Australian streamer Stan has released a rather fun looking trailer for their new 12 part series POPULATION 11 which arrives March 14th! Based on true events, it is based around a man, Hugo, who goes missing from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents. His son, Andy Pruden (Ben Feldman), a suburban Ohio bank teller, has journeyed across the world to visit and is alarmed when he discovers he is missing. Andy teams with another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) on a quest to find his father, and the pair find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets of this tiny outback town, where everyone is a suspect. Lionsgate is doing the international sales.
It's that time of the year when networks are ordering new projects into series, so today I'm presenting you with some of the comedy shows that have been greenlit so far! First off with dashing Mark Paul Gosselaar whose sitcom PEOPLE ARE TALKING has been ordered by NBC. He, Meaghan Rath, Tone Bell and Bresha Webb will play two couples, best friends and neighbours. The sometime neurotic couples can't help but over-analyse every facet of their lives, from race to sex and beyond. The sitcom will air on Friday Evenings following UNDATEABLE all live 3rd season episodes.
NBC OPENS UP A 'SUPERSTORE'
BEN FELDMAN, AMERICA FERRERA
NBC has also picked up SUPERSTORE sitcom with America Ferrera and Ben Feldman about a unique family of employees at a super-sized megastore. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
ABC'S 'REAL O'NEALS'
BEING GAY, BEING REAL ABC has ordered REAL O'NEALS, about a seemingly perfect Catholic
family, whose lives take an unexpected turn when when their son comes
out as gay. Instead of ruining their family, the honesty triggers a new chapter where everyone stops pretending to be perfect and
actually starts being real. Martha Plimpton, Jay R. Ferguson and Noah
Galvin lead the cast.
'UNCLE BUCK' BRINGS LUCK They've also ordered UNCLE BUCK
(Mike Epps), a fun loving but irresponsible guy who needs a
job and a place to stay. By happy coincidence, his nieces and nephew’s
Nanny has just quit and his brother needs his help. His
unconventional personality just may make him the right fit for the
family and they may be the answer to his problems, too. James Lesure and
Nia Long also star.
'GRANDFATHERED' AT FOX
WITH JOHN STAMOS
Fox has picked up GRANDFATHERED for series. John Stamos is playing a version of himself: a charismatic longtime bachelor whose life is upended when he discovers he’s a father — and a grandfather. THE OFFICE's Danny Chun is writing the script.
'GRINDER' AT FOX
ROBIN LOWE AND FRED SAVAGE
Another 80's star Rob Lowe will also have his sitcom at Fox. GRINDER will see him play a beloved TV lawyer while Fred Savage will play his brother. When his long-running hit series comes to an end, he finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his small home town, thinking he has the experience to take over his family’s law firm.
Still not much of the news from the movieworld, so we're sticking to TV today as well, beginning with NBC's comedy series pilot SUPERSTORE which has just cast charming Ben Feldman, from the recently deceased A TO Z sitcom, in the lead role! The new sitcom will be set in a large retail establishment following its employees. Ben Feldman will be Jonah, a college graduate who wants a taste of the real world and whose charisma, zest for life and eternal optimism is contagious and endears him to his fellow staffers. 'Shameless' star Nichole Bloom will play the pregnant Cheyenne, while Colton Dunn is the sarcastic narrator Garrett, who uses the store's intercom to share his thoughts.
BBC 'LIFE IN SQUARES' DRAMA
1ST PICS WITH JAMES NORTON
Over at British TV, the first photos have leaked for BBC period set drama LIFE IN SQUARES which will explore the tangled relationships of the artists, writers and intellectuals collectively known as the Bloomsbury at the beginning of the 20th century! Charting the history of the bohemian circle that got its name from the smart area of London where members would meet to share ideas LIFE IN SQUARES will include Virginia Woolf (Lydia Leonard), the great modernist writer, John Maynard Keynes (Edmund Kingsley), writer and critic Lytton Strachey (Ed Birch), artist Duncan Grant (James Norton) who was loved by and who loved both women and men. Art critic Clive Bell (Sam Hoare) who was married with Woolf's sister Vanessa (Phoebe Fox), who had a child with Grant raised by Clive. Grant also had affairs with Keynes and with Strachey, while Woolf had affairs with women too. British stars Catherine McCormack, Rupert Penry Jones, Jack Davenport and Elliot Cowan also star!
outback town of only 12 residents. His son, Andy Pruden (Ben Feldman), a suburban Ohio bank teller, has journeyed across the world to visit and is
alarmed when he discovers he is missing. Andy teams with another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) on a quest to find his father, and the pair find
themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets of this tiny outback town, where everyone is a suspect. Lionsgate is doing the international sales. 
outback town of only 12 residents. His son, Andy Pruden (Ben Feldman), a suburban Ohio bank teller, has journeyed across the world to visit and is
alarmed when he discovers he is missing. Andy teams with another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) on a quest to find his father, and the pair find
themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets of this tiny outback town, where everyone is a suspect. Lionsgate is doing the international sales. 
