director. “Dehumanizing tropes in media such as the Yellow Peril, Perpetual Foreigner, and Model Minority leads directly to physical violence against us in the real world, which is why this is more than a representation issue, it’s a social justice issue.”
The participants of the 2021 Cape New Writers Fellowship are:
Bryson Chun is a Hawaiian filmmaker who has produced films that have screened for PBS, The Smithsonian Museum, The Criterion Collection, and festivals worldwide. He was a screenwriting fellow for Sundance, imagineNATIVE, LA Skins, and ‘Ohina Labs. Most recently, he was selected for The Blacklist’s Inaugural Indigenous List, which spotlights some of the best Indigenous film and television writers working within the U.S. Darek Cioch is a Korean and Polish American writer from Seattle. After studying film at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he began his entertainment career working for Anonymous Content and HBO. Since then he has been a writers’ assistant for television shows on ABC, NBC and FX. Darek is currently a researcher on FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story. Jane Yubin Kim is a Korean American writer and performer based in Los Angeles. After graduating from Ucsb where she studied film, she worked in post production and regularly performed and wrote comedy at the Upright Citizens’ Brigade, where she was a Ucb Diversity scholarship recipient. She is repped by Authentic. Kyle Kubo & Fatima Liaqat are a comedy writing duo/life duo who first collaborated at BuzzFeed writing and producing viral videos. Kyle is biracial Japanese/white, Fatima is a queer, disabled Pakistani, and together they have a passion for writing comedy scripts that blend with other genres from musicals to sci-fi to horror and historical fiction. Their work has placed in Austin Film Festival and the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition and has been showcased at Ucb theater stage, Vice, Vanity Fair, Bustle, Thrillist and more. Olive Song is a Chinese-American writer from the suburbs of Georgia. After surviving homelessness, foster care, and a professional figure skating career, they moved on to earn an Mfa in screenwriting from USC. A part-time YouTube binger and a full-time storyteller, Olive has worked with both the Sundance Institute and Participant Media and is currently a Showrunner’s Assistant for an upcoming hour-long TV drama. Vinita Mehta & Richard Nguyen were raised by immigrants, and went on to study psychology at Columbia and Harvard, respectively. Their writing is informed by shared experiences in TV news and documentary production, providing psychotherapy, and D&i consulting. Their screenplays have been a Cinequest Top Ten Finalist, Humanitas New Voices Finalist, and Tracking Board’s Top 100 Pilots and Winner of the Mentorship Prize. Sonali Mehta is a TV writer’s assistant and former video game story editor. A genre-agnostic, all of Sonali’s writing centers around one relevant and complex theme. Sonali’s favorite shows include Succession, Breaking Bad, and Killing Eve. She is repped by Tulsea. Yugo Nakamura grew up in Tokyo as a half-Japanese, half-Jewish boy who spoke mostly Japanese. His family abruptly moved to NYC just before high school. Film and TV is what got him through the intense culture shock, which lead to his undergraduate film degree. Yugo had a career in postproduction before he set out to earn his Mfa in Screenwriting at the AFI Conservatory, graduating in 2020.
After graduating from the fellowship, the participants join a distinguished roster of alumni including Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt (Star Trek: Section 31), Lauren Moon, Julie Wong (Grey’s Anatomy), Brian Shin (The Good Doctor), Eileen Shim (House of the Dragon), Kevin Lau, Helen Shang, Lisa Bao (Nancy Drew), Aaron Ho (Fresh Off the Boat), Tania Lotia (Witcher: Blood Origin), Nikhil Jayaram (Shades of Blue), Marisa Tam (L.A.’s Finest), Franklin jin Rho (Pachinko), Allyssa Lee (Charmed), Teresa Huang (MacGyver), Thomas Wong (Good Trouble), Jeremy Hsu (Jimmy Kimmel: Live!), Ken Kobayashi (Hit Monkey), Chris Wu (Man in High Castle), Joanne Lee (Coop and Cami Ask the World), Gabriel Ho (Clarice), Andrew N. Wong (Superman & Lois), D. Dona Le (FBI: Most Wanted), Nathan Ramos-Park (Club Mickey Mouse), Leonard Chang (Snowfall), Ken Cheng (House of Chow) and Iram Parveen Bilal (I’ll Meet You There), among others.
- 3/29/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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
Cloud 9’s floor manager (and her ne’er-do-well husband) may soon be getting a huge promotion.
NBC is in early development on Bo & Cheyenne, a potential Superstore spinoff starring Nichole Sakura and Johnny Pemberton, Deadline reports.
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The offshoot, which hails from Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, would follow the titular couple as they “balance their big dreams with the harsh...
NBC is in early development on Bo & Cheyenne, a potential Superstore spinoff starring Nichole Sakura and Johnny Pemberton, Deadline reports.
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The offshoot, which hails from Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, would follow the titular couple as they “balance their big dreams with the harsh...
- 12/17/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
A “Superstore” spinoff focused on characters Bo and Cheyenne is in the works at NBC, a person with knowledge of the development confirmed for TheWrap. The Universal Television comedy is (appropriately) titled “Bo & Cheyenne” and will see Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura reprise their roles, should it advance past its current script-sale phase.
Here’s the logline, according to NBC: “Bo and Cheyenne (Pemberton and Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu are writing and executive producing “Bo & Cheyenne,” which will be produced through “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer’s Spitzer Holding Company as well as Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District.
Spitzer, Fleischer and Bernad have executive producing credits on the potential series.
NBC’s “Superstore” is ending its run after its current sixth season. Star America Ferrera, who was also counted among the show’s executive producers,...
Here’s the logline, according to NBC: “Bo and Cheyenne (Pemberton and Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu are writing and executive producing “Bo & Cheyenne,” which will be produced through “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer’s Spitzer Holding Company as well as Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District.
Spitzer, Fleischer and Bernad have executive producing credits on the potential series.
NBC’s “Superstore” is ending its run after its current sixth season. Star America Ferrera, who was also counted among the show’s executive producers,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
“Superstore” may be coming to an end, but the world of the show could live on in the form of a spinoff.
Variety has confirmed that NBC is developing a spinoff entitled “Bo & Cheyenne,” which would see Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura reprise their roles from the mothership series. In the new show, Bo and Cheyenne balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.
The spinoff hails from writers and executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, both of whom are co-executive producers on “Superstore.” “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would also executive produce via The Spitzer Holding Company along with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District. Universal Television would produce. Spitzer is under an overall deal with the studio.
Sakura has been a series regular on “Superstore” throughout its six-season run. Pemberton recurs on the show as Bo, an aspiring rapper,...
Variety has confirmed that NBC is developing a spinoff entitled “Bo & Cheyenne,” which would see Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura reprise their roles from the mothership series. In the new show, Bo and Cheyenne balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.
The spinoff hails from writers and executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, both of whom are co-executive producers on “Superstore.” “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would also executive produce via The Spitzer Holding Company along with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District. Universal Television would produce. Spitzer is under an overall deal with the studio.
Sakura has been a series regular on “Superstore” throughout its six-season run. Pemberton recurs on the show as Bo, an aspiring rapper,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As Superstore is wrapping its run on NBC with the current sixth season, the network is looking to extend the franchise with Bo & Cheyenne, a proposed spinoff written by Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu. The project, now in script development, would star Superstore series regular Nichole Sakura and recurring player Johnny Pemberton.
In Bo & Cheyenne, Bo (Pemberton) and Cheyenne (Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.
Kyle and Luu executive produce Bo & Cheyenne alongside Superstore creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer via his The Spitzer Holding Company, and Superstore executive producers Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad via The District. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Sakura has played Cloud 9 associate Cheyenne Thompson as a series regular for Superstore‘s entire six-season run. A pregnant high school student at the start of the series,...
In Bo & Cheyenne, Bo (Pemberton) and Cheyenne (Sakura) balance their big dreams with the harsh realities of being a blue-collar family in America.
Kyle and Luu executive produce Bo & Cheyenne alongside Superstore creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer via his The Spitzer Holding Company, and Superstore executive producers Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad via The District. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Sakura has played Cloud 9 associate Cheyenne Thompson as a series regular for Superstore‘s entire six-season run. A pregnant high school student at the start of the series,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: NBC has put in development Beach Watch, a single-camera comedy from Superstore co-executive producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, series’ creator/executive producer Justin Spitzer, and his Spitzer Holding Company, and Universal TV, where Spitzer is under a deal,
Written by Kyle and Luu, Beach Watch revolves around Hannah, an aspiring police officer who flunks out of the police academy, joins the Beach Patrol and is partnered with the overbearing and brash Mel, who takes her job way too seriously. Both have to navigate an unlikely partnership while protecting the beach from crime and drunk teens.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Spitzer via his Spitzer Holding Company, which produces. Universal TV is the studio.
This is the second comedy sale to NBC for Kyle and Luu. Last season, their script, Like Magic, a workplace comedy set at the Magic Palace, went to pilot starring Jee Young Han, Freddie Stroma and French Stewart.
Written by Kyle and Luu, Beach Watch revolves around Hannah, an aspiring police officer who flunks out of the police academy, joins the Beach Patrol and is partnered with the overbearing and brash Mel, who takes her job way too seriously. Both have to navigate an unlikely partnership while protecting the beach from crime and drunk teens.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Spitzer via his Spitzer Holding Company, which produces. Universal TV is the studio.
This is the second comedy sale to NBC for Kyle and Luu. Last season, their script, Like Magic, a workplace comedy set at the Magic Palace, went to pilot starring Jee Young Han, Freddie Stroma and French Stewart.
- 12/11/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
World-famous magician Criss Angel is set to guest star in the NBC comedy pilot “Like Magic,” Variety has learned. He will play the role of Trent, the leader of the Ministry of Magic.
The workplace comedy follows an optimistic young woman (Jee Young Han) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Angel is known for his A&E magic television series “Criss Angel Mindfreak,” for which he served as star, creator, executive producer, and director, as well as his Las Vegas stage show, books, music CDs, and more. He has also made guest appearances on programs such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “CSI: NY,” and “Rules of Engagement.” In 2009, Angel was named the magician of the decade by the International Magicians Society, and in 2017, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Angel is repped by Apa and Lbi.
The workplace comedy follows an optimistic young woman (Jee Young Han) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Angel is known for his A&E magic television series “Criss Angel Mindfreak,” for which he served as star, creator, executive producer, and director, as well as his Las Vegas stage show, books, music CDs, and more. He has also made guest appearances on programs such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “CSI: NY,” and “Rules of Engagement.” In 2009, Angel was named the magician of the decade by the International Magicians Society, and in 2017, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Angel is repped by Apa and Lbi.
- 4/5/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
3rd Rock alum French Stewart and Mike Lane (Mom) are set as series regulars opposite Jee Young Han in Like Magic, NBC’s single-camera workplace comedy pilot from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV.
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stewart will play Val Evans, a mentalist/illusionist who’s been the biggest act at the Magic Palace for the past few years.
Lane will portray Anthony, Holly’s best friend from middle school who’s also a magician.
In addition to Han, they join previously announced series regulars Freddie Stroma and Hayley Magnus.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard...
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stewart will play Val Evans, a mentalist/illusionist who’s been the biggest act at the Magic Palace for the past few years.
Lane will portray Anthony, Holly’s best friend from middle school who’s also a magician.
In addition to Han, they join previously announced series regulars Freddie Stroma and Hayley Magnus.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard...
- 3/7/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Both French Stewart and Mike Lane have joined the NBC single-cam comedy pilot “Like Magic” in series regular roles, Variety has learned.
The project is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee Young Han) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stewart will play Val Evans, a mentalist/illusionist who’s been the biggest act at the Magic Palace the last few years. Lane will play Anthony, Holly’s best friend from middle school who’s also a magician.
In addition to Jee, Stewart, and Lane, the pilot will also star Rory O’Malley, Freddie Stroma, and Hayley Magnus.
Stewart previously starred in the NBC sitcom “3rd Rock From the Sun,” which ran for six seasons between 1996 and 2001. He is also known for recently appearing as Rudy in the CBS sitcom “Mom.” His other recent credits include “Deadly Class,...
The project is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee Young Han) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stewart will play Val Evans, a mentalist/illusionist who’s been the biggest act at the Magic Palace the last few years. Lane will play Anthony, Holly’s best friend from middle school who’s also a magician.
In addition to Jee, Stewart, and Lane, the pilot will also star Rory O’Malley, Freddie Stroma, and Hayley Magnus.
Stewart previously starred in the NBC sitcom “3rd Rock From the Sun,” which ran for six seasons between 1996 and 2001. He is also known for recently appearing as Rudy in the CBS sitcom “Mom.” His other recent credits include “Deadly Class,...
- 3/7/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Freddie Stroma (UnReal) and Hayley Magnus (Childhood’s End) are set as series regulars opposite Jee Young Han in Like Magic, NBC’s single-camera workplace comedy pilot from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV.
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stroma will play Jake, the overworked entertainment director of the Magic Palace. Magnus is Penny, who forges a bond with Holly as the only two female performers.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Cannylads’ Robinson and head of development Kelly Pancho.
Stroma, who played Adam Cromwell on UnReal, last was seen in the romantic comedy feature Second Act,...
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Stroma will play Jake, the overworked entertainment director of the Magic Palace. Magnus is Penny, who forges a bond with Holly as the only two female performers.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Cannylads’ Robinson and head of development Kelly Pancho.
Stroma, who played Adam Cromwell on UnReal, last was seen in the romantic comedy feature Second Act,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Rory O’Malley, best known for his turn as King George in the Broadway run of “Hamilton” as well as the show’s first national tour, has been cast in the upcoming NBC single-camera comedy pilot “Like Magic.”
He will play Michael V., the quieter partner in a two-man magic team with a character named Michael B. O’Malley joins Jee Young Han, who was announced as the show’s lead on Tuesday.
O’Malley earned a Tony nomination in 2011 for his performance in “The Book of Mormon.”
The project is described as a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee) who must negotiate the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace in pursuing her dream of becoming a headlining magician.
Jee will play Holly, the nerdy, awkward would-be magician at the center of the piece. She previously held a recurring role on ABC’s “Station 19,...
He will play Michael V., the quieter partner in a two-man magic team with a character named Michael B. O’Malley joins Jee Young Han, who was announced as the show’s lead on Tuesday.
O’Malley earned a Tony nomination in 2011 for his performance in “The Book of Mormon.”
The project is described as a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee) who must negotiate the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace in pursuing her dream of becoming a headlining magician.
Jee will play Holly, the nerdy, awkward would-be magician at the center of the piece. She previously held a recurring role on ABC’s “Station 19,...
- 2/20/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Award nominee Rory O'Malley has joined the cast of NBC's comedy pilot Like Magic, which is set at a Magic Castle-like club.
The Book of Mormon and Hamilton actor will star with Jee Young Han in the pilot, which comes from Universal Television in association with CannyLads and Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu. The show centers on Han's character, an optimistic young woman who dreams of being a headlining magician in the eccentric, ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
O'Malley will play Michael V., one half of a magician team who perform at the club. He's ...
The Book of Mormon and Hamilton actor will star with Jee Young Han in the pilot, which comes from Universal Television in association with CannyLads and Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu. The show centers on Han's character, an optimistic young woman who dreams of being a headlining magician in the eccentric, ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
O'Malley will play Michael V., one half of a magician team who perform at the club. He's ...
- 2/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jee Young Han (Station 19) has been cast as the lead in Like Magic, NBC’s single-camera workplace comedy pilot from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV, where CannyLads and Hubbard are based.
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dreams in the mysterious world of the Magic Palace. Holly is a little nerdy and awkward, but she’s also so genuine and friendly that she can be charming.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Cannylads’ Robinson and head of development Kelly Pancho.
Han recently recurred on ABC’s Station 19. She previously had a recurring role on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet and was a series regular in ABC’s pilot The Mission last season. Her credits...
Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dreams in the mysterious world of the Magic Palace. Holly is a little nerdy and awkward, but she’s also so genuine and friendly that she can be charming.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Cannylads’ Robinson and head of development Kelly Pancho.
Han recently recurred on ABC’s Station 19. She previously had a recurring role on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet and was a series regular in ABC’s pilot The Mission last season. Her credits...
- 2/19/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jee Young Han has been cast in the lead role of the NBC single-camera comedy pilot “Like Magic,” Variety has learned.
The project is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Jee will play Holly. She is described as a little nerdy and awkward, but she’s also so genuine and friendly that she can be charming. She previously recurred on ABC’s “Station 19” and was cast as a series regular in the ABC pilot “The Mission” last year. Her other TV roles include shows like “Comedy Bang! Bang!,” “Santa Clarita Diet,” “9-1-1,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and Shameless.
She is repped by Innovative Artists.
“Like Magic” is written and executive produced by Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu. Matt Hubbard, Kelly Pancho, and Julie Anne Robinson will also executive produce,...
The project is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman (Jee) pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
Jee will play Holly. She is described as a little nerdy and awkward, but she’s also so genuine and friendly that she can be charming. She previously recurred on ABC’s “Station 19” and was cast as a series regular in the ABC pilot “The Mission” last year. Her other TV roles include shows like “Comedy Bang! Bang!,” “Santa Clarita Diet,” “9-1-1,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and Shameless.
She is repped by Innovative Artists.
“Like Magic” is written and executive produced by Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu. Matt Hubbard, Kelly Pancho, and Julie Anne Robinson will also executive produce,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has picked up two new comedy pilots, the Kenan Thompson-led single-cam “Saving Kenan” and “Like Magic” from “Superstore” duo Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu.
“Saving Kenan” stars Thompson as a newly-widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives. The longtime “Saturday Night Live” star also serves as an executive producer on the project.
The pilot is written and executive produced by Jackie Clarke. “SNL’s” Lorne Michaels serves as executive producer alongside Andrew Singer, head of television for Michaels’ Broadway Video. Universal Television is the studio.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap's Complete Guide
Luu and Kyle’s “Like Magic” is a single camera workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
“Superstore” vet Matt Hubbard...
“Saving Kenan” stars Thompson as a newly-widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives. The longtime “Saturday Night Live” star also serves as an executive producer on the project.
The pilot is written and executive produced by Jackie Clarke. “SNL’s” Lorne Michaels serves as executive producer alongside Andrew Singer, head of television for Michaels’ Broadway Video. Universal Television is the studio.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap's Complete Guide
Luu and Kyle’s “Like Magic” is a single camera workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.
“Superstore” vet Matt Hubbard...
- 1/19/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson is a step closer to moving from late-night to primetime. His starring vehicle, the single-camera Saving Kenan (form. Saving Larry), has been picked up to pilot by NBC. The project, from SNL creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels and his Broadway Video as well as Superstore executive producer Jackie Clarke, had a big pilot production commitment.
NBC ‘also has ordered to pilot Like Magic, a single-camera workplace comedy from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV, where CannyLads and Hubbard are based.
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Thompson likely will leave SNL — at least as a full-time cast member — should Saving Kenan goes to series as the two would be difficult to juggle. He is currently in his 16th year on the venerable late-night sketch program.
Written by Clarke, Saving Kenan centers on a newly widowed...
NBC ‘also has ordered to pilot Like Magic, a single-camera workplace comedy from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV, where CannyLads and Hubbard are based.
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Thompson likely will leave SNL — at least as a full-time cast member — should Saving Kenan goes to series as the two would be difficult to juggle. He is currently in his 16th year on the venerable late-night sketch program.
Written by Clarke, Saving Kenan centers on a newly widowed...
- 1/19/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has ordered comedies “Saving Kenan” and “Like Magic” to pilot.
“Saving Kenan” is a single-camera comedy starring “Saturday Night Live” veteran Kenan Thompson as a “newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives.”
Jackie Clarke will serve as writer and executive producer. Thompson, Lorne Michaels, and Andrew Singer are on board as executive producers. Michaels’ Broadway Video is the production company behind the show.
Thompson is represented by UTA, Michael Goldman and Del Shaw. Clarke is represented by UTA and Felker Toczek. Broadway Video is repped by CAA.
Meanwhile, “Like Magic” is billed as a workplace comedy that “follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu will write and executive produce the single-camera comedy.
“Saving Kenan” is a single-camera comedy starring “Saturday Night Live” veteran Kenan Thompson as a “newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives.”
Jackie Clarke will serve as writer and executive producer. Thompson, Lorne Michaels, and Andrew Singer are on board as executive producers. Michaels’ Broadway Video is the production company behind the show.
Thompson is represented by UTA, Michael Goldman and Del Shaw. Clarke is represented by UTA and Felker Toczek. Broadway Video is repped by CAA.
Meanwhile, “Like Magic” is billed as a workplace comedy that “follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.”
Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu will write and executive produce the single-camera comedy.
- 1/19/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Kenan Thompson just moved one step closer to being a Not Ready for Primetime Player: A family sitcom starring the SNL cast member has earned a pilot order from NBC, TVLine has learned.
The single-cam comedy, now titled Saving Kenan, stars Thompson as a recently widowed dad who is “determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives,” per the official description. (No casting news yet on the father-in-law.) Thompson will also serve as an executive producer on the project, along with SNL guru Lorne Michaels; Jackie Clarke (Superstore, Happy Endings...
The single-cam comedy, now titled Saving Kenan, stars Thompson as a recently widowed dad who is “determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives,” per the official description. (No casting news yet on the father-in-law.) Thompson will also serve as an executive producer on the project, along with SNL guru Lorne Michaels; Jackie Clarke (Superstore, Happy Endings...
- 1/19/2019
- TVLine.com
NBC has put in development Like Magic, a workplace comedy from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV, where CannyLads and Hubbard are based.
Written by Kyle and Luu, Like Magic is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dreams in the mysterious world of the Magic Palace.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Robinson. Cannylads’ head of development Kelly Pancho is a producer.
Kyle and Luu joined NBC comedy Superstore as writers in Season 2. Their other series writing credits include The Grinder and Marry Me.
CannyLads also has drama Capital with Carol Mendelssohn and a political murder mystery drama with Chuck Rose, both in development at NBC. Robinson is repped by CAA and attorney Warren Dern.
Hubbard is co-creator and executive producer with Alan Yang of new Amazon/Uni TV...
Written by Kyle and Luu, Like Magic is a workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dreams in the mysterious world of the Magic Palace.
Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard and Robinson. Cannylads’ head of development Kelly Pancho is a producer.
Kyle and Luu joined NBC comedy Superstore as writers in Season 2. Their other series writing credits include The Grinder and Marry Me.
CannyLads also has drama Capital with Carol Mendelssohn and a political murder mystery drama with Chuck Rose, both in development at NBC. Robinson is repped by CAA and attorney Warren Dern.
Hubbard is co-creator and executive producer with Alan Yang of new Amazon/Uni TV...
- 9/28/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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