2019 MULTICAM SITCOM PILOTS
Netflix has ventured into multicam sitcom waters again with MERRY HAPPY WHATEVER a holiday themed comedy with an eight episode order for the first Christmas season (potential new seasons would follow other holidays). Dennis Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
UNICORN IN OUR HOUSE AT CBS
CBS has ordered a pilot for a multicam sitcom from Will & Grace executive producer which would have Latin star Jaime Camil as an outrageously
wealthy trust fund baby who is cut off by his father, and
he and his wife are forced to move into her estranged sister’s Reseda
condo! CBS also has a pilot for THE UNICORN which, inspired by a true
story, follows a widower who is eager to move on from the most difficult
year of his life, only to realize he’s utterly unprepared to raise his
two daughters on his own and equally unprepared for the dating world —
where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity. Their third new
multicam sitcom pilot is for OUR HOUSE following a devoted mom and dad
who are committed to raising their children with the love and support
the mom never got as a kid but discover how difficult that is with her
insane parents and siblings back in the picture.
CBS has ordered a pilot for a multicam sitcom from Will & Grace executive producer which would have Latin star Jaime Camil as an outrageously
Jaime Camil will lead an untitled CBS sitcom |
NANA & UNITED WE FALL AT ABC
ABC has ordered a pilot for multicam sitcom NANA which will see Josh Cooke play an obsessive dad, who after the death of his wife, is forced to invite his brash and bawdy mother-in-law Nana (Katey Sagal) into his home
to help raise the two granddaughters she barely knows. They also have a pilot for UNITED WE FALL a profoundly realistic, multicultural family sitcom that shows how, when two people with young children and overzealous extended families truly love each other, barely anything is possible.
Josh Cooke and Katey Sagal will lead Nana pilot at ABC |
NBC IS UNINSURED
NBC has, meanwhile, found stars for their multicam sitcom UNINSURED in which Adam Pally and Abby Elliott will play young parents Dave and
Rebecca, who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have
mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizeable debt.
NBC has, meanwhile, found stars for their multicam sitcom UNINSURED in which Adam Pally and Abby Elliott will play young parents Dave and
Abby Elliott and Adam Pally will lead Uninsured pilot at NBC |
Over at Fox, they've cast Maggie Lawson to lead multicam sitcom pilot GENIUSES as the mom of a blue collar family in South Jersey trying to get by while raising four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses. Jason Biggs will play the father of the family. Fox has also rounded up cast for another of their new multicamera sitcom pilots hiring Carra Patterson, Sarah Levy, Paola Lázaro and Joanna Adler to all star in PATTY'S AUTO a comedy
set in an Pennsylvania-based auto repair shop with only female mechanics. It revolves around Patty (Patterson) and the eclectic women who work for her. Don't forget to check out our previous report on 2019 sitcoms here!
Sarah Levy will be one of Patty's female mechanics! |
You usually can't go wrong with comedies centered around family, kids, holidays.
ReplyDeleteIn 'Merry Happy Whatever' you already have the comic situation in the title. Shall I say Merry Christmas, or Happy Christmas? I tend to go for the broader,more general greeting of Happy Holidays,unless I feel people will get offended by it.
it should be really fun, people love watching family comedies around Christmas!
DeleteSo many to choose from today! I have loved Katey Sagal ever since her Married With Children days, so Nana would be my first pick out of all of these. Merry Happy Whatever sounds delightful as well.
ReplyDeleteshe was nice in Superior Donuts, hope someone casts Judd Hirsch as well. Merry Happy could be our replacement for Fuller House :)
DeleteHmmmm? I'm not a big fan of American comedies???
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge one but only of the multicamera ones!
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