John Beasley, known for his role in TV shows like Everwood and The Soul Man has died. He was 79.
Beasley’s son Mike, shared a touching post on Facebook honoring his late father.
“Man…you know this is a part of life…but that doesn’t make it any easier. I lost my best friend today,” he wrote. “They say you shouldn’t ever meet your heroes because they don’t turn out to be who you thought they were. That is so wrong. My hero was my father. Thank you for everything. I hope I made you proud. Love you more.”
Beasley was born in Omaha, Nebraska in June 26, 1943 and didn’t get started in acting until his 40s. His first acting credits were in films like V.I. Warshawski (1991), The Mighty Ducks (1992), Rudy (1993), Untamed Heart (1993) and Little Big League (1994) and in TV shows like Brewster Place (1990), Lucky Day...
Beasley’s son Mike, shared a touching post on Facebook honoring his late father.
“Man…you know this is a part of life…but that doesn’t make it any easier. I lost my best friend today,” he wrote. “They say you shouldn’t ever meet your heroes because they don’t turn out to be who you thought they were. That is so wrong. My hero was my father. Thank you for everything. I hope I made you proud. Love you more.”
Beasley was born in Omaha, Nebraska in June 26, 1943 and didn’t get started in acting until his 40s. His first acting credits were in films like V.I. Warshawski (1991), The Mighty Ducks (1992), Rudy (1993), Untamed Heart (1993) and Little Big League (1994) and in TV shows like Brewster Place (1990), Lucky Day...
- 5/31/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has opted not to move forward with its comedy pilot “Hungry,” which originally starred Demi Lovato who pulled out of the project and was replaced by “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter, Variety has learned.
The multi-cam follows friends who belong to a food-issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato had been attached to the Universal television-produced “Hungry” as executive producer and star for almost a year while it was in development at NBC, but exited for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start shooting in March. She was quickly replaced by Winter.
Along with Winter, the “Hungry” pilot also starred Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley.
The pilot was written by Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who...
The multi-cam follows friends who belong to a food-issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato had been attached to the Universal television-produced “Hungry” as executive producer and star for almost a year while it was in development at NBC, but exited for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start shooting in March. She was quickly replaced by Winter.
Along with Winter, the “Hungry” pilot also starred Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley.
The pilot was written by Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
‘Hungry’ Comedy Pilot Starring Ariel Winter & Exec Produced By Demi Lovato Not Moving Forward At NBC
NBC is not moving forward with Hungry.
The comedy pilot has been passed on by the network. It comes after it picked up George Lopez comedy pilot Lopez Vs. Lopez to series yesterday and follows the renewals of series including American Auto, Grand Crew and Young Rock.
Hungry faced a few challenges as it proceeded. Originally meant as a starring vehicle for Demi Lovato, who exec produces, the food issues comedy, replaced them with Modern Family star Ariel Winter ahead of production.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley also star in the pilot,...
The comedy pilot has been passed on by the network. It comes after it picked up George Lopez comedy pilot Lopez Vs. Lopez to series yesterday and follows the renewals of series including American Auto, Grand Crew and Young Rock.
Hungry faced a few challenges as it proceeded. Originally meant as a starring vehicle for Demi Lovato, who exec produces, the food issues comedy, replaced them with Modern Family star Ariel Winter ahead of production.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley also star in the pilot,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariel Winter has found her Modern Family follow-up. Winter will replace Demi Lovato in the NBC comedy pilot Hungry. Lovato was tied to the project for a year before scheduling issues prompted them to back out. Their departure from Hungry was announced March 4. They will still executive produce the series, along with their manager, Scooter Braun. Winter was cast quickly so production could continue as scheduled this week, per Deadline. Production will kick off with a table read on Tuesday, March 8. Hungry is written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland) and directed by James Burrows (Frasier). The series is about members of a food dependence support group as they search “for love, success, and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.” Winter joins Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland), Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias (Thanks A Million), Ryan McPartlin (L.A.’s Finest...
- 3/7/2022
- TV Insider
NBC’s Hungry has already found its new lead: Modern Family star Ariel Winter will replace Demi Lovato in the upcoming multi-cam comedy pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.
Just Friday it was reported that Lovato had to vacate the lead role due to a scheduling conflict. However, they will remain on board as an executive producer, alongside Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin.
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Just Friday it was reported that Lovato had to vacate the lead role due to a scheduling conflict. However, they will remain on board as an executive producer, alongside Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin.
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- 3/6/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Modern Family star Ariel Winter has been tapped as the lead of NBC’s multi-camera comedy series Hungry. She succeeds Demi Lovato who had been attached to the project for almost a year but stepped down from acting duties Thursday for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start production.
NBC remained high on the project, opting for a swift recasting so the pilot stays on schedule with the rest of the cast in place. With Winter on board, production is moving forward this coming week, starting with a table read on Tuesday. Lovato, along with their manager Scooter Braun, remain executive producers.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s...
NBC remained high on the project, opting for a swift recasting so the pilot stays on schedule with the rest of the cast in place. With Winter on board, production is moving forward this coming week, starting with a table read on Tuesday. Lovato, along with their manager Scooter Braun, remain executive producers.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s...
- 3/6/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming NBC comedy pilot Hungry has just lost its main star as Demi Lovato has stepped back from their acting role due to scheduling conflicts. According to Deadline, the singer had been attached to star in the multi-camera sitcom for a year but dropped out just as the project was about to begin production. However, Lovato will remain on board as an executive producer alongside their manager Scooter Braun. Hungry, written and exec produced by Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland), centers around the members of a food dependence support group who help one another as they “look for love, success, and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.” The cast includes Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland), Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias (Thanks A Million), Ryan McPartlin (L.A.’s Finest), Alex Brightman (Smilf), and Ashley D. Kelley (Insatiable). James Burrows (Frasier) is set to direct the pilot.
- 3/4/2022
- TV Insider
Just over a year after NBC’s comedy pilot Hungry was announced, Demi Lovato has stepped down as star of the potential series.
According to our sister site Deadline, who broke the news, Lovato had to vacate the lead role due to a scheduling conflict. They will remain on board as an executive producer, though, alongside Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin. Lovato’s role will reportedly be recast promptly to keep the pilot on schedule.
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According to our sister site Deadline, who broke the news, Lovato had to vacate the lead role due to a scheduling conflict. They will remain on board as an executive producer, though, alongside Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin. Lovato’s role will reportedly be recast promptly to keep the pilot on schedule.
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- 3/4/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: This is a surprise. Demi Lovato, who had been attached as star in NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Hungry for a year, has stepped down from acting duties in the project just as it was about to start production. Lovato, along with their manager Scooter Braun, remain executive producers.
The role is being recast, with the goal to have a replacement shortly so the pilot stays on schedule. According to sources, Lovato bowed out as an actor due to scheduling issues.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley also star in the pilot,...
The role is being recast, with the goal to have a replacement shortly so the pilot stays on schedule. According to sources, Lovato bowed out as an actor due to scheduling issues.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley also star in the pilot,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Ryan McPartlin are set as series regulars in Hungry, NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Demi Lovato. Additionally, multi-Emmy-winning sitcom helmer James Burrows will direct the pilot, which comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, Sb Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Iglesias will play Danny, a big-hearted big guy who’s the life of the party. McPartlin will portray Justin, the group’s leader.
The cast also includes Valerie Bertinelli, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley.
Hayes, Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produce.
2022 NBC Pilots & Series...
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Iglesias will play Danny, a big-hearted big guy who’s the life of the party. McPartlin will portray Justin, the group’s leader.
The cast also includes Valerie Bertinelli, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley.
Hayes, Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produce.
2022 NBC Pilots & Series...
- 2/24/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Christian Magby (The Flash) has been tapped as a lead opposite Demi Lovato in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hungry, starring and executive produced by Lovato. Hungry comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, Sb Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato’s Teddy is a talented food stylist who wants to have a healthy relationship with food and date men who are good for Teddy — but, like so many of us, it’s a struggle.
Magby will play Jared, the support group’s leader and creator. He is fit, positive and at ease with his body – everything everyone...
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato’s Teddy is a talented food stylist who wants to have a healthy relationship with food and date men who are good for Teddy — but, like so many of us, it’s a struggle.
Magby will play Jared, the support group’s leader and creator. He is fit, positive and at ease with his body – everything everyone...
- 6/24/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Valerie Bertinelli is attached to star opposite Demi Lovato in a single-camera comedy pilot produced by Universal Television that was ordered by NBC this April. The project, titled “Hungry,” follows friends who belong to a food-issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
The series hails from Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who is best known for her work on “Frasier.” She most recently wrote for and executive produced the revival of NBC “Will & Grace.” “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes will also executive produce along with Todd Milliner via Hazy Mills. Lovato reunites with both Martin and Hayes, as the musician appeared in multiple episodes of the “Will & Grace” revival. She will executive produce in addition to starring. Martin and Hazy Mills are both currently under overall deals at the studio,...
The series hails from Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who is best known for her work on “Frasier.” She most recently wrote for and executive produced the revival of NBC “Will & Grace.” “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes will also executive produce along with Todd Milliner via Hazy Mills. Lovato reunites with both Martin and Hayes, as the musician appeared in multiple episodes of the “Will & Grace” revival. She will executive produce in addition to starring. Martin and Hazy Mills are both currently under overall deals at the studio,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Valerie Bertinelli is set as a lead opposite Demi Lovato in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hungry, starring and executive produced by Lovato. The casting marks Bertinelli’s first series regular role since her six-season run on TV Land’s hit sitcom Hot In Cleveland. Hungry comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, Sb Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato’s Teddy is a talented food stylist who wants to have a healthy relationship with food and date men who are good for her – but, like so many of us – it’s a struggle.
Bertinelli will play Lisa, Teddy...
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato’s Teddy is a talented food stylist who wants to have a healthy relationship with food and date men who are good for her – but, like so many of us – it’s a struggle.
Bertinelli will play Lisa, Teddy...
- 6/11/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Valerie Bertinelli is eyeing a return to sitcoms as a series regular in NBC’s Hungry, the Demi Lovato-fronted comedy pilot about a group of friends with food issues, TVLine has learned.
Described as a “warm, loving, self-critical and emotional mess of a woman who has lost and gained the same 30 pounds for 30 years,” Lisa (Bertinelli) considers her daughter Teddy (Lovato) to be her best friend. And as a restaurant owner, “she is constantly thinking about and serving people food.”
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Described as a “warm, loving, self-critical and emotional mess of a woman who has lost and gained the same 30 pounds for 30 years,” Lisa (Bertinelli) considers her daughter Teddy (Lovato) to be her best friend. And as a restaurant owner, “she is constantly thinking about and serving people food.”
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- 6/11/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Valerie Bertinelli is headed back to scripted TV.
The actress and Food Network host will star opposite Demi Lovato in Hungry, a comedy pilot at NBC. Bertinelli will play the mother of Lovato’s character in the show, which revolves around friends who belong to a food issues support group.
The role will be Bertinelli’s first on a scripted project since Hot in Cleveland ended its six-season run in 2015. Suzanne Martin, who created the TV Land series, is writing and executive producing Hungry.
Bertinelli plays Lisa, Teddy’s (Lovato) mom, who’s always quick to point out that they’re also best friends. Warm ...
The actress and Food Network host will star opposite Demi Lovato in Hungry, a comedy pilot at NBC. Bertinelli will play the mother of Lovato’s character in the show, which revolves around friends who belong to a food issues support group.
The role will be Bertinelli’s first on a scripted project since Hot in Cleveland ended its six-season run in 2015. Suzanne Martin, who created the TV Land series, is writing and executive producing Hungry.
Bertinelli plays Lisa, Teddy’s (Lovato) mom, who’s always quick to point out that they’re also best friends. Warm ...
- 6/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Valerie Bertinelli is headed back to scripted TV.
The actress and Food Network host will star opposite Demi Lovato in Hungry, a comedy pilot at NBC. Bertinelli will play the mother of Lovato’s character in the show, which revolves around friends who belong to a food issues support group.
The role will be Bertinelli’s first on a scripted project since Hot in Cleveland ended its six-season run in 2015. Suzanne Martin, who created the TV Land series, is writing and executive producing Hungry.
Bertinelli plays Lisa, Teddy’s (Lovato) mom, who’s always quick to point out that they’re also best friends. Warm ...
The actress and Food Network host will star opposite Demi Lovato in Hungry, a comedy pilot at NBC. Bertinelli will play the mother of Lovato’s character in the show, which revolves around friends who belong to a food issues support group.
The role will be Bertinelli’s first on a scripted project since Hot in Cleveland ended its six-season run in 2015. Suzanne Martin, who created the TV Land series, is writing and executive producing Hungry.
Bertinelli plays Lisa, Teddy’s (Lovato) mom, who’s always quick to point out that they’re also best friends. Warm ...
- 6/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Anna Akana (Jupiter’s Legacy), Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Ashley D. Kelley (Insatiable), Jay Klaitz (FBI) and Rory O’Malley (The Book of Mormon) are set as series regulars in NBC single-camera comedy pilot Hungry, starring and executive produced by Demi Lovato. The project comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, Sb Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Akana will play Wednesday, who looks exactly like what she is – a trophy wife. Sustaining that takes a lot of self-control, but she’s so in control that it’s actually out of control, and it’s driving her and her husband crazy.
Brightman’s Cooper is so sweet,...
Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Akana will play Wednesday, who looks exactly like what she is – a trophy wife. Sustaining that takes a lot of self-control, but she’s so in control that it’s actually out of control, and it’s driving her and her husband crazy.
Brightman’s Cooper is so sweet,...
- 6/8/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has given out a pair of comedy pilot orders, including one starring music superstar Demi Lovato.
The Lovato project is titled “Hungry.” NBC had previously given the single-camera show a put pilot commitment back in January. In the show, friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing, with Lovato executive producing in addition to starring. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills will also executive produce along with Scooter Braun, Scott Manson, and James Shin of Sb Projects. Universal Television will produce.
Lovato got her start in acting in the Disney Channel original film “Camp Rock” and its sequels. She also appeared in multiple episodes of the “Will & Grace” revival as well as on shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,...
The Lovato project is titled “Hungry.” NBC had previously given the single-camera show a put pilot commitment back in January. In the show, friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing, with Lovato executive producing in addition to starring. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills will also executive produce along with Scooter Braun, Scott Manson, and James Shin of Sb Projects. Universal Television will produce.
Lovato got her start in acting in the Disney Channel original film “Camp Rock” and its sequels. She also appeared in multiple episodes of the “Will & Grace” revival as well as on shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC’s pilot season has kicked in to gear with two more orders on the comedy side.
The network has handed pilot orders to Demi Lovato’s Hungry and romantic comedy Someone Out There, which was ordered to pilot last year but was rolled due to the pandemic.
Lovato is starring in and exec producing Hungry, a single-cam comedy that follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
It is written and exec produced by Will & Grace writer and Hot In Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin. It comes from Hazy Mills and Sb Projects in association with Universal Television. Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produce.
Hungry’s pilot order comes as Lovato’s recent documentary series...
The network has handed pilot orders to Demi Lovato’s Hungry and romantic comedy Someone Out There, which was ordered to pilot last year but was rolled due to the pandemic.
Lovato is starring in and exec producing Hungry, a single-cam comedy that follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
It is written and exec produced by Will & Grace writer and Hot In Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin. It comes from Hazy Mills and Sb Projects in association with Universal Television. Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produce.
Hungry’s pilot order comes as Lovato’s recent documentary series...
- 4/13/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
After conquering the music world, Demi Lovato is heading back to her acting roots with a new NBC series. The show, titled Hungry, is a scripted comedy about a group of friends from a food-issues group who "help each other as they look for love, success and that one thing in the refrigerator that will make it all better." In addition to starring, Lovato will also executive produce alongside Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, James Shin, Scott Manson, and Scooter Braun.
The project is certainly meaningful for Lovato. Not only would it mark her first starring TV role since Disney Channel's Sonny With a Chance - having previously guest-starred on Glee and Will & Grace - but the singer has also been very open about her battle with eating disorders over the years. "My eating disorder kept me from going back to acting for years," the singer told...
The project is certainly meaningful for Lovato. Not only would it mark her first starring TV role since Disney Channel's Sonny With a Chance - having previously guest-starred on Glee and Will & Grace - but the singer has also been very open about her battle with eating disorders over the years. "My eating disorder kept me from going back to acting for years," the singer told...
- 1/26/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Singer-actress Demi Lovato will star in a comedy series, which is about friends with food issues.
She will also serve as an executive producer of the series titled "Hungry", which revolves around friends in a food issues group who "help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that's going to make it all better", reports ew.com.
"Will & Grace" writer and "Hot In Cleveland" creator Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing the comedy.
Demi Lovato, who has been vocal about recovering from an eating disorder, had earlier starred in the "Camp Rock" films and the series "Sonny With A Chance". In 2020, Lovato had a recurring role on "Will & Grace" and appeared in the comedy film "Eurovision". --ians/nn/vnc...
She will also serve as an executive producer of the series titled "Hungry", which revolves around friends in a food issues group who "help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that's going to make it all better", reports ew.com.
"Will & Grace" writer and "Hot In Cleveland" creator Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing the comedy.
Demi Lovato, who has been vocal about recovering from an eating disorder, had earlier starred in the "Camp Rock" films and the series "Sonny With A Chance". In 2020, Lovato had a recurring role on "Will & Grace" and appeared in the comedy film "Eurovision". --ians/nn/vnc...
- 1/26/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Demi Lovato is set to star in the comedy “Hungry” from writer Suzanne Martin, which is currently in development at NBC and Universal Television.
The single-camera comedy, which has a put pilot commitment from the network, centers on a group of friends who belong to the same food issues group and help one another as they “look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.”
Martin, creator of TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” and a veteran of NBC’s “Will & Grace” revival, will write the script and executive produce.
With “Hungry,” Martin will reunite with “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes, who will executive produce alongside Todd Milliner of their Hazy Mills production company. Lovato’s manager Scooter Braun will also executive produce alongside James Shin and Scott Manson of Sb Projects.
Should the project move forward to series,...
The single-camera comedy, which has a put pilot commitment from the network, centers on a group of friends who belong to the same food issues group and help one another as they “look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.”
Martin, creator of TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” and a veteran of NBC’s “Will & Grace” revival, will write the script and executive produce.
With “Hungry,” Martin will reunite with “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes, who will executive produce alongside Todd Milliner of their Hazy Mills production company. Lovato’s manager Scooter Braun will also executive produce alongside James Shin and Scott Manson of Sb Projects.
Should the project move forward to series,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Demi Lovato is attached to star in a single-camera comedy series that has scored a put pilot order at NBC.
The project is titled “Hungry.” It follows friends who belong to a food issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato will executive produce in addition to starring. The series hails from writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who won two Emmy Awards during her time as a writer and producer on “Frasier.” She most recently wrote for and executive produced the revival of “Will & Grace” at NBC. “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes will also executive produce along with Todd Milliner via Hazy Mills. Scooter Braun, James Shin, and Scott Manson of Sb Projects will also executive produce. Universal Television will produce. Martin and Hazy Mills are currently under overall deals at the studio.
The project is titled “Hungry.” It follows friends who belong to a food issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato will executive produce in addition to starring. The series hails from writer and executive producer Suzanne Martin, who won two Emmy Awards during her time as a writer and producer on “Frasier.” She most recently wrote for and executive produced the revival of “Will & Grace” at NBC. “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes will also executive produce along with Todd Milliner via Hazy Mills. Scooter Braun, James Shin, and Scott Manson of Sb Projects will also executive produce. Universal Television will produce. Martin and Hazy Mills are currently under overall deals at the studio.
- 1/25/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Demi Lovato is returning to scripted television in a food issues comedy that is in the works at NBC.
Lovato, who got her break in the Disney Channel’s Camp Rock franchise and starred in Sonny with a Chance, is to star in and exec produce Hungry, which has received a put pilot commitment from NBC.
The single-camera comedy is being written and exec produced by Will & Grace writer and Hot In Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin. It comes from Hazy Mills and Sb Projects in association with Universal Television.
Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato, herself, appeared in a guest role in the final season of Will & Grace, her first role since guest starring on Glee in 2013. The singer,...
Lovato, who got her break in the Disney Channel’s Camp Rock franchise and starred in Sonny with a Chance, is to star in and exec produce Hungry, which has received a put pilot commitment from NBC.
The single-camera comedy is being written and exec produced by Will & Grace writer and Hot In Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin. It comes from Hazy Mills and Sb Projects in association with Universal Television.
Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.
Lovato, herself, appeared in a guest role in the final season of Will & Grace, her first role since guest starring on Glee in 2013. The singer,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Demi Lovato is eyeing her first series-regular TV gig since her Disney Channel days.
NBC has given a put pilot commitment to Hungry, a single-camera comedy in which “friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better,” TVLine has learned.
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Lovato has spoken candidly about her own personal food issues,...
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- 1/25/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Demi Lovato will star in a comedy project in the works at NBC.
The actress and recording artist has signed on to Hungry, a single-camera comedy from Universal Studio Group’s Universal TV and sitcom veteran Suzanne Martin (Will & Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Frasier). The project, which also counts Hazy Mills and Sb Projects as producers, has a put pilot commitment from the network, meaning NBC will pay a penalty if it doesn’t air.
Hungry will follow a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other as they look for love, success and that ...
The actress and recording artist has signed on to Hungry, a single-camera comedy from Universal Studio Group’s Universal TV and sitcom veteran Suzanne Martin (Will & Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Frasier). The project, which also counts Hazy Mills and Sb Projects as producers, has a put pilot commitment from the network, meaning NBC will pay a penalty if it doesn’t air.
Hungry will follow a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other as they look for love, success and that ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Demi Lovato will star in a comedy project in the works at NBC.
The actress and recording artist has signed on to Hungry, a single-camera comedy from Universal Studio Group’s Universal TV and sitcom veteran Suzanne Martin (Will & Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Frasier). The project, which also counts Hazy Mills and Sb Projects as producers, has a put pilot commitment from the network, meaning NBC will pay a penalty if it doesn’t air.
Hungry will follow a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other as they look for love, success and that ...
The actress and recording artist has signed on to Hungry, a single-camera comedy from Universal Studio Group’s Universal TV and sitcom veteran Suzanne Martin (Will & Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Frasier). The project, which also counts Hazy Mills and Sb Projects as producers, has a put pilot commitment from the network, meaning NBC will pay a penalty if it doesn’t air.
Hungry will follow a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other as they look for love, success and that ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fourteen years after originally saying goodbye to Jack (Sean Hayes), Karen (Megan Mullally) and the titular “Will & Grace”, series co-creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are delivering quite the do-over of a series finale.
The NBC sitcom first signed off in May 2006, after an eight-year run that included amassing 16 Emmy Awards wins. The show had featured dating ups and downs for its titular characters that culminated in them being in loving romantic relationships and raising children of their own but no longer in each other’s lives. It wasn’t until the final minutes of that finale episode (aptly titled “The Finale”) for the duo to reunite, thrust back together by chance when their teenage kids moved into dorm rooms across the hall from each other.
“The first time, it felt like we were doing this thing that we were quote-unquote supposed to do, which was to send them...
The NBC sitcom first signed off in May 2006, after an eight-year run that included amassing 16 Emmy Awards wins. The show had featured dating ups and downs for its titular characters that culminated in them being in loving romantic relationships and raising children of their own but no longer in each other’s lives. It wasn’t until the final minutes of that finale episode (aptly titled “The Finale”) for the duo to reunite, thrust back together by chance when their teenage kids moved into dorm rooms across the hall from each other.
“The first time, it felt like we were doing this thing that we were quote-unquote supposed to do, which was to send them...
- 4/23/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Anthony Lapaglia has been tapped to co-star opposite Jim Jefferies and Betsy Brandt in the NBC multi-camera comedy pilot Jefferies, from Jefferies, writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend (Brandt).
Lapaglia will play Trevor, Jim’s dad who is a recent widower and has moved into Jim’s guest house.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
This marks a return to multi-camera comedy and to American television for Australian actor Lapaglia, who earned three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on NBC’s Frasier, winning in...
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend (Brandt).
Lapaglia will play Trevor, Jim’s dad who is a recent widower and has moved into Jim’s guest house.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
This marks a return to multi-camera comedy and to American television for Australian actor Lapaglia, who earned three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on NBC’s Frasier, winning in...
- 2/28/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Peacock, NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming platform, has put in development Fan Girl, a single-camera comedy from How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) creator Claudia Lonow, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Lonow and Hazy Mills are based.
Written by Lonow, Fan Girl centers on badass freedom fighter, Morrigan Chase. Morrigan escapes certain death in a far away galaxy via a wormhole and lands in the closet of her biggest Fan Girl — edibles-loving Beth — who’s watching similar events unfold on her favorite show, Dominion. Each week, Beth and Morrigan battle evil as they try to get Morrigan back home while becoming unlikely best friends.
Lonow executive produces with Hayes and Milliner via Hazy Mills. Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, is the studio.
Fan Girl extends Lonow’s relationship with Hazy Mills. She was a...
Written by Lonow, Fan Girl centers on badass freedom fighter, Morrigan Chase. Morrigan escapes certain death in a far away galaxy via a wormhole and lands in the closet of her biggest Fan Girl — edibles-loving Beth — who’s watching similar events unfold on her favorite show, Dominion. Each week, Beth and Morrigan battle evil as they try to get Morrigan back home while becoming unlikely best friends.
Lonow executive produces with Hayes and Milliner via Hazy Mills. Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, is the studio.
Fan Girl extends Lonow’s relationship with Hazy Mills. She was a...
- 2/25/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Darien Sills-Evans (Superior Donuts) and Mike Lane (American Princess) are set as series regulars opposite Jim Jefferies in his NBC comedy pilot Jefferies, from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend. In addition to Jefferies, they join previously announced Betsy Brandt.
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Sills-Evans’ credits include the series regular role of James Jordan in CBS’ Superior Donuts. He’s repped by Jc Robbins Management and Artists & Representatives.
Lane’s most recent credits include a recurring role on American Princess. He’s repped by 3 Arts,...
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend. In addition to Jefferies, they join previously announced Betsy Brandt.
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Sills-Evans’ credits include the series regular role of James Jordan in CBS’ Superior Donuts. He’s repped by Jc Robbins Management and Artists & Representatives.
Lane’s most recent credits include a recurring role on American Princess. He’s repped by 3 Arts,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Life in Pieces alum Betsy Brandt is set as the female lead opposite Jim Jefferies in his NBC comedy pilot Jefferies, from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend (Brandt).
Brandt’s Cleo is Jim’s best friend and mother of his child.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Known for her role as Marie Schrader on AMC drama Breaking Bad, Brandt recently starred as Heather on comedy series Life in Pieces, which aired for four seasons on CBS. She recurred on the USA drama series...
Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend (Brandt).
Brandt’s Cleo is Jim’s best friend and mother of his child.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Known for her role as Marie Schrader on AMC drama Breaking Bad, Brandt recently starred as Heather on comedy series Life in Pieces, which aired for four seasons on CBS. She recurred on the USA drama series...
- 2/24/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Today is a comedy pilot pickup day at NBC as the network made the bulk of its half-hour orders within the past several hours.
NBC has given pilot green light to three single-camera projects: Someone Out There, a romantic comedy based on a Spanish format, from Forever creator Matt Hubbard and the writing team of Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (The Good Place); an untitled ensemble comedy from the Brooklyn Nine-Nine duo of writer-producer Phil Augusta Jackson and co-creator/executive producer Dan Goor; and Crazy for You, a dating comedy from former Saturday Night Live producer Rachele Lynn, fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers and SNL boss Lorne Michaels. All three are from Universal Studios.
They join two more comedy pilots ordered by NBC earlier today, the multi-camera Jefferies and single-camera American Auto. With the multi-camera Night School ordered to pilot earlier in January, two comedies having straight-to-series orders, untitled La Mayor and Young Rock,...
NBC has given pilot green light to three single-camera projects: Someone Out There, a romantic comedy based on a Spanish format, from Forever creator Matt Hubbard and the writing team of Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (The Good Place); an untitled ensemble comedy from the Brooklyn Nine-Nine duo of writer-producer Phil Augusta Jackson and co-creator/executive producer Dan Goor; and Crazy for You, a dating comedy from former Saturday Night Live producer Rachele Lynn, fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers and SNL boss Lorne Michaels. All three are from Universal Studios.
They join two more comedy pilots ordered by NBC earlier today, the multi-camera Jefferies and single-camera American Auto. With the multi-camera Night School ordered to pilot earlier in January, two comedies having straight-to-series orders, untitled La Mayor and Young Rock,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has picked up a pair of comedy pilots for the 2020-2021 season.
The first is the multi-cam “Jefferies,” which will star Australian comedian Jim Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself. Jefferies will also write and executive produce along with Suzanne Martin. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills will also executive produce along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Universal Television, where Hazy Mills and Martin are under overall deals, will produce.
Jefferies most recently hosted “The Jim Jefferies Show” for Comedy Central, which ran for three seasons. He also co-created and starred in the FX single-camera comedy series “Legit,” in which he also played a version of himself. His most recent comedy special, “Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now,” was released on Netflix in 2018.
Jefferies is repped by UTA and Brillstein. Martin is repped by Hansen Jacobson.
The second pilot is the single-cam “American Auto,...
The first is the multi-cam “Jefferies,” which will star Australian comedian Jim Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself. Jefferies will also write and executive produce along with Suzanne Martin. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills will also executive produce along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Universal Television, where Hazy Mills and Martin are under overall deals, will produce.
Jefferies most recently hosted “The Jim Jefferies Show” for Comedy Central, which ran for three seasons. He also co-created and starred in the FX single-camera comedy series “Legit,” in which he also played a version of himself. His most recent comedy special, “Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now,” was released on Netflix in 2018.
Jefferies is repped by UTA and Brillstein. Martin is repped by Hansen Jacobson.
The second pilot is the single-cam “American Auto,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has given pilot green light to two comedies, multi-camera Jefferies, starring Jim Jefferies, from the stand-up comedian, writer-producer Suzanne Martin and Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills; and single-camera American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Both projects hail from Universal Television where Hazy Mills and Spitzer are under overall deals.
Jefferies and American Auto both had a put pilot commitment at NBC — six years apart. Jefferies was pitched this past fall, while Spitzer and Kaplan originally teamed up and sold American Auto to NBC in 2013. The script did not go to pilot back then, and Spitzer went on to create another single-camera blue-color workplace comedy series for the network, hit Superstore, now in its fifth season. With Spitzer stepping down as Superstore showrunner last summer to focus on development under his Universal TV overall deal, he and Kaplan took a new stab at American Auto,...
Jefferies and American Auto both had a put pilot commitment at NBC — six years apart. Jefferies was pitched this past fall, while Spitzer and Kaplan originally teamed up and sold American Auto to NBC in 2013. The script did not go to pilot back then, and Spitzer went on to create another single-camera blue-color workplace comedy series for the network, hit Superstore, now in its fifth season. With Spitzer stepping down as Superstore showrunner last summer to focus on development under his Universal TV overall deal, he and Kaplan took a new stab at American Auto,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Bones co-showrunner Jon Collier is returning to the forensic crime drama procedural genre with No Stone Unturned, which is in development at NBC. The project, which like Bones is based on a book, hails from Universal TV and Todd Milliner and Sean Hayes’ studio-based Hazy Mills Prods.
Written by Collier, No Stone Unturned is based on the book No Stone Unturned: The Story of NecroSearch International by Steve Jackson. The character driven procedural is inspired by the real necrosearch investigation team, a group of the nation’s top scientists, specialists and behaviorists who use the latest technology and the most advanced techniques to solve unsolvable crimes.
Collier executive producers with Hazy Mills’ Milliner and Hayes.
This marks Collier’s second sale as a writer/executive producer this season. He also has medical drama Control, with Josh Berman and Sony Pictures TV, in the works at CBS.
Collier most...
Written by Collier, No Stone Unturned is based on the book No Stone Unturned: The Story of NecroSearch International by Steve Jackson. The character driven procedural is inspired by the real necrosearch investigation team, a group of the nation’s top scientists, specialists and behaviorists who use the latest technology and the most advanced techniques to solve unsolvable crimes.
Collier executive producers with Hazy Mills’ Milliner and Hayes.
This marks Collier’s second sale as a writer/executive producer this season. He also has medical drama Control, with Josh Berman and Sony Pictures TV, in the works at CBS.
Collier most...
- 12/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: ABC has put in development Once More, a single-camera half-hour comedy from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Spiitzer and Hazy Mills are under deals
Written by Jack Moore, Once More revolves around Will Wilde, a 45-year-old sad sack of a man whose life has not turned out how he’d hoped. That is until one fateful day when Will makes a wish and wakes up to find himself back in his childhood bedroom. It’s 1999 and Will is 12 years old again, only now he has all the knowledge and memories of his 45 year old self. With the help of a Wonder Years-like narration from his adult self, Will tries to sort out how he ended up back in this position and how to best handle getting what he’s always wanted: a second chance at life.
Written by Jack Moore, Once More revolves around Will Wilde, a 45-year-old sad sack of a man whose life has not turned out how he’d hoped. That is until one fateful day when Will makes a wish and wakes up to find himself back in his childhood bedroom. It’s 1999 and Will is 12 years old again, only now he has all the knowledge and memories of his 45 year old self. With the help of a Wonder Years-like narration from his adult self, Will tries to sort out how he ended up back in this position and how to best handle getting what he’s always wanted: a second chance at life.
- 11/21/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central will conclude the three-year run of The Jim Jefferies Show this month, as the star moves on to an NBC comedy in development with a put pilot commitment.
“The Jim Jefferies Show will air its final episode on November 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” said a spokesperson for Comedy Central. “We thank Jim and the team for bringing us a unique and international approach to culture and politics. We look forward to developing more projects with Jim in the future.”
NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to a multi-camera comedy starring Jefferies from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, the untitled sitcom stars Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself, offering his unique take on modern life and the complexity of relationships.
Jefferies and Martin executive...
“The Jim Jefferies Show will air its final episode on November 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” said a spokesperson for Comedy Central. “We thank Jim and the team for bringing us a unique and international approach to culture and politics. We look forward to developing more projects with Jim in the future.”
NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to a multi-camera comedy starring Jefferies from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, the untitled sitcom stars Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself, offering his unique take on modern life and the complexity of relationships.
Jefferies and Martin executive...
- 11/7/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: ABC has given a put pilot commitment to Freedom, a multi-camera comedy from writer-producer Suzanne Martin; Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills; and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based.
In Freedom, written by Martin, five very different women are chosen for early release from an overcrowded Florida prison. Now what?
Martin executive produces with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills. Universal TV is the studio.
This is Martin’s second broadcast sale this cycle. She also has a multi-camera comedy with Jim Jefferies, Hazy Mills and Universal TV set at NBC with a put pilot commitment. Martin created Hot in Cleveland and its spinoff The Soul Man for TV Land and Crowded on NBC, all in previous collaborations with Hazy Mills. She most recently served as an executive producer on Will & Grace. At ABC, Martin created and executive produced the 2005 comedy series Hot Properties.
In...
In Freedom, written by Martin, five very different women are chosen for early release from an overcrowded Florida prison. Now what?
Martin executive produces with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills. Universal TV is the studio.
This is Martin’s second broadcast sale this cycle. She also has a multi-camera comedy with Jim Jefferies, Hazy Mills and Universal TV set at NBC with a put pilot commitment. Martin created Hot in Cleveland and its spinoff The Soul Man for TV Land and Crowded on NBC, all in previous collaborations with Hazy Mills. She most recently served as an executive producer on Will & Grace. At ABC, Martin created and executive produced the 2005 comedy series Hot Properties.
In...
- 11/7/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central has canceled weekly series “The Jim Jefferies Show” after three seasons, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
“‘The Jim Jefferies Show’ will air its final episode on Nov. 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” the cable channel told TheWrap in a statement. “We thank Jim and the team for bringing us a unique and international approach to culture and politics. We look forward to developing more projects with Jim in the future.”
Reps for Jefferies did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment from the Australian comic.
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Jefferies won’t be sedentary, however. He’s starring in a Universal TV multi-cam sitcom that has a put pilot commitment at NBC.
Suzanne Martin and Jefferies are writing the potential series, on which Jefferies will play a fictionalized version of himself,...
“‘The Jim Jefferies Show’ will air its final episode on Nov. 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” the cable channel told TheWrap in a statement. “We thank Jim and the team for bringing us a unique and international approach to culture and politics. We look forward to developing more projects with Jim in the future.”
Reps for Jefferies did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment from the Australian comic.
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Jefferies won’t be sedentary, however. He’s starring in a Universal TV multi-cam sitcom that has a put pilot commitment at NBC.
Suzanne Martin and Jefferies are writing the potential series, on which Jefferies will play a fictionalized version of himself,...
- 11/6/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to a multi-camera comedy starring stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies, from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, the untitled sitcom stars Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself, offering his unique take on modern life and the complexity of relationships.
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Universal TV is the studio.
“I grew up watching the greatest sitcoms ever — Cheers, Frasier, Seinfeld and Friends — so when I had the chance to work with NBC, I jumped at the opportunity,” Jefferies said. “I look forward to hopefully adding my new show to that list.”
Jefferies headlines his own late-night series The Jim Jefferies Show at Comedy Central, where he is under a deal.
Written by Jefferies and Martin, the untitled sitcom stars Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself, offering his unique take on modern life and the complexity of relationships.
Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Universal TV is the studio.
“I grew up watching the greatest sitcoms ever — Cheers, Frasier, Seinfeld and Friends — so when I had the chance to work with NBC, I jumped at the opportunity,” Jefferies said. “I look forward to hopefully adding my new show to that list.”
Jefferies headlines his own late-night series The Jim Jefferies Show at Comedy Central, where he is under a deal.
- 10/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Yasha Jackson (Ray Donovan) and Garrett Wareing (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) are set for recurring roles opposite Josh Dallas on the upcoming second season of NBC’s hit missing plane drama series Manifest, from Jeff Rake, Warner Bros. TV, Universal Television and Compari Entertainment.
Clearly influenced by the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, in Manifest, when Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
Jackson will play Suzanne Martin,...
Clearly influenced by the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, in Manifest, when Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
Jackson will play Suzanne Martin,...
- 8/21/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In December, Debra Messing earned a Golden Globe nomination for “Will & Grace,” which came as a minor surprise since she was only in ninth place in our predictions. But anyone who saw last season — and one episode in particular — knows she deserved that nomination and would be incredibly worthy of an Emmy bid as well. That episode in question is “Grace’s Secret,” which aired in November and was written by Suzanne Martin. You may have heard by now that it was Grace’s #MeToo episode, but what makes it extraordinary is how ordinary everything is about it, anchored by Messing’s subtle, powerful performance.
It even starts off innocuously with Grace (Messing) dreading the hours-long car ride with her father Martin (Robert Klein) to Schenectady to visit her mother’s grave, while Will (Eric McCormack) and Karen (Megan Mullally) compete in a “Jack-off” to become Jack’s (Sean Hayes...
It even starts off innocuously with Grace (Messing) dreading the hours-long car ride with her father Martin (Robert Klein) to Schenectady to visit her mother’s grave, while Will (Eric McCormack) and Karen (Megan Mullally) compete in a “Jack-off” to become Jack’s (Sean Hayes...
- 6/20/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Grace’s Secret,” the Nov. 1 episode of “Will & Grace.”
One year after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, television scribes are still scripting their characters to give voices to those who have previously been pushed into silence. “Will & Grace” is the latest show to join the movement with “Grace’s Secret,” an episode written by Suzanne Martin, in which Grace (Debra Messing) first confronts her father (guest star Robert Klein) for being too friendly with a waitress and then reveals how his best friend forced himself on her years ago, when she was 15 years old and under his employ.
“It was everything going on in the world. It was having a president that absolutely has no respect for women by and large — certainly women that have been assaulted and then watching the Bill Cosby story unfold,” explains “Will & Grace...
One year after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, television scribes are still scripting their characters to give voices to those who have previously been pushed into silence. “Will & Grace” is the latest show to join the movement with “Grace’s Secret,” an episode written by Suzanne Martin, in which Grace (Debra Messing) first confronts her father (guest star Robert Klein) for being too friendly with a waitress and then reveals how his best friend forced himself on her years ago, when she was 15 years old and under his employ.
“It was everything going on in the world. It was having a president that absolutely has no respect for women by and large — certainly women that have been assaulted and then watching the Bill Cosby story unfold,” explains “Will & Grace...
- 11/2/2018
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details about tonight’s episode of Will & Grace.
Debra Messing reminded us tonight of just how strong a dramatic actress she can be, even in a Will & Grace episode that otherwise features Megan Mullally lip-syncing the Wicked Witch’s “I’ll get you, my pretty” speech and Eric McCormack doing his best “Leave Britney alone!”
Titled “Grace’s Secret,” tonight’s installment of the revived series is a lesson in craft, a guide really for what used to be called – and not always so generously – “very special episodes.”
Tonight, Grace had her #MeToo moment.
Not that we don’t see it coming. The sitcom has gone serious before, and not just the usual “awwww” moments when characters bond after some combative silliness (tonight’s episode has plenty of that too). Earlier this season the show...
Debra Messing reminded us tonight of just how strong a dramatic actress she can be, even in a Will & Grace episode that otherwise features Megan Mullally lip-syncing the Wicked Witch’s “I’ll get you, my pretty” speech and Eric McCormack doing his best “Leave Britney alone!”
Titled “Grace’s Secret,” tonight’s installment of the revived series is a lesson in craft, a guide really for what used to be called – and not always so generously – “very special episodes.”
Tonight, Grace had her #MeToo moment.
Not that we don’t see it coming. The sitcom has gone serious before, and not just the usual “awwww” moments when characters bond after some combative silliness (tonight’s episode has plenty of that too). Earlier this season the show...
- 11/2/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Here is the second installment of Deadline’s Pilot Panic 2018 that tracks buzz on broadcast pilots. A month before the upfronts, cuts have finally started to come in, but it’s still early, with some multi-camera comedy pilots yet to shoot and network execs just starting to see the finished pilots. That’s why the information below is preliminary. By end of next week, we should start getting a fuller picture of where most pilots stand.
ABC’s DJ Nash ensemble A Million Little Things and the Eva Longoria-produced Grand Hotel, toplined by Demian Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez, continue to gain early momentum on the drama side. Several cop projects also are heating up. That includes pilots The Finest aka Holmes Sisters, The Mission, as well as the Nathan Fillion starrer The Rookie, which has a straight-to-series order. Beyond that, mystery Salvage, about an ex-cop, has gotten some traction,...
ABC’s DJ Nash ensemble A Million Little Things and the Eva Longoria-produced Grand Hotel, toplined by Demian Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez, continue to gain early momentum on the drama side. Several cop projects also are heating up. That includes pilots The Finest aka Holmes Sisters, The Mission, as well as the Nathan Fillion starrer The Rookie, which has a straight-to-series order. Beyond that, mystery Salvage, about an ex-cop, has gotten some traction,...
- 4/14/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2018 pilot season is shaping up to be a landmark year for women behind the camera.
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
- 3/28/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Blake Anderson, co-creator and star of Comedy Central's Workaholics, has been cast as a series regular opposite Kether Donohue and Brandon Mychal Smith in NBC's multi-0camera comedy pilot Like Family, from Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner's Hazy Mills and Universal TV. Written by Martin and directed by James Burrows, Like Family centers on centers on Aubrey (Donohue) and Artie (Brandon Mychal Smith) who formed the tightest of sibling-like bonds growing up…...
- 3/9/2018
- Deadline TV
You’re the Worst‘s Kether Donohue has been tapped as the female lead opposite Brandon Mychal Smith in NBC’s multi-0camera comedy pilot Like Family, from Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner's Hazy Mills and Universal TV. Written by Martin and directed by James Burrows, Like Family centers on centers on Aubrey (Donohue) and Artie (Brandon Mychal Smith) who formed the tightest of sibling-like bonds growing up together in foster care, but are discovering that such…...
- 3/7/2018
- Deadline TV
Once Upon a Time‘s Wicked Witch is lightening things up. Rebecca Mader — who plays the iconic spell-caster on the aforementioned ABC fantasy drama — has joined the NBC comedy pilot Like Family, our sister site Deadline reports.
The potential series follows Artie (You’re the Worst‘s Brandon Mychal Smith) and Aubrey (casting Tba), who formed a tight, sibling-like bond in foster care, but are discovering that such closeness makes adulthood even more complicated. Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland) penned the pilot, which will be executive-produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (Grimm).
Mader will co-star as Camille, who is...
The potential series follows Artie (You’re the Worst‘s Brandon Mychal Smith) and Aubrey (casting Tba), who formed a tight, sibling-like bond in foster care, but are discovering that such closeness makes adulthood even more complicated. Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland) penned the pilot, which will be executive-produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (Grimm).
Mader will co-star as Camille, who is...
- 3/6/2018
- TVLine.com
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