ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD NEW FAITH BASED COMEDY SERIES SHELF LIFE

   ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD  

FAITH BASED SITCOM SHELF LIFE

Over from Angel Studios comes news that Zachary Levi will lead their new faith based comedy series SHELF LIFE which will also star Jim O'Heir, Wesam Keesh, Donna Biscoe, Tommy Woodard, Jonathan Charles... What happens when a pastor loses his pulpit and finds himself behind a grocery store checkout? In SHELF LIFE, a former pastor who, after being kicked out of the pulpit, lands a job at a local grocery store, only to realize his calling to care for others can’t be shelved when he’s surrounded by quirky coworkers juggling life’s little dramas.

SEE JAMES NESBITT IN FIRST IMAGE FROM NEW BBC OLD CASTLE SET COMEDY SERIES HOPLEY HALL

 FIRST HOPLEY HALL IMAGE 

WITH NEW BBC JAMES NESBITT COMEDY

BBC has issued first image from their new six part half hour comedy series HOPLEY HALL which is now shooting with James Nesbitt and Jamie Lee O'Donnell. At Hopley Hall, the heating rarely works, the

The comedy will have six episodes

 history is questionable and the gift shop sells mostly tea towels. The Grade A listed masterpiece, located in a fictional town on the Coast of County Antrim, is held together by damp, optimism, and a deep-seated resentment for the tourist attraction down the road. We follow the team of eccentric, dysfunctional volunteers and staff including a freshly-appointed community engagement officer who struggles dealing with actual human beings, an over-enthusiastic guide with no sense of irony and a disgruntled gardener. HOPLEY HALL is a workplace comedy about people who have absolutely nothing in common, except the desperate, daily struggle to keep the roof on and the public out of the private toilets.

NBC ORDERS A NEW MULTICAMERA SITCOM STARRING FRASIER'S DAVID HYDE PIERCE

   DAVID HYDE PIERCE  

NEW MULTICAM SITCOM ORDERED AT NBC

Although he did not join the cast in the revival of Frasier sitcom a few years ago, famous TV comedian David Hyde Pierce will

David will also co produce the new series

 get a new multi camera sitcom on his own! According to Deadline, NBC has ordered an untitled comedy series which will see him play a man who discovers that the unexamined life can bite you in the ass. The series comes from Marco Pennette who was the co creator of NBC's old sitcom Caroline in the City back in the 90s and also of B Positive and Kirstie sitcoms. NBC also has another new multi camera new sitcom Newlyweds, starring Tim Daly and Téa Leoni, which will start airing this Autumn. Hyde Pierce won four Emmy awards for his role in Frasier and he also starred recently in HBO's series on famous cook Julia Child in which he played her husband for two seasons.

TV NEWS: ALICIA VIKANDER JOINS AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON IN ENIGMA VARIATIONS SERIES, DIANE LANE JOINS NICK KROLL IN NETFLIX COMEDY A HUNDRED PERCENT

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ALICIA VIKANDER JOINS ENIGMA VARIATIONS

Some TV news for you today, starting with Alicia Vikander who has joined Aaron Taylor Johnson in ENIGMA VARIATIONS series at Netflix playing a woman he marries as he alternates between male and female partners. The series tells the story of Paul (Taylor-Johnson), a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him across ten transformative years. It’s an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love, and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we’ve found the one?

 

DIANE LANE IN A HUNDRED PERCENT

Netflix has also cast Diane Lane in their half hour comedy series A HUNDRED PERCENT which already has Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson, Jason Mantzoukas, and Vanessa Bayer in the cast. She will portray Suzanne, a bestselling author, media mogul, and legend in the self-help world in the comedy about a group of friends who are stars in the world of wellness and self-optimization. Their books, podcasts, and morning routines might help us live our lives more perfectly, but away from the screens and mics, they are most definitely far from perfect.

SEE LESLIE MANN, ANNA FARIS, ISLA FISHER ESCAPE THEIR FAMILIES FOR A SPA WEEKEND IN HILARIOUS COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER

    SPA WEEKEND TRAILER  

FRIENDSHIP IS A REAL TRIP

Spa Weekend is booked for August 21st

If you are in the mood for something hilarious this summer, check out the trailer for crazy comedy SPA WEEKEND which will hit cinemas August 21st directed and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The cast is led by Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Michelle Buteau who play three friends who decide to take a break from their husbands and families and go on a spa weekend that descends into chaos when their trainwreck friend, played by Isla Fisher, joins, leading to hilarious consequences. The hunk factor is also present in the form of Adam Demos who plays a love interest to Leslie Mann's character. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think. 

 

RHYS DARBY SET AS LEAD OF CBS 19TH CENTURY SET MULTICAMERA SITCOM REGENCY

  RHYS DARBY TO LEAD  

REGENCY MULTICAM SITCOM AT CBS

Rhys Darby will take the lead

I told you that CBS has ordered a pilot for an unusual period set costume multicamera sitcom REGENCY and now they have revealed that Rhys Darby will take the lead in the comedy series that will be set in early 19th century and follow the upper middle class Tillbrooks as they navigate life, love, and scandal in 19th century England. Darby will lead the series as Arthur Tillbrook, head of the family home, Hartford Park. Arthur is heir to a vast cheese empire but prefers to think of himself as a “guy’s guy.” He will go to great lengths to prove his masculinity, though his privileged upbringing reveals itself every time. This new costume multicamera sitcom is being prepared for the 2026/2027 new television season, which means we will know its destiny this summer - whether it will air in Autumn or Mid Season or not air at all.

CBS ORDERS A PILOT FOR FIRST EVER 19TH CENTURY SET MULTI CAMERA SITCOM REGENCY

     REGENCY   

COMEDY PILOT ORDERED AT CBS

Well, it will be the first of its kind: CBS has ordered a pilot for first ever period set multicamera sitcom REGENCY from Tara Fernandez (Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon). A historical spin on the classic multi-cam family sitcom, it will be centered around the upper-middle class Tillbrooks as they navigate life, love, and scandal in 19th Century England. The comedy will be in consideration for the 2026/2027 TV season. Regency period lasted from 1811 till 1820.

SEE MIRIAM MARGOLYES, JUDY DAVIS AND JACKI WEAVER AS NOT YOU USUAL NUNS IN HOLY DAYS HEARTWARMING COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER

  HOLY DAYS TRAILER 

BREAKING THE RULES, KEEPING THE FAITH

While we are recovering from the holidays, here is something heart warming and fun for you: a delightful trailer for comedy movie HOLY DAYS 

Holy Days are out next February

which arrives to cinemas in New Zealand February 26th with three thespians Miriam Margolyes, Judy Davis and Jacki Weaver in the cast. The story follows a 10-year-old boy (Elijah Tamati) who finds refuge in a run-down convent run by three eccentric nuns after being left devastated by his mother’s death. When he overhears plans to shut the convent down, Brian sparks a daring mission: a road trip to the Southern Alps to find a former nun-turned-lawyer who might save them all. Along the way, the group encounters hilarious mishaps, unlikely allies, and life-changing discoveries about faith, family, and belonging.

 

SEE DAWN FRENCH IN THE TRAILER FOR NEW BBC COMEDY SERIES CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?

  CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?  

TRAILER FOR NEW BBC COMEDY SERIES

After I wish you a very Merry Christmas, I will leave you with a trailer for new comedy series CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? which arrives to BBC One January 7th! The six part series stars British comedienne Dawn French and Mark Heap as a retired couple living in the West Country of England who are presented with a unique criminal opportunity to claim life insurance when one of them is mistakenly declared to have died. They hide out, awaiting funds, putting family under strain with deception and unusual living arrangements. Craig Roberts stars as their son who has to deal with the fact that his parents have turned into a pensioner version of Bonnie and Clyde with Mandip Gill also in the cast as his very pragmatic wife. 

 

SEE NATE BARGATZE BECOME A STAY AT HOME DAD IN COMEDY MOVIE THE BREADWINNER TRAILER WITH MANDY MOORE

  THE BREADWINNER TRAILER 

WITH NATE BERGATZE & MANDY MOORE 

TriStar Pictures has released a trailer with popular comedian Nate Bargatze and pop star Mandy Moore as leads of their new comedy movie

The movie will hit the cinemas next March

 THE BREADWINNER which will mark his big screen acting debut out March 13th. Moore plays Nate’s supermom wife, Katie, who lands a deal on Shark Tank. The catch? It requires her to set out on an extended business trip — and leave her husband in charge. Subsequently, the lifelong breadwinner of the family becomes a stay-at-home dad and quickly realizes he’s in way over his head. Bargatze also wrote the script for this movie that will see Stella Grace Fitzgerald, Birdie Borria and Charlotte Ann Tucker star as their daughters. Eric Appel is directing. See the trailer below:

 

SEE A DELIGHTFUL TRAILER FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN POOCH COMEDY TV SERIES DOG PARK

  DOG PARK TRAILER  

FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN COMEDY SERIES

Here is something cute for you today coming from Australia: their new pooch comedy series DOG PARK will premiere on their national broadcaster ABC next February 1st and we have a trailer for it. When Roland’s (Leon Ford) wife Emma leaves him with their teenage daughter Mia who barely notices him and Beattie, the dog he never wanted in the first place, he’s determined to cope brilliantly. But when Beattie disappears and turns up at the local dog park, Roland meets the unbearably optimistic Samantha (Celia Pacquola) and her mismatched, life-loving group of dog-parkers. As Roland begrudgingly keeps returning to the park, he comes to realise he might actually need a community to belong to.

 

SEE CHARLIE COX, ZOOEY DESCHANEL AND A LOVEABLE POOCH IN A MERV MOVIE COMEDY TRAILER FROM PRIME VIDEO

    MERV MOVIE TRAILER   

FOR NEW PRIME VIDEO MOVIE COMEDY

Merv will stream from December 10th

Prime Video has sent us a trailer for their new comedy movie MERV which will be ready for streaming December 10th with Charlie Cox and Zooey Deschanel in the lead roles. It is a contemporary comedy about ex-couple Russ and Anna, who discover that Merv - the dog they share custody of - has become depressed due to their breaking up. Attempting to lift Merv's spirits at Christmas, Russ takes him on a "boys' trip", leaving freezing Minnesota for a dog-friendly beach in sunny Florida. Anna unexpectedly shows up, rekindling romantic feelings. Patricia Heaton also stars.

 

GET SOME FESTIVE FUN WITH ROWAN ATKINSON IN MAN VS BABY NETFLIX COMEDY SERIES TRAILER

   MAN VS BABY   

SEE TRAILER WITH ROWAN ATKINSON

After his battle with a bee in the previous show, Rowan Atkinson has a new comedy MAN VS BABY ready to land at Netflix December 11th

The series arrives December 11th

 ahead of the holidays with four half hour long episodes. After a job looking after a high-tech mansion ended in disaster thanks to an irritating insect in Man vs Bee, Trevor Bingley has left the stressful world of house sitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker. That is, until a lucrative offer to look after a luxury London penthouse over Christmas proves too tempting to resist. But on the last day of term, when no one comes to collect the Baby Jesus from the school nativity, Trevor finds himself with another undersized and very unexpected companion. With a penthouse to protect and a baby to burp, will Trevor be able to have the calm Christmas he hopes for, or will festivities descend into chaos?

 

GEORGIE AND MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE SITCOM RETURNS WITH THE SECOND SEASON TONIGHT

    GEORGIE AND MANDY   

SEASON TWO STARTS TODAY AT CBS

Popular sitcom returns tonight at CBS

Returning with the second season tonight over at CBS is GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE multi camera sitcom with Montana Jordan and Emily Osment. Season two picks up after the season 1 finale, which found Mandy keeping the truth about working with an ex-boyfriend from Georgie. When he learns the truth, he's moved to buy her father Jim's (Will Sasso) auto shop and go into business with Ruben (Jessie Prez). It's all leading up to a hilarious season with some big changes in store. Rachel Bay Jones and Dougie Baldwin are back as Mandy's mother and brother Audrey and Connor. The episodes will also stream on Paramount Plus. 

 

GLEN POWELL IS A QUARTERBACK WITH TWO IDENTITIES AND ZERO SHAME IN CHAD POWERS HULU COMEDY SERIES TRAILER

  CHAD POWERS TRAILER  

FOR NEW GLEN POWELL TV SERIES

If you are in the mood for some Ted Lassoesque sport comedy next month, Hulu is bringing us irreverent series CHAD POWERS from September 30th! 

Chad Powers streams from September 30th

He already proved his chameleon abilities in Hit Man comedy movie and now he will play a sports icon with two identities and zero shame!  

 

  IN THE SERIES 

he he plays former Oregon hotshot Russ Holliday, who made an unforgivable mistake eight years ago that cost him his entire football career. After making a massive play during a game, he showboats his way into the end zone, dropping the ball before he crosses the threshold and allowing Georgia to recover the ball and seal the win themselves. So, when he sees that South Georgia is hosting tryouts nearly a decade later, he decides to go back to college and fulfill his potential — only he’ll have to go undercover as Chad Powers, an unsuspecting college football player. The six episode series will have a two episode premiere and then air weekly. Steve Zahn also stars. 

 

SEE TRAILER FOR NEW NETFLIX MULTICAM SITCOM LEANNE WITH LEANNE MORGAN AND KRISTEN JOHNSTON COMING THIS SUMMER

  FIRST LEANNE TRAILER 

FOR NEW NETFLIX MULTICAMERA SITCOM 

New sitcom will stream this July

About a year ago I told you that Netflix has ordered sixteen episodes of a new multicamera sitcom LEANNE from Chuck Lorre which will see comedienne Leanne Morgan lead the comedy and now we have the first trailer and a launch date on July 31st. She will play a woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman. Starting over when you’re a grandmother and in menopause isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but with the help of her family she will navigate this new chapter with grace, dignity and jello salad. Kristen Johnston will play her completely opposite sister Carol who twice divorced with no kids, and if there’s a choice between going to church and going to a bar, she will always choose the latter. Despite their differences, Carol is fiercely loyal to her sister and is her ride or die. Celia Weston,Blake Clark, Ryan Stiles, Graham Rogers and Hannah Pilkes. Tim Daly, Jayma Mays, Annie Gonzalez and Blake Gibbons will recur. I am leaving you with the trailer below, check it out and tell us what you think, for some reason I find the lead actress very weird and not funny at all. 

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM NEW NETFLIX MULTICAM SITCOM LEANNE WITH LEANNE MORGAN AND KRISTEN JOHNSTON COMING THIS SUMMER

 FIRST LEANNE IMAGES 

FROM NEW MULTICAMERA NETFLIX SITCOM 

About a year ago I told you that Netflix has ordered sixteen episodes of a new multicamera sitcom LEANNE from Chuck Lorre which will see comedienne Leanne Morgan lead the comedy and now we have the first images and a launch date on July 31st. She will play  a woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman. Starting over when you’re a grandmother and in menopause isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but with the help of her family she will navigate this new chapter with grace, dignity and jello salad. Kristen Johnston will play her completely opposite sister Carol who twice divorced with no kids, and if there’s a choice between going to church and going to a bar, she will always choose the latter. Despite their differences, Carol is fiercely loyal to her sister and is her ride or die. Celia Weston, Blake Clark, Ryan Stiles, Graham Rogers and Hannah Pilkes. Tim Daly, Jayma Mays, Annie Gonzalez and Blake Gibbons will recur. I hope we will get a trailer for the new comedy series soon so stay tuned as I will post it as soon as we get it. 

NATE BARGATZE AND MANDY MOORE TO LEAD COMEDY MOVIE THE BREADWINNER

  THE BREADWINNER COMEDY 

NATE BERGATZE & MANDY MOORE TO LEAD

TriStar Pictures has announced that popular comedian Nate Bargatze and pop star Mandy Moore will lead the cast of comedy movie THE BREADWINNER which will mark his big screen acting debut. Moore will play Nate’s supermom wife, Katie, who lands a deal on Shark Tank. Subsequently, the lifelong breadwinner of the family becomes a stay-at-home dad and quickly realizes he’s in way over his head. Bargatze also wrote the script for this movie that will see Stella Grace Fitzgerald, Birdie Borria and Charlotte Ann Tucker star as their daughters. Eric Appel is directing as The Hollywood Reporter reports.

BROOKE SHIELDS AND DAVID SPADE TO LEAD ALMOST PARADISE MULTICAMERA SITCOM AS A COUPLE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND FOR DECADES

    ALMOST PARADISE   

NEW BROOKE SHIELDS SITCOM AT FOX

According to Deadline, Fox has set Brooke Shields and David Spade as leads in their new multi camera sitcom ALMOST PARADISE from Danny Zuker. New comedy series is described as The Blue Lagoon meets Gilligan’s Island. Just your everyday, normal married couple facing all the everyday, normal challenges of being stranded on a desert Island for decades. Think Blue Lagoon, the family sitcom. Fox has apparently ordered scripts for two episodes. Shields previously led Suddenly Susan multicam.

KATE HUDSON IS TAKING OVER A BASKETBALL TEAM IN NEW NETFLIX TED LASSOESQUE COMEDY SERIES RUNNING POINT

  RUNNING POINT TRAILER 

FOR NEW KATE HUDSON COMEDY SERIES

The series will stream this February

Netflix is trying it seems to create their own Ted Lasso style series and their latest effort in that field is new comedy series RUNNING POINT set in the world of basketball with Kate Hudson in the lead role. The ten episodes that will be available for streaming February 27th also have Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Toby Sandeman, and two insanely hot hunks Chet Hanks and Jay Ellis in the cast. You can check out the brand new trailer for the upcoming comedy series below and tell us what you think, will you be watching?

 WHAT'S THE STORY?

When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job. Max Greenfield and Justin Theroux are some of the names that will guest star in some of the episodes.