Last year, Netflix ordered eight episodes of a Wet Hot American Summer series called Ten Years Later, and today the streaming network revealed the premiere date and first trailer. The series will pick up exactly ten years after the original 2001 film left off and features the original cast plus new additions including Alyssa Milano […]
Continue ReadingLast Friday, it was revealed that Seeso, the comedy-oriented streaming site owned by NBCUniversal, was issuing a series of layoffs. If that weren’t troubling enough, it was also revealed that the service had yet to accumulate an impressive number of subscribers, currently operating in the low six figures. Between this and the departure of Evan […]
Continue ReadingRory Scovel’s newest hour, entitled Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time, dropped today on Netflix. If you haven’t watched it yet, please bookmark this article and come back after you’ve seen it because this is the kind of special that is best viewed with little to no advance information. Conceptually the special encapsulates […]
Continue ReadingNetflix just revealed the premiere date for one of its new comedies. Ordered to series last year, Atypical stars Keir Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Michael Rapaport and centers on Gilchrist as Sam, “an 18-year-old on the autistic spectrum and his search for love and independence. His funny yet painful journey of self-discovery upends his […]
Continue ReadingNetflix just revealed the premiere date for one of its new comedies. Ordered to series last year, Atypical stars Keir Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Michael Rapaport and centers on Gilchrist as Sam, “an 18-year-old on the autistic spectrum and his search for love and independence. His funny yet painful journey of self-discovery upends his […]
Continue ReadingNetflix has a new comedy series in the works starring Tony Danza. According to Variety, Danza is slated to produce and star in an upcoming series for the streaming network called The Good Cop, in which he’ll play Tony Sr., “a disgraced, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules. He lives with his son, […]
Continue ReadingThe future isn’t looking very bright for NBC’s streaming comedy site Seeso. According to Variety, NBCUniversal is laying off Seeso staff members a little over a month after it was revealed that Seeso head Evan Shapiro exited the company. While there are several shows slated to debut over the next couple months including Paul Reiser’s […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Saunders has a new half-hour comedy pilot in the works at Amazon, and the project just cast the leading role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Glenn Close has signed on to star in Sea Oak, which was ordered to pilot back in March. Here’s the logline from THR’s report: Sea Oak revolves around Aunt Bernie […]
Continue ReadingMore Bill Nye Saves the World is in the works at Netflix The streaming network has officially renewed Nye’s show for a second season today, just two months after it debuted in April. Nye announced the news online today: .@BillNye is coming back with even more ways to save the world. Season 2 coming soon. […]
Continue ReadingNetflix has added another standup special to its upcoming slate, and it’s a big one. Earlier this week, Judd Apatow revealed that he has a standup special in the works at the streaming network, which he will tape at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal on July 28th and 29th. The special doesn’t yet […]
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