ABC has given a script commitment to an untitled single-camera comedy from Life in Pieces duo Lesley Wake Webster and Jason Winer and his Small Dog Picture Company. 20th Century Fox TV, where Small Dog is based, is the studio. Written by Wake Webster, the comedy is set in small-town Kentucky and centers on an overly idealistic young woman who experiences a delayed coming-of-age, guided by her freewheeling, larger-than-life father. It’s told in flashback as she testifies…...
- 11/17/2017
- Deadline TV
Julianne Hough is taking a swing with Fox. The network has given a put-pilot script commitment to “One Hit Wendy,” a single-camera comedy featuring the “Dancing With the Stars” standout. The project centers on Wendy (Hough), who had one hit song when she was 18 and is now trying to help talented niece Jordan to avoid similar missteps in the the music industry. Also Read: Adrianne Palicki Was 'Devastated' Over Failed 'Wonder Woman' Pilot: 'We Were a Year' Too Soon Lesley Wake Webster (“Life in Pieces”) is writing and executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television series. Also executive producing are Hough,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
Fox has given a put pilot commitment to One Hit Wendy, a single-camera comedy starring Dancing with the Stars‘ Julianne Hough in the title role, from It producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith’s KatzSmith, Life In Pieces co-executive producer Lesley Wake Webster, songwriter Diane Warren and 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Wake Webster, One Hit Wendy centers on Wendy (Hough) a one-hit wonder who peaked at 18, who tries to guide her talented niece, Jordan, through…...
- 11/16/2017
- Deadline TV
Ken Marino is set for a lead role opposite Eva Longoria in Fox's single-camera workplace comedy pilot from the Life In Pieces duo of executive producer Jason Winer and writer-producer Lesley Wake-Webster. Also set as regulars in the project are Kyle Bornheimer (Casual), Steve Harris (Legends) and Andy Richter (Conan). Written by Wake-Webster and loosely based on the book Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James, Type-a — in the vein of Up In The Air — is an office comedy about a…...
- 3/15/2017
- Deadline TV
This is a lot of big Type-a personalities for one sitcom.
On the heels of news that Eva Longoria is set to star in Fox’s consultant-themed workplace comedy pilot, TVLine has learned that the Desperate Housewives alum will be joined by Conan sidekick Andy Richter, Casual‘s Kyle Bornheimer, Party Down‘s Ken Marino and The Practice‘s Steve Harris.
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On the heels of news that Eva Longoria is set to star in Fox’s consultant-themed workplace comedy pilot, TVLine has learned that the Desperate Housewives alum will be joined by Conan sidekick Andy Richter, Casual‘s Kyle Bornheimer, Party Down‘s Ken Marino and The Practice‘s Steve Harris.
RelatedPilot Season ’17: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
The potential series centers on a team of corporate consultants hand-picked to do the dirty work most professionals can’t handle (i.e. layoffs,...
- 3/15/2017
- TVLine.com
Eva Longoria will be the bearer of bad news on (potentially) a weekly basis as the star of Type-a, Fox’s comedy pilot about a team of corporate consultants hand-picked to do the dirty work most professionals can’t handle (i.e. layoffs, downsizing, etc.).
The Desperate Housewives vet has signed on to play Axler, an ambitious, brutally honest consultant who is at war with her inner “nice girl.”
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Penned by Life in Pieces scribe Lesley Wake-Webster, the project is loosely based on the...
The Desperate Housewives vet has signed on to play Axler, an ambitious, brutally honest consultant who is at war with her inner “nice girl.”
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Penned by Life in Pieces scribe Lesley Wake-Webster, the project is loosely based on the...
- 3/15/2017
- TVLine.com
As part of Fox’s push into workplace comedies this season, the network has picked two more single-camera projects in the genre to pilots, Type-a, from the Life In Pieces duo of executive producer Jason Winer and writer-producer Lesley Wake-Webster; and Lax –> Vegas, from writer Lon Zimmet (NBC's Superstore) and Gary Sanchez Prods. 20th Century Fox TV is the studio for both comedies, which join fellow workplace Fox/20th TV half-hour pilots, Linda From Hr and Thin Ice. Writt…...
- 1/30/2017
- Deadline TV
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Type-a, a single-camera workplace comedy from the Life In Pieces duo of executive producer Jason Winer and writer-producer Lesley Wake Webster, 20th Century Fox TV and Winer’s studio-based Small Dog Picture Company. Written by Wake Webster, Type-a is about a group of people hand-picked to do a job most of us couldn’t handle. They are Achievers. Alphas. But most importantly… Assholes. Winer and Webster executive…...
- 10/6/2016
- Deadline TV
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