After an extremely successful start of Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage comedy series which had over 8 million viewers in the launch episode last week and the start of Reba's Happy's Place sitcom on Friday, October 21st brings another brand new mutlicamera sitcom as POPPA'S HOUSE will take its new prime time Monday evening spot at CBS. You can check out the funny new trailer and posters in today's post and tell us what you think, will you be tuning in for your weekly dose of laughter this evening?
WHAT'S THE NEW SITCOM ABOUT?
Replacing Bob Hearts Abishola on Monday evenings after Neighbourhood it follows legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Damon Wayans) who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
CBS has unveiled Fall schedule and with it first teasers for new multicamera sitcoms. Young Sheldon spin off GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE will air from Fall on Thursday evenings. Coming from Chuck Lorre it follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage.
POPPA'S HOUSE FROM WAYANS CO
Replacing Bob Hearts Abishola on Monday evenings after Neighbourhood is POPPA'S HOUSE. It follows legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Damon Wayans) who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
Daily Mail have got their hands on the first set images from Peacock's new historical saga THOSE ABOUT TO DIE showing Anthony Hopkins as emperor Vespasian of Rome and a glimpse of Tom Hughes as his son Titus and Jojo Macari as his younger son. The $135 million worth series is set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s spectacle-driven
gladiatorial competition and following an ensemble of characters from
all corners of the Roman Empire.Roland Emmerich is producing the series which will also star Rupert Penry Jones, Iwah Rheon, Lorenzo Richelmy and others.
LAND OF SHADOWS SERIES
17TH CENTURY GAY ROMANCE
The series will shoot in English language
Well, this could be very hot if cast right: Pedro Vasconcelos will helm new historical TV series LAND OF SHADOWS, based on No País das Sombras novel from Emmy winner Aguinaldo Silva, about the forbidden love of two gay soldiers during the 17th Century, when Brazil was a colony of the Kingdom of Portugal. This English language drama will be set in Olinda, a Brazilian village, during the Captaincy of Pernambuco in 1604 and 1605, and reveals how the soldiers’ equality puts them in opposition to Portugal’s Holy Office of the Inquisition. The plot will also cover the persecution of New Christians, abuses against women and the romance between the wife of a sugar cane plantation lord and one of his slaves. The shooting will start early next year in Portugal and Brazil.
POPPA'S HOUSE SITCOM
ORDERED OVER AT CBS
CBS has given an official order to new multicam sitcom POPPA'S HOUSE which will be saved probably for the mid season next year. Damon Wayans plays legendary talk radio host and happily divorced Poppa, who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, played by Damon Wayans Jr., a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson are also in the lead cast.
CBS has given a series order to a new multicamera sitcom that would star Damon Wayans and his son Damon Wayans Jr coming from Last Man Standing executive producer Kevin Hench. The comedy revolves around legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Wayans), who has to
Wayans guest starred in his sons Happy Together sitcom
drag his grown son (Wayans Jr.), who has all his charm and none of his drive, kicking and screaming into adulthood before he turns 40. Earlier this month NBC has ordered an untitled multicam sitcom with Jon Cryer, Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer which will follow Jim and Julia, who, after an
Jon Cryer is also executive producing the new sitcom
amicable divorce decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports teams enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.
NIGHT COURT SITCOM REBOOT
I previously already told you that NBC is also keeping NIGHT COURT
sitcom reboot for next year following an unapologetic optimist judge
Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, who
follows in
Night Court should arrive in season 2022-2023
her father’s footsteps as she presides over the night shift
of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of
oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan
Fielding (John Larroquette reprising his role from the original sitcom).
More soapy drama is coming from Fox and The Help writer and director Tate Taylor whose new pilot FILTHY RICH will be led by Kim Cattrall. It
Kim Cattrall will lead the Monroe family
is a larger than life Southern gothic dramedy that revolves around two strong, sharp women, Margaret Monroe (Cattrall) and and Ginger Sweet, who will go to any length to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town but becoming part of the family empire.
Aubrey Dollar will play Margaret’s daughter Rose Monroe, a sarcastic
but kind hearted clothing designer who yearns to be real and find her
own voice apart from her family.
Corey Cott plays her brother Eric Monroe. Married
Corey Cott, Aubrey Dollar and Benjamin Levy Aguilar will be Filthy Rich
with two kids, he’s
the Senior VP of Operations at the conservative Christian Sunshine
Network, which was created by his powerhouse parents. Benjamin Levy
Aguilar and Jason Conley will also star.
'GLAMOROUS' AT CW
STARRING BROOKE SHIELDS
Over at CW, they have found their gender nonconforming lead star in Ben J. Pierce who will topline their new soapy drama GLAMOROUS opposite
Ben J. Pierce will lead Glamorous at CW
Brooke Shields. Pierce will play Marco, an ambitious and creative gender nonconforming teenager who uses make up and fashion to let his queer self bloom. Fresh off his high school graduation, Marco’s life changes when an unplanned rant on YouTube bashing a cosmetics company for their shoddy products lands him a dream internship at the side of its founder and CEO, Madolyn (Brooke Shields). On his own for the first time, this is Marco’s chance to live, love and grow to understand what it really means to be queer.
Pierson Fodé will play Chad, an ambitious alpha male who works at the
cosmetics company his mother founded, styling himself as her heir
apparent.
Brooke Shields and Pierson Fode will be mother and son in Glamorous
While openly gay, Chad is buttoned down,
with a personality and wardrobe that would be more at home on Wall
Street than the beauty industry. Damon Wayans and Eva Longoria are
producing.
MAX GREENFIELD ARRIVES TO CEDRIC ENTERTAINER'S HOOD!
Neighborhood will have 13 episodes in its first season
The spy is updating you with this Autumn's new multi camera sitcoms, starting with the new trailer and cast photos for NEIGHBOUR HOOD which starts airing at CBS Monday, October 1st in their new comedy lineup! Max Greenfield plays Dave (taking the role over from Josh Lawson who was cast in it in the pilot), the nicest guy in the Midwest who moves his family into a tough neighbourhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighbourliness. Cedric the Entertainer is his
Cedric The Entertainer and Tichina Arnold are the Butlers!
next door neighbour Calvin Butler, who regards the new family with disdain and as a pack of interlopers, with Tichina Arnold as his wife who judges
Beth Behrs and Max Greenfield are the lead stars
them by their knowledge of Scripture (non existent) and their church attendance record (shockingly poor!). Beth Behrs plays Dave's wife Gemma.
'HAPPY TOGETHER' TRAILER
NEW DAMON WAYANS JR SITCOM!
Also hitting CBS this Autumn, October 1st, is new multicamera sitcomHAPPY TOGETHER about a 30 something happily married couple who begin to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when a young pop star
Airing from October 1st, Happy Together will have 13 episodes
(Felix Malard) drawn to their super ordinary suburban life unexpectedly moves in with them. Jake (Damon Wayans Jr.), an accountant, and his dream wife, Claire (Amber Stevens West), a restaurant designer, are very
Amber Stevens West, Damon Wayans and Felix Malard lead the cast
comfortably settled into their marriage, enjoying evenings together on the couch watching TV and scheduling time to change their outgoing voicemail message. Their tame routine gets a makeover when Jake’s client, exuberant
Happy Together is produced by pop star Harry Styles
music superstar Cooper James, arrives on their doorstep looking for refuge from the paparazzi following a high-profile breakup with his girlfriend. Jake and Claire quickly discover there’s no way they can keep up with their world-famous houseguest’s effortlessly cool, fast-paced lifestyle. Cooper, however,
Chris Parnell, Victor Williams and Stephnie Weir star in Happy Together
enjoys Jake and Claire’s more relaxed way of life, discovering that a touch of ordinary can be extraordinary for all three of them. Stephnie Weir stars as Claire’s mother, Bonnie; Victor Williams stars as Claire’s father, Gerald; and Chris Parnell stars as Cooper’s agent, Wayne.
CBS ORDERS 'FAM' MULTICAM WITH NINA DOBREV, TONE BELL!
Last week was a black one for many shows as tons of them got cancelled, but this is also the time of the year when networks are ordering pilots into series.
Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell will be a couple in Fam!
CBS has cancelled Kevin Can Wait, Living Biblically, 9JKL and, sadly, our favourite Superior Donuts, as they're planning to fill Monday night with new comedies. They've ordered FAM multicam sitcom into series with Nina Dobrev as a young woman whose dreams of an upstanding life with her new fiancé are dashed when her younger train wreck half-sister comes to live with her to escape their train wreck of a father. Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph also star. It will air in midseason!
CBS ALSO ORDERS JOSH LAWSON AND DAMON WAYANS MULTICAMS
Beside Murphy Brown revival, CBS will also have Cedric the Entertainer's new multicam WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD about the nicest guy in the Midwest (Josh Lawson) who moves his family into a tough neighbourhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his
Cedric will not welcome Josh Lawson to his neighbourhood nicely!
extreme neighbourliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin (Cedric). Sheaun McKinney, Tichina Arnold, Dreama Walker, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan also star. CBS will also have the untitled Damon Wayans Jr. comedy which revolves around Peter (Wayans)
Damon Wayans Jr and Felix Mallard will lead new sitcom at CBS
and Claire (Amber Stevens West), a couple who are tired of their mundane life and start to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when an emerging pop star (Felix Mallard), who is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in. Stephanie Weir and Chris Parnell also star. The two sitcoms will air from Autumn on Monday nights! UPDATE The news is just in from CBS that they have replaced Josh Lawson with Max Greenfield in the sitcom! They have also revealed that Damon's sitcom will be titled HAPPY TOGETHER!
NBC SETS BAR AT 'S 'ABBY'S' NBC has picked up a multicam reminiscent of Cheers. ABBY'S is set at
the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of
course, Abby (Natalie Morales). This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled
in her
Natalie Morales will lead new NBC sitcom Abby's
backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s
party scene. There are no cell phones (not even to “look something up”),
earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means
drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of
regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honour. But
once you’re in, you’re family. Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica
Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Kimia Behpoornia star.
FOX REVIVES LAST MAN STANDING AND PAIRS IT UP WITH COOL KIDS
Over at Fox the greatest news is that they are reviving Tim Allen's much adored LAST MAN STANDING which was shamelessly killed at ABC. With all the cast (Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller,
Revival is a glorious victory for Tim Allen and a kick in the face to ABC
Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson) returning it will be Fox's leading programme next season if it brings its massive ratings from ABC where it was their second most watched comedy. It will be joined at Fox by
The Cool Kids will join Last Man Standing at Fox
THE COOL KIDS! Starring Vicki Lawrence, Martin Mull, David Alan Grier and
Leslie Jordan, it follows three guy friends in a retirement community who are the top dogs until they’re blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place – it’s high school with 70 somethings. Stay tuned as I will be updating the post with new info as it arrives! The two comedies will air on Fridays from Autumn.
Although Hulu was supposed to turnSarah J. Maas' fantasy saga Throne of Glass into TV series, it did not happen, but now German Constantin Film
The four part saga has become a huge hit
has bought rights on her fantasy novel A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES! The company which is famous for Resident Evil movies and Shadowhunters series, will make a movie out of this fantasy story about Feyre, who finds herself entwined with faeries after unknowingly killing one. When the young huntress kills a wolf in the woods, a beastlike creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. Feyre must find a way to stop it or doom Tamlin and his world forever.
NEW CBS MULTICAM SITCOMS
TOM MADEN JOINS '25'
Tom starred in 13 Reasons Why without the beard
Meanwhile in the world of comedies, Tom Maden has been cast by CBS as
lead opposite Emily Osment in 25 multicam sitcom about twenty something
Kyle (Matt Shively), who comes to Austin to finally convince his old
best friend from camp, Kate (Osment), that they are perfect for each
other. Unfortunately, she just got engaged. A lot of guys would give up;
Kyle is not one of those guys. But to Kyle’s surprise, even though he
came to town looking for “the one,” he might end up with much more than
that. Maden will play her sincere and nice fiancee who welcmes Kyle to
town with open arms, unaware that Kyle is angling to steal his fiancée
away from him. AMBER STEVENS WEST JOINS DAMON WAYANS JR SITCOM PILOT
You've watched Amber in The Carmichael Show
CBS has also find a female lead in gorgeous Amber
Stevens West for the pilot of their untitled Damon Wayans Jr. multicam sitcom in
which he plays Peter and she will be Claire, a thirty something couple
who are tired of their mundane life and start to reconnect with their
younger, cooler selves when one of his clients, an emerging pop star (Felix Mallard), who is
drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in.
GEMMA ARTERTON AND JAMES PUREFOY ARE MARILYN & WILDER
The episode will be a half hour comedy
Tons of comedy updates today: Gemma Arterton will play the lead role in one-off TV comedy MARILYN MONROE AND BILLY WILDER which will, as Deadline writes, cover hard drinking Monroe’s inability to land the famous ‘it’s me, sugar’ line in Some Like it Hot, although some suggest it was actually a deliberate ploy by Monroe to get Wilder to rewrite the movie. James Purefoy will play Billy Wilder and this is to be a part of Sky Art's Urban Myths comedy series which will also include When Bowie Met Bolan with Jack Whitehall as Bolan and Luke Treadaway as Bowie, The Dali and The Cooper with David Suchet!
DAMON WAYANS JR AT CBS
Damon Wayan's new sitcom is still untitled!
While we're waiting for the 2nd season of Marlon with his older brother, Damon Wayans Jr will topline an untitled multicam sitcom at CBS about Peter and Claire, a thirty something couple who are tired of their mundane life and start to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when an emerging pop star, who is his client and is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, comes to live with them. The pop star will be played by young
Felix Mallard will play the cheerful and naive pop star.
Australian actor Felix Mallard! His pop star is a very positive guy who sees the good in everyone and everything, as well as being effortlessly cool and youthfully naïve.
SEAN KLEIER IN 'SO CLOSE'
Over at NBC Sean Kleier and Sasheer Zamata will lead SO CLOSE multicam sitcom from Will & Grace's Greg Malins about hopeless romantics Riley and Kyle. At crossroads in their separate lives, they are close to settling
Sean Kleier and Sabrina Carpenter will be roommates in So Close
for the wrong partner, unaware that they live only blocks apart and may be each other’s soul mates. Girl Meets World's Sabrina Carpenter will play Kyle's crazy roommate, while Punam Patel will also star.
Faith Ford returns as Corky Sherwood
MURPHY BROWN CAST RETURNS CBS has, meanwhile, managed to get all of the stars of the original MURPHY BROWN to come back in the 13 episode return of the classic sitcom! Joining Candice Bergen, who will again play the famous journalist and news anchor Murphy Brown, are lovely Faith Ford as perky anchor Corky Sherwood, Joe Regalbuto as investigative reporter Frank Fontana and Grant Shaud as their executive producer Miles Silverberg! Deadline reports that Charles Kimbrough, who played anchorman Jim Dial, will guest star as he is now over 80.
'I MOM SO HARD' GETS DADS!
I've already reported that Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley will lead CBS’ multicam comedy pilot I MOM SO HARD and now they got Undateable's David Fynn and Freddie Prinze Jr as their male leads. The story follows
David Fynn and Freddie Prinze Jr are the dads in I Mom So Hard
two moms who show how their friendship gets them through being wives and mothers! Fynn will be Kristin's affable school teacher husband and Prinze Jr Jen's athlete husband with a dry sense of humour.
'LIVING BIBLICALLY' SITCOM
STARTS TOMORROW AT CBS! I also want to remind you to tune in tomorrow night at CBS where
they're launching new sitcom LIVING BIBLICALLY about a modern day man
(Jay R. Ferguson) at a crossroads in his life who decides to live
strictly in accordance with the Bible!
'DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS'
NEW SITCOM AT AMAZON!
Enchanting new sitcom starts next month!
After she was kicked out of Kevin Can Wait in such a vile way, lovely Erinn Hayes is returning to comedy in THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYSwhich starts at Amazon March 30th! It follows the McKenna family as they cope with the untimely passing of Patrick (Chris Diamantopoulos), their patriarch and a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of everyone who knew him. His death has left the family reeling, but hope appears in the form of a book called THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS that Patrick created as a handbook to help his three sons.
The book is a how-to guide for childhood that inspires fantasies for his youngest son, Wyatt (Gabriel Bateman). While in his fantasy world, Wyatt reconnects
Erinn Hayes returns to sitcom world as the mom of the family
with his father and learns life skills that help him navigate the real world. Swoosie Kurtz plays the grandmother, with Diamantopoulos also in the role of Patrick’s twin brother.
“Poppa” (Damon Wayans) who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where he
finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
“Poppa” (Damon Wayans) who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where he
finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
