Patrick Gallagher (Glee) is set as a series regular on NBC's untitled royal family comedy pilot (aka Dumb Prince) written by Charlie Grandy and executive produced and directed by Amy Poehler. The comedy is set in the country of Modaria, known for the manufacture of mopeds and tiny cars, where the Faber family has ruled for generations. Gallagher will play Brutus, the Palace chef. He’s also Karl’s confidant and one of the few people at the Palace who speaks the truth to…...
- 2/24/2016
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Tiya Sircar has booked a series regular role on NBC's untitled royal family comedy pilot (aka Dumb Prince) written by Charlie Grandy and executive produced and directed by Amy Poehler. The comedy is set in the country of Modaria, known for the manufacture of mopeds and tiny cars, where the Faber family has ruled for generations. Sircar will play Maria, the new maid in the royal household, described as smart, strong-willed and likable. Sircar, repped by Gersh and Link…...
- 2/23/2016
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Former Weeds co-stars Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon are reuniting on another comedy project, NBC's untitled royal family comedy pilot (aka Dumb Prince) written by Charlie Grandy and executive produced and directed by Amy Poehler. The comedy is set in the country of Modaria, known for the manufacture of mopeds and tiny cars, where the Faber family has ruled for generations. Prince Karl, fka The Dumb Prince (Nico Evers-Swindell) returns home from a year's exile in…...
- 2/22/2016
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Nico Evers-Swindell (Grimm) is set as the lead in NBC’s untitled royal family comedy pilot (aka Dumb Prince) written by Charlie Grandy and executive produced and directed by Amy Poehler. Co-starring in the pilot, from Universal TV and Poehler’s Paper Kate Prods. is Tim Baltz (Drunk History), with Jessie Ennis (Veep) also cast. The comedy is set in the country of Modaria, known for the manufacture of mopeds and…...
- 2/9/2016
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Amy Poehler is taking on a double behind-the-camera duty on the NBC single-camera comedy pilot from her company Paper Kite Prods. Poehler has signed on to direct the pilot, which she also executive produces. Written by Charlie Grandy, the untitled pilot (aka Dumb Prince) centers on a reluctant Crown Prince. After years of partying that earned him the "black sheep" label, Karl returns home to compete with his brother for the family throne. Poehler and Brooke Posch's Paper…...
- 2/2/2016
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NBC continues to hand out pilot orders to its comedy projects with big commitments. Among the latest pickups were an untitled royal-family comedy written by Charlie Grandy and executive produced by Amy Poehler (fka Dumb Prince), which had a production commitment, and The Trail, a documentary-style procedural comedy from comedy veteran Jeff Astrof and Forever creator Matt Miller, which had a put pilot commitment. Additionally, NBC has greenlighted Good Fortune, an ensemble…...
- 1/23/2016
- Deadline TV
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