The Peak TV era has converted yet another film star. Meg Ryan is eyeing a return to the small screen by way of The Obsolescents, a comedy series in the works at NBC.
The single-camera project takes place in a suburban New Jersey town where the facade of peace and civility is disrupted by the shocking death of a longtime Township Council member. Though Ryan is already attached to produce the series, she is in talks to star in it, as well.
Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels will executive-produce alongside Ryan, as will Andrew Singer (Portlandia) and series creator...
The single-camera project takes place in a suburban New Jersey town where the facade of peace and civility is disrupted by the shocking death of a longtime Township Council member. Though Ryan is already attached to produce the series, she is in talks to star in it, as well.
Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels will executive-produce alongside Ryan, as will Andrew Singer (Portlandia) and series creator...
- 10/4/2018
- TVLine.com
Meg Ryan is attached to produce–and potentially star–in a single-camera comedy series currently in the works at NBC.
The project is titled “The Obsolescents” and takes place in a New Jersey suburb where the facade of peace and civility is disrupted by the shocking death of a long-time Township Council member.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Andrew Gottlieb, with Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer also executive producing via Broadway Video along with Ryan. Universal Television will produce along with Broadway Video, which is currently under an overall deal at the studio.
Should the project move forward with Ryan starring, it would mark one of the few TV roles the actress has taken on in her career. She is known for her film roles, having starred in features like “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” and ‘You’ve Got Mail.” It was also announced last...
The project is titled “The Obsolescents” and takes place in a New Jersey suburb where the facade of peace and civility is disrupted by the shocking death of a long-time Township Council member.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Andrew Gottlieb, with Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer also executive producing via Broadway Video along with Ryan. Universal Television will produce along with Broadway Video, which is currently under an overall deal at the studio.
Should the project move forward with Ryan starring, it would mark one of the few TV roles the actress has taken on in her career. She is known for her film roles, having starred in features like “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” and ‘You’ve Got Mail.” It was also announced last...
- 10/4/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Epix president and CEO Mark Greenberg is exiting. Epix executive vice president of programming, strategy and enterprises Monty Sarhan will take the helm in the interim while a new head is sought. The premium channel venture started in 2009 as a partnership between MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount. Greenberg’s move follows MGM agreeing in April to a $1 billion deal to buy out Viacom and Lionsgate for full ownership. Also Read: Meg Ryan to Star in Epix Comedy Series 'Picture Paris' “We were committed to completing the integration effectively and efficiently,” Greenberg said in a statement. “Having completed the integration effectively and efficiently,...
- 9/29/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
If nothing else, Epix’s reboot of Get Shorty — debuting this Sunday at 10/9c — can serve as a cautionary tale to other networks: Not every old movie and TV show needs to be rebooted, you know.
Get Shorty started life as a 1990 Elmore Leonard novel, then became a 1995 movie starring John Travolta as a charming mobster who puts his skills of persuasion to work as a movie producer. It was a big enough hit to merit a sequel (2005’s Be Cool), but it’s not a beloved classic by any stretch. So it’s a bit puzzling that Epix would...
Get Shorty started life as a 1990 Elmore Leonard novel, then became a 1995 movie starring John Travolta as a charming mobster who puts his skills of persuasion to work as a movie producer. It was a big enough hit to merit a sequel (2005’s Be Cool), but it’s not a beloved classic by any stretch. So it’s a bit puzzling that Epix would...
- 8/9/2017
- TVLine.com
It’s always sunny in Hollywood… and it’s about to get real bloody there, too.
Epix is turning the Elmore Leonard crime novel Get Shorty, which became a 1995 John Travolta movie, into a TV series that premieres Sunday, Aug. 13 at 10/9c. And judging by the new trailer, which you can watch above, it puts a fresh spin on the original’s hitman-takes-l.A. premise.
Chris O’Dowd stars as killer-for-hire Miles Daly, who complains to his accomplice Louis (Rectify‘s Sean Bridgers) that this line of work isn’t great for his daughter: “If you had kids, would you...
Epix is turning the Elmore Leonard crime novel Get Shorty, which became a 1995 John Travolta movie, into a TV series that premieres Sunday, Aug. 13 at 10/9c. And judging by the new trailer, which you can watch above, it puts a fresh spin on the original’s hitman-takes-l.A. premise.
Chris O’Dowd stars as killer-for-hire Miles Daly, who complains to his accomplice Louis (Rectify‘s Sean Bridgers) that this line of work isn’t great for his daughter: “If you had kids, would you...
- 5/25/2017
- TVLine.com
Epix’s Get Shorty remake has gotten itself a premiere date.
The new dark-comedy series based on the bestselling Elmore Leonard novel will debut Sunday, Aug. 13 at 10/9c, the network announced on Tuesday. Along with the premiere date, Epix released a pair of first-look photos from the show, featuring stars Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd… and a fair amount of blood.
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O’Dowd stars as former Vegas hitman Miles Daly, who’s trying to go straight and get into the movie business. Romano plays D-list movie producer Rick Moreweather,...
The new dark-comedy series based on the bestselling Elmore Leonard novel will debut Sunday, Aug. 13 at 10/9c, the network announced on Tuesday. Along with the premiere date, Epix released a pair of first-look photos from the show, featuring stars Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd… and a fair amount of blood.
RelatedBerlin Station and Graves Both Renewed for Season 2 by Epix
O’Dowd stars as former Vegas hitman Miles Daly, who’s trying to go straight and get into the movie business. Romano plays D-list movie producer Rick Moreweather,...
- 5/16/2017
- TVLine.com
Ashley Judd is entering the spy game as a series regular on Season 2 of Epix’s original drama Berlin Station.
RelatedMeg Ryan to Lead Epix Comedy Series Picture Paris, Based on 2011 Short Film
Judd will play Bb Yates, Berlin’s disarming new Chief of Station, who is nicknamed “The Station Whisperer” because she shores up CIA stations in moral or corporate disrepair.
Judd — whose recent TV credits include ABC’s The Missing and Showtime’s upcoming Twin Peaks revival — joins recent Berlin Station cast addition Keke Palmer (Scream Queens).
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RelatedMeg Ryan to Lead Epix Comedy Series Picture Paris, Based on 2011 Short Film
Judd will play Bb Yates, Berlin’s disarming new Chief of Station, who is nicknamed “The Station Whisperer” because she shores up CIA stations in moral or corporate disrepair.
Judd — whose recent TV credits include ABC’s The Missing and Showtime’s upcoming Twin Peaks revival — joins recent Berlin Station cast addition Keke Palmer (Scream Queens).
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- 3/21/2017
- TVLine.com
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