BET wants some Emmys.
In a year where major streamers and legacy networks dominate the Emmy conversations, BET Media Group, which includes BET+ and BET Studios, has had a record-breaking year for its critically acclaimed content, such as Lee Daniels’ racy sitcom “The Ms. Pat Show,” the drama thriller “Average Joe” and the dark comedy “Diarra From Detroit.” All in all, the legacy broadcast media network has submitted in over 35 Primetime Emmy categories, the most in its history.
BET+ surprised many in 2022 and 2023 when it picked up back-to-back nominations for “The Ms. Pat Show” director Mary Lou Belli. A veteran in the TV business, she’s helmed notable episodes of “Sister, Sister,” “Monk” and “NCIS.” After dropping its fourth season on May 23, Belli is up for consideration once again for the premiere episode “I’m the Pappy,” alongside co-creator and showrunner Jordan E. Cooper for “The Book of Denise” episode.
In a year where major streamers and legacy networks dominate the Emmy conversations, BET Media Group, which includes BET+ and BET Studios, has had a record-breaking year for its critically acclaimed content, such as Lee Daniels’ racy sitcom “The Ms. Pat Show,” the drama thriller “Average Joe” and the dark comedy “Diarra From Detroit.” All in all, the legacy broadcast media network has submitted in over 35 Primetime Emmy categories, the most in its history.
BET+ surprised many in 2022 and 2023 when it picked up back-to-back nominations for “The Ms. Pat Show” director Mary Lou Belli. A veteran in the TV business, she’s helmed notable episodes of “Sister, Sister,” “Monk” and “NCIS.” After dropping its fourth season on May 23, Belli is up for consideration once again for the premiere episode “I’m the Pappy,” alongside co-creator and showrunner Jordan E. Cooper for “The Book of Denise” episode.
- 6/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
BET+ is signing up for more Average Joe.
The streamer has renewed the dramedy starring Deon Cole for Season 2, TVLine has learned.
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Inspired by creator Robb Cullen’s life, the story follows Joe, a blue-collar plumber who discovers that his recently deceased father lived a double life working for the Russian mob and stole millions of dollars from them. After being attacked by these dangerous associates looking for the lost funds, he’s forced to kill in self-defense.
The streamer has renewed the dramedy starring Deon Cole for Season 2, TVLine has learned.
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Inspired by creator Robb Cullen’s life, the story follows Joe, a blue-collar plumber who discovers that his recently deceased father lived a double life working for the Russian mob and stole millions of dollars from them. After being attacked by these dangerous associates looking for the lost funds, he’s forced to kill in self-defense.
- 6/6/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: BET+ has picked up darkly comedic drama series Average Joe, headlined by Deon Cole, for a second season.
Created by Robb Cullen, Average Joe was released June 26, 2023 to strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), quickly becoming the #1 scripted drama series on BET+ in its debut week.
Season 2 is slated to begin production in late 2024 in South Africa. In an unusual move for an ongoing original series on another streamer, Season 1 of Average Joe will be made available on Netflix this summer, sources said. That would give the comedic drama exposure and raise awareness ahead of its second season on BET+.
Inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe is set in “The Hill” district of Pittsburgh. Blue-collar plumber Joe Washington (Cole) discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where the money is.
Created by Robb Cullen, Average Joe was released June 26, 2023 to strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), quickly becoming the #1 scripted drama series on BET+ in its debut week.
Season 2 is slated to begin production in late 2024 in South Africa. In an unusual move for an ongoing original series on another streamer, Season 1 of Average Joe will be made available on Netflix this summer, sources said. That would give the comedic drama exposure and raise awareness ahead of its second season on BET+.
Inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe is set in “The Hill” district of Pittsburgh. Blue-collar plumber Joe Washington (Cole) discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where the money is.
- 6/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
When an estimated 1,000 international TV buyers descend on Los Angeles for the annual TV event known as the LA Screenings, they will see a contracted market still recovering from the twin Hollywood strikes of last year and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the pandemic.
It kicks off with the LA Screenings Independents, held May 15-17 for smaller studios and distributors at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, which are then followed by screenings at the major studios’ respective lots across May 18-22 where they present their latest shows. They may also host a variety of events for their clients during those days, which may include cocktail receptions and luncheons or dinners with talent and executives.
While stalled projects ramped up as soon as the strikes ended, some delays were inevitable. “A couple of months ago I was wondering if we were going to be entertaining [buyers],” says Lisa Kramer, president, International Content Licensing,...
It kicks off with the LA Screenings Independents, held May 15-17 for smaller studios and distributors at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, which are then followed by screenings at the major studios’ respective lots across May 18-22 where they present their latest shows. They may also host a variety of events for their clients during those days, which may include cocktail receptions and luncheons or dinners with talent and executives.
While stalled projects ramped up as soon as the strikes ended, some delays were inevitable. “A couple of months ago I was wondering if we were going to be entertaining [buyers],” says Lisa Kramer, president, International Content Licensing,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Directed by Robb Cullen, Average Joe is a dark comedy thriller now streaming on BET+. This ten-part series revolves around Joe, a plumber residing in Pittsburgh whose life goes far beyond the concept of average. Living happily with his loving wife, Angela, and beautiful daughter, Jennifer, Joe’s world takes a drastic turn after the accidental death of his father, Teddy Washington. In the aftermath, Joe stumbles upon an unsettling revelation in his father’s truck towing store. This discovery turns Joe’s once-blissful life into a living nightmare as he comes to terms with his father’s dual identity.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Series?
Average Joe‘s protagonist, Joe Washington had a challenging childhood, as Teddy wasn’t an ideal father. Teddy used to leave Joe alone in the woods to let him find his way home, a strange practice that Joe adapted to to prepare for the worst scenarios.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Series?
Average Joe‘s protagonist, Joe Washington had a challenging childhood, as Teddy wasn’t an ideal father. Teddy used to leave Joe alone in the woods to let him find his way home, a strange practice that Joe adapted to to prepare for the worst scenarios.
- 8/26/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
The BET+ series, Average Joe, premiered on June 26, 2023, and has enjoyed mostly positive reviews. The Deon Cole-led black comedy follows an intriguing but easily relatable storyline. It is a perfect blend of action, thriller, and comedy-drama. Average Joe is created by American writer and producer Robb Cullen. Beyond Average Joe‘s amazing cast members, one selling point of the show is the inspiration behind it. Oftentimes, in the ever-creative world of filmmaking, there seems to be a blur between fiction and non-fiction. However, Average Joe’s story is said to be based on and inspired by the life of its...
- 6/29/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Monday again? How does this keep happening? If you’re a fan of “Yellowstone” and its various spinoffs, you had a good, or at the very least informative week last week. The show’s co-creator Taylor Sheridan said in an interview that the show will return for the final episodes of Season 5 at some point, and that the conclusion might be longer than the six episodes originally promised.
“Ted Lasso” fans also got positive news last week, though admittedly a bit more ambiguous. Series star and co-creator Brendan Hunt indicated that more seasons of the show or new spinoffs are possible in some form, but that everyone who worked on it needed to take a break and come back to see what potential really exists for more.
Until those shows make their way back to airwaves and streaming platforms, however, there is a fantastic lineup of new shows and movies coming to streaming this week!
“Ted Lasso” fans also got positive news last week, though admittedly a bit more ambiguous. Series star and co-creator Brendan Hunt indicated that more seasons of the show or new spinoffs are possible in some form, but that everyone who worked on it needed to take a break and come back to see what potential really exists for more.
Until those shows make their way back to airwaves and streaming platforms, however, there is a fantastic lineup of new shows and movies coming to streaming this week!
- 6/26/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Money can do strange things to people. It can even make people willing to kill. That’s a lesson Joe Washington learns the hard way in “Average Joe,” the new series coming to BET+ on Monday, June 26. Joe learns that his father led a secret life filled with illicit deeds and earnings, and the people he wronged are expecting Joe to make it right, or pay with his life. You can watch Average Joe: Season 1 with a 7-Day Free Trial of BET+.
How to Watch ‘Average Joe’: Season 1 Premiere When: Monday, June 26, 2023 Where: BET+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of BET+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99 / month bet+ via amazon.com About ‘Average Joe’: Season 1 Premiere
Inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen, “Average” Joe is a darkly comedic, intense one-hour drama set in “The Hill” district of Pittsburgh. Blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, discovers his recently deceased...
How to Watch ‘Average Joe’: Season 1 Premiere When: Monday, June 26, 2023 Where: BET+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of BET+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99 / month bet+ via amazon.com About ‘Average Joe’: Season 1 Premiere
Inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen, “Average” Joe is a darkly comedic, intense one-hour drama set in “The Hill” district of Pittsburgh. Blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, discovers his recently deceased...
- 6/26/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
With the Average Joe official trailer released, the stage is set for the series premiere in mid-2023. Average Joe is created by Robb Cullen for BET+. The series follows the well meaning Joe Washington who is dragged into a life of crime after a loved one passes. Inspired by the life events of its creator, Cullen, Average Joe will deliver a dark comedy backed up by an exceptionally talented cast. Deon Cole steps away from his usual total comedy roles and takes the lead in the action-packed series. To stay updated and follow released episodes, here’s how and when to...
- 6/24/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
By the end of the Average Joe premiere, it’s clear that the BET original series is something special. The dark comedy drama is an irresistible fusion of blackly funny situations, top-caliber performances, and a genuinely gripping central mystery. From the gorgeous camera work, to the tight plotting, to the perfect balance of humor and suspense, Average Joe has all the markings of great prestige TV. The dark comedy was created by Robb Cullen, who’s known for writing the film Cop Out as well as creating TV series like Heist and Back in the Game (co-creations with his brother Mark Cullen). This news series offers the tantalizing promise...
- 6/23/2023
- by SarahBeaMilner
- TVovermind.com
BET+’s new darkly comic thriller Average Joe may or may not be better than Netflix’s Ozark — I never loved Ozark, but maybe you did and so be it — but the gap between the two shows isn’t as great as the inevitable gap in coverage would seem to suggest.
Average Joe and Ozark are both highly derivative pieces of violent, ethically twisty pulp made somewhat distinctive by their regional specificity, irritatingly washed-out cinematography and sitcom-honed leading men repressing their natural timing to play a tamped-down everyman.
Though it doesn’t yet realize aspirations that could generously be described as Jim Thompson meets August Wilson — that’s a show I would very much watch — Average Joe has the feeling of a potential breakout for BET+, though it’s impossible to know what a “breakout for BET+” would mean in this landscape.
It’s an easily digestible genre offering that...
Average Joe and Ozark are both highly derivative pieces of violent, ethically twisty pulp made somewhat distinctive by their regional specificity, irritatingly washed-out cinematography and sitcom-honed leading men repressing their natural timing to play a tamped-down everyman.
Though it doesn’t yet realize aspirations that could generously be described as Jim Thompson meets August Wilson — that’s a show I would very much watch — Average Joe has the feeling of a potential breakout for BET+, though it’s impossible to know what a “breakout for BET+” would mean in this landscape.
It’s an easily digestible genre offering that...
- 6/23/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Average Joe is one of the most-anticipated shows of 2023, as it promises a rich blend of dark humor and drama. Average Joe season 1 comprises 10 hour-long episodes, with its first two episodes released together on the day of premiere. Average Joe is written and created by Robb Cullen, with the series story said to be based on Cullen’s life. Average Joe follows the life of an everyday, average plumber, Joe Washington, who recently lost and buried his father. While still dealing with the grief, his quiet, unassuming life is turned upside down when he discovers his father stole...
- 6/22/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
If you just watched your favorite show's season finale and you're feeling down because you think there's no good TV until September (and with the strike? Eeek!), think again!
Summer is full of wonderful shows you won't want to miss.
From compelling family dramas to shocking sci-fi series, we've got complex mysteries, teen angst, crafty criminals, and resourceful heroes.
When you're not busy applying sunscreen, lying poolside, or firing up the barbecue, you'll definitely want to check out the top 17 shows you Must watch this summer!
1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) June 15 We are ready to boldly go where no men have gone before once more as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes flight on June 15. As our writer has noted, this incarnation delights purists and new fans alike with its bold direction and risk-taking. Season 1 ended with Chin-Riley being taken into custody for hiding her Illyrian side! We'll be reviewing it weekly,...
Summer is full of wonderful shows you won't want to miss.
From compelling family dramas to shocking sci-fi series, we've got complex mysteries, teen angst, crafty criminals, and resourceful heroes.
When you're not busy applying sunscreen, lying poolside, or firing up the barbecue, you'll definitely want to check out the top 17 shows you Must watch this summer!
1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) June 15 We are ready to boldly go where no men have gone before once more as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes flight on June 15. As our writer has noted, this incarnation delights purists and new fans alike with its bold direction and risk-taking. Season 1 ended with Chin-Riley being taken into custody for hiding her Illyrian side! We'll be reviewing it weekly,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
If you're looking for a new show to watch this summer, Average Joe should be on your list.
The BET+ original series premieres Monday, June 26, but you'll have to watch it weekly.
The streaming service is dropping the first two episodes on the premiere date before settling into one episode a week and concluding with a two-episode season finale on August 10.
Sometimes, releasing all the episodes at once works, but based on the trailer alone, we'll have plenty to discuss with this show.
Thankfully, Whitney Evans will be running point on reviews, so we'll be able to delve into the show's nuances.
Inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen, Average Joe is a darkly comedic, intense one-hour drama set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh.
Blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died.
The BET+ original series premieres Monday, June 26, but you'll have to watch it weekly.
The streaming service is dropping the first two episodes on the premiere date before settling into one episode a week and concluding with a two-episode season finale on August 10.
Sometimes, releasing all the episodes at once works, but based on the trailer alone, we'll have plenty to discuss with this show.
Thankfully, Whitney Evans will be running point on reviews, so we'll be able to delve into the show's nuances.
Inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen, Average Joe is a darkly comedic, intense one-hour drama set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh.
Blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died.
- 6/8/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Coming from BET+, Average Joe stars Deon Cole in a well-deserved leading role in a comedy TV show. Average Joe is a black comedy written and created by Robb Cullen, who previously created the show Mr. Robinson). The series is said to have been inspired by events and stories from Cullen’s life. Cullen is known for writing and producing works for television and film, with his most notable being Cop Out (2010) and Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017). Besides Cullens, Average Joe will have McG, Mary Viola, and Corey Marsh as executive producers. With the Deon Cole-led dark...
- 5/12/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
‘Average Joe’: Tammy Townsend, Malcolm Barrett & Cynthia Kaye McWilliams Among 6 Cast In BET+ Series
Exclusive: Tammy Townsend, Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Michael Trucco, Ashley Olivia Fisher and Pasha Lychnikoff are set as series regulars opposite previously announced Deon Cole in BET+’s upcoming dark comedy series Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington (Cole) who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
Townsend plays Angela Washington,...
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington (Cole) who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
Townsend plays Angela Washington,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Eric Dean Seaton, who has directed episodes of Superman & Lois, Batman and Black-ish among others, is set to direct the first episode of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe, starring Deon Cole. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber Joe Washington (Cole), who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life-or-death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
The dark comedy is written by Cullen,...
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber Joe Washington (Cole), who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life-or-death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
The dark comedy is written by Cullen,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
McG, who has been busy producing movies for Netflix, returned to broadcast television this season with three pilots on three different networks for his Wonderland Sound and Vision banner, True Lies, based on James Cameron’s 1994 movie, on CBS; Not Dead Yet starring Gina Rodriguez on ABC; and the Jensen Ackles-produced Supernatural prequel The Winchesters on the CW. Over the last couple of days, all three were picked up to series. Additionally, BET+ just picked up Wonderland’s series Average Joe, created by Robb Cullen and starring Deon Cole.
The slate of four series on the air harkens back to Wonderland’s most prolific time in television a decade ago when the company also had four series with Supernatural, Nikita, Chuck and Human Target. The company’s executive team includes McG’s longtime partner, Mary Viola, who serves as President, and EVP Corey Marsh.
True Lies, whose pilot was...
The slate of four series on the air harkens back to Wonderland’s most prolific time in television a decade ago when the company also had four series with Supernatural, Nikita, Chuck and Human Target. The company’s executive team includes McG’s longtime partner, Mary Viola, who serves as President, and EVP Corey Marsh.
True Lies, whose pilot was...
- 5/14/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Deon Cole (Black-ish) has been cast in the lead role of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington (Cole) who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
The dark comedy is written by Cullen, who will executive produce alongside McG, Mary Viola and Corey...
Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington (Cole) who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
The dark comedy is written by Cullen, who will executive produce alongside McG, Mary Viola and Corey...
- 4/8/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a busy morning of pilot pickups at ABC.
The network has ordered a pilot for single-camera comedy Not Dead Yet, which comes from The Real O’Neals creators Casey Johnson and David Windsor with McG exec producing.
The project is based on Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter, which was published in 2020.
It is the latest pilot ordered at the network from This Is Us alums – Johnson and Windsor currently serve as co-exec producers on the NBC series – after it picked up a drama from Kay Oyegun earlier this morning.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Not Dead Yet follows Nell Stevens, broke, newly single and feeling old, a a self-described 40-something disaster, who works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago. When she lands the only job she can find – writing obituaries – Nell starts getting life advice from an unlikely source.
The network has ordered a pilot for single-camera comedy Not Dead Yet, which comes from The Real O’Neals creators Casey Johnson and David Windsor with McG exec producing.
The project is based on Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter, which was published in 2020.
It is the latest pilot ordered at the network from This Is Us alums – Johnson and Windsor currently serve as co-exec producers on the NBC series – after it picked up a drama from Kay Oyegun earlier this morning.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Not Dead Yet follows Nell Stevens, broke, newly single and feeling old, a a self-described 40-something disaster, who works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago. When she lands the only job she can find – writing obituaries – Nell starts getting life advice from an unlikely source.
- 2/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cop Out writer Robb Cullen is working on a dark comedy drama inspired by his own life for BET+.
The streamer has teamed with Cullen and McG on Average Joe.
The project, which has received a cast contingent script-to-series order, is a darkly comedic, one-hour ensemble set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh.
It follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
Average Joe is written and created by Cullen, who has created series including ABC...
The streamer has teamed with Cullen and McG on Average Joe.
The project, which has received a cast contingent script-to-series order, is a darkly comedic, one-hour ensemble set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh.
It follows blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, who discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret, second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where it is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life or death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
Average Joe is written and created by Cullen, who has created series including ABC...
- 2/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“My Little Pony,” an animated movie aimed at family audiences, is heading to Netflix.
Paramount Pictures was originally set to distribute the film, which had been scheduled to open in theaters on Sept. 24, 2021. Hasbro’s entertainment studio Entertainment One produced the movie and sold it to Netflix. It will retain distribution rights in China.
Though the exact release date is unclear, “My Little Pony” is expected to land on Netflix later this year.
In the wake of ongoing movie theater closures, Hollywood studios have continued to either postpone their upcoming films or send them to streaming services. Paramount has sold several titles to streamers amid the pandemic, including Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s “Coming 2 America,” Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Without Remorse” starring Michael B. Jordan. Elsewhere, Disney moved “Mulan, “Soul” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” to Disney Plus, and...
Paramount Pictures was originally set to distribute the film, which had been scheduled to open in theaters on Sept. 24, 2021. Hasbro’s entertainment studio Entertainment One produced the movie and sold it to Netflix. It will retain distribution rights in China.
Though the exact release date is unclear, “My Little Pony” is expected to land on Netflix later this year.
In the wake of ongoing movie theater closures, Hollywood studios have continued to either postpone their upcoming films or send them to streaming services. Paramount has sold several titles to streamers amid the pandemic, including Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s “Coming 2 America,” Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Without Remorse” starring Michael B. Jordan. Elsewhere, Disney moved “Mulan, “Soul” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” to Disney Plus, and...
- 2/12/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Rlj Entertainment is set to release the action/comedy Once Upon A Time In Venice on DVD and on DVD/Bd combo on Aug. 15, 2017. Directed by Mark Cullen (Cop Out) who co-wrote the film with Robb Cullen (“Back in the Game”), Once Upon A Time In Venice stars Bruce Willis (Die Hard Franchise), John Goodman (The Big Lebowski), Jason Momoa (“Game of Thrones”), Famke Janssen (X-Men Franchise) and Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”). Rlje will release Once Upon A Time In Venice on Aug. 15, 2017 on DVD for an Srp of $29.96 and on DVD/Bd combo for an Srp of $34.97. Bruce Willis plays Venice Beach P.I. Steve Ford: a detective who’s good with the ladies, bad with the punches, and wild about his dog, Buddy. But when his beloved pet is stolen by local thugs, Steve makes a questionable alliance with their devious leader, Spyder (Jason Momoa). Teaming up...
- 8/14/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While there’s little chance that Bruce Willis will ever again get to work with the kind of material and behind-the-camera talent that helped make him a wiseass action star in the 1980s and ’90s, he tries the fourth or fifth next best thing with Once Upon A Time In Venice, a tiresome imitation of smart-alecky Shane Black whodunits like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Last Boy Scout. Willis plays Steve Ford, a Venice Beach private eye and disgraced loose cannon cop whose beloved Parson Russell terrier gets abducted by drug dealer Spyder (a conceptually Latino Jason Momoa) while he’s supposed to be working a case for local real estate developer Lou The Jew (Adam Goldberg)—a simple enough premise that first-time director Mark Cullen and his co-writer and brother, Robb Cullen, excruciate into 35 minutes. (The dog doesn’t even show up until the 20-minute mark.) That ...
- 6/15/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Bruce Willis has been creeping up on Nicolas Cage’s bread and butter — C-level action movies that pass through the multiplex with little in the way of fanfare and less in the way of actual audience interest — for a few years now, turning in roles in mostly underseen films like “Fire With Fire,” “Precious Cargo,” and “Vice” with startling regularity (while, somehow, still landing genuinely exciting parts in films like the upcoming “Death Wish” remake and the long-hyped “Glass”). But Mark Cullen’s ruthlessly boring and decidedly dismal “Once Upon a Time in Venice” marks a new low in Willis’ still-trucking action career, one that even Cage would likely flinch at, even if it does feature an entire sequence dedicated to naked skateboarding.
Slipshod from the start, the film opens with voiceover narration care of Thomas Middleditch, who — despite serving as our entry point into the crime-ridden but colorful Venice,...
Slipshod from the start, the film opens with voiceover narration care of Thomas Middleditch, who — despite serving as our entry point into the crime-ridden but colorful Venice,...
- 6/14/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Bill Morrison’s “Dawson City: Frozen Time,” about the true history of a collection of 533 reels of film (representing 372 titles) dating from the 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory. The film tells the unique history of a Canadian gold rush town and how cinema, capitalism and history intersect.
“Dawson City” had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at 2016 New York Film Festival. The film also played at the BFI/London Film Festival and the 2017 Rotterdam International Film Festival, and screened Thursday at the TCM...
– Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Bill Morrison’s “Dawson City: Frozen Time,” about the true history of a collection of 533 reels of film (representing 372 titles) dating from the 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory. The film tells the unique history of a Canadian gold rush town and how cinema, capitalism and history intersect.
“Dawson City” had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at 2016 New York Film Festival. The film also played at the BFI/London Film Festival and the 2017 Rotterdam International Film Festival, and screened Thursday at the TCM...
- 4/7/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Voltage Pictures financed Once Upon A Time In Venice. Separately, Mongrel Media to distribute Colossal in Canada; Saban Films acquires True Crimes.
Rlj Entertainment has picked up all Us rights from Voltage to the action-comedy Once Upon A Time In Venice.
The film will open theatrically and on VOD on June 16 and stars Willis as a private eye in Venice Beach, California, who takes on a local gangster when his beloved dog is kidnapped.
The ensemble includes John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Justice League and Aquaman star Jason Momoa, X-Men’s Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg and Kal Penn.
Mark Cullen directed and reunites with Willis after he co-wrote the 2010 Kevin Smith action-comedy Cop Out with Robb Cullen.
Voltage Pictures chief Nicolas Chartier produced with Laura Ford, Zev Foreman, Cullen and Cullen. Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter served as executive producer with Stephen J. Eads.
Voltage financed and produced the project and sold out to international buyers as an untitled...
Rlj Entertainment has picked up all Us rights from Voltage to the action-comedy Once Upon A Time In Venice.
The film will open theatrically and on VOD on June 16 and stars Willis as a private eye in Venice Beach, California, who takes on a local gangster when his beloved dog is kidnapped.
The ensemble includes John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Justice League and Aquaman star Jason Momoa, X-Men’s Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg and Kal Penn.
Mark Cullen directed and reunites with Willis after he co-wrote the 2010 Kevin Smith action-comedy Cop Out with Robb Cullen.
Voltage Pictures chief Nicolas Chartier produced with Laura Ford, Zev Foreman, Cullen and Cullen. Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter served as executive producer with Stephen J. Eads.
Voltage financed and produced the project and sold out to international buyers as an untitled...
- 4/4/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
RLJ Entertainment has picked up the U.S. rights to the action comedy “Once Upon a Time in Venice” starring Bruce Willis and Jason Momoa, Mark Ward, RLJ’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, announced Tuesday. Directed by Mark Cullen, the film also stars John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg and Kal Penn. The film is the second collaboration between Willis and writers Cullen and Robb Cullen, who previously worked on “Cop Out” in 2010 together. “Once Upon a Time in Venice” follows Venice Beach P.I. Steve Ford (Willis), a detective who is good with the ladies and bad with the punches and who.
- 4/4/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
NBC has given a second-season order to summer comedy series “The Carmichael Show,” while canceling its other freshman summer comedy “Mr. Robinson,” TheWrap has learned. Starring comedian Craig Robinson of “The Office” as a music teacher, “Mr. Robinson” originally received a series order for the 2014-15 season. It was developed as a single camera comedy by “The Office’s” Owen Ellickson and Greg Daniels with Universal Television producing. Showrunners Mark and Robb Cullen joined the show when it became a mutlicamera project. Also Read: Ratings: NBC's 'Carmichael Show' Is Most-Watched Broadcast Summer Comedy Debut in 8 Years NBC eventually burned off all six.
- 9/14/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
I like Craig Robinson a lot, and I wish his self-titled NBC sitcom about a small-time Chicago musician and substitute teacher were better. Created by Office writer-producer Owen Ellickson, executive produced by Greg Daniels, and overseen by Mark and Robb Cullen, screenwriters of the lamentable Cop Out, Mr. Robinson is not great, not bad; it’s just okay. Twenty years ago, a show like this might’ve run for four seasons, because most people treated TV as an appliance and didn’t especially care what flickered across their screens as long as it was competently executed and either awful or not too intellectually demanding. This one hits the old-broadcast-network sweet spot, and unfortunately that means it’s not good enough. Except for some game attempts to diversify the supporting cast, a handful of likable musical numbers, and a few sexually tinged lines that seem discordant only because this is an...
- 8/5/2015
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Mr. Robinson isn’t a show for everyone, which is largely a function of the fact that Welcome Back, Kotter wasn’t for everyone, and owed a lot of the success it had to limited alternatives.
Don’t get me wrong, Welcome Back, Kotter was not only a great show, but it managed a surprising amount of influence on the landscape of television for decades… it just wasn’t for everyone.
Mr. Robinson stars Craig Robinson as a part-time substitute/part-time singer who runs into an old flame and hopes to rekindle things. When he learns that she now teaches at their old High School, he takes the first chance he gets to substitute there.
Mr. Robinson is laid-back almost to a fault… well, probably to a fault. He quickly hints that he wasn’t very serious about school, and hasn’t been very serious about anything since, but he...
Don’t get me wrong, Welcome Back, Kotter was not only a great show, but it managed a surprising amount of influence on the landscape of television for decades… it just wasn’t for everyone.
Mr. Robinson stars Craig Robinson as a part-time substitute/part-time singer who runs into an old flame and hopes to rekindle things. When he learns that she now teaches at their old High School, he takes the first chance he gets to substitute there.
Mr. Robinson is laid-back almost to a fault… well, probably to a fault. He quickly hints that he wasn’t very serious about school, and hasn’t been very serious about anything since, but he...
- 8/4/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
It turns out that Craig Robinson’s (The Office) new NBC comedy has more in common with its star than just a name. In Mr. Robinson, Robinson plays a musician who substitute teaches a Chicago high-school music class to pay the bills. “I came up in Chicago, taught in Chicago, and I have a band named The Nasty Delicious,” Robinson says of the similarities between him and his character. “And of course I’ve got a crush on [costar] Meagan Good. That’s all real life.” The rest, Robinson says, is the imagination of writers and executive producers Mark and Robb Cullen. Mr. … Continue reading →
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- 7/31/2015
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
The present-day Bruce Willis trying his hand at blending comedy with other genres hasn’t really been working out as well as we might hope, but he’s keeping at it. And with an already impressive cast aboard, his new, untitled project has added Adam Goldberg, Ken Davitian, Victor Ortiz, Tyga and David Arquette. Mark and Robb Cullen, whose last attempt to blend Willis and wackiness was Cop Out (red flag? We’re going to call it more sort of maroon) are also directing this one, which had been filming under the title Going Under, but is now, according to Variety, without a name. Willis is playing an La gumshoe whose prized pet pooch Buddy is pet-napped by a notorious gang. He’ll have to do the gang’s bidding while they have the animal hostage, his life complicated further by two vengeful Samoan brothers and a loan shark’s henchmen.
- 7/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: John Goodman, Stephanie Sigman, Adrian Martinez, Kal Penn and Emily Robinson have joined Bruce Willis in the Mark & Robb Cullen-directed untitled comedy for Voltage Pictures that just got underway in Venice Beach. They round out a cast that includes Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch and Famke Janssen. Willis plays an L.A.-based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of…...
- 6/30/2015
- Deadline
If Neo can do it with "John Wick," why not John McClane?
Bruce Willis is set to star as a Los Angeles private investigator in Mark and Robb Cullen's untitled action-comedy at Voltage Pictures.
Willis plays a contemporary version of a hard-boiled detective. His professional and personal worlds collide when his dog Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang.
He soon faces off against ruthless gang leaders, angry Samoan brothers, a loan shark and his goons and other shady characters in his effort to get Buddy back.
Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen, Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman and Laura Ford will produce. Filming begins June 29th in Venice, California.
Source: Variety...
Bruce Willis is set to star as a Los Angeles private investigator in Mark and Robb Cullen's untitled action-comedy at Voltage Pictures.
Willis plays a contemporary version of a hard-boiled detective. His professional and personal worlds collide when his dog Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang.
He soon faces off against ruthless gang leaders, angry Samoan brothers, a loan shark and his goons and other shady characters in his effort to get Buddy back.
Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen, Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman and Laura Ford will produce. Filming begins June 29th in Venice, California.
Source: Variety...
- 5/17/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Voltage Pictures will finance and produce an untitled Bruce Willis action comedy and is in the midst of talks with Cannes buyers.
Willis plays a Venice Beach private investigator who goes up against gang leaders, Samoan brothers and a loan shark after his dog is stolen.
Production is scheduled to commence on June 29 in Venice, California. Mark and Robb Cullen will direct and produce alongside Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman and Laura Ford.
Voltage, CAA and Wme represent Us rights to the film.
“Once I sat in a room with Mark and Robb and heard their vision, I was convinced they would deliver a killer fun fast-paced, cool, action comedy,” said Chartier. “This is the perfect film for Bruce, going back to his great roles in The Whole 9 Yards and Pulp Fiction.”
Chartier brokered the deal on behalf of Voltage with CAA and Julian Zajfren of Ziffren Law on behalf of Willis and Mark Ankner of Wme...
Willis plays a Venice Beach private investigator who goes up against gang leaders, Samoan brothers and a loan shark after his dog is stolen.
Production is scheduled to commence on June 29 in Venice, California. Mark and Robb Cullen will direct and produce alongside Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman and Laura Ford.
Voltage, CAA and Wme represent Us rights to the film.
“Once I sat in a room with Mark and Robb and heard their vision, I was convinced they would deliver a killer fun fast-paced, cool, action comedy,” said Chartier. “This is the perfect film for Bruce, going back to his great roles in The Whole 9 Yards and Pulp Fiction.”
Chartier brokered the deal on behalf of Voltage with CAA and Julian Zajfren of Ziffren Law on behalf of Willis and Mark Ankner of Wme...
- 5/16/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Bruce Willis is joining another untitled project.
The Hollywood star will reunite with his Cop Out writers Mark and Robb Cullen for an untitled comedy, reports Deadline. The Cullen brothers will helm and produce the movie.
When his pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang, the Los Angeles private investigator finds himself doing the gang's biddings while being chased by Samoan brothers and other characters as he sets out to bring back his beloved pet.
In Cop Out, Willis and Tracy Morgan play NYPD veteran cops Jimmy and Paul, who track down Paul's stolen memorabilia baseball card.
Just last week, it was announced that Willis is joining Woody Allen's untitled 2016 project alongside Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg.
Back in April, Willis and director John Pogue exited Wake, which was reportedly shut down due to a lack of funds.
Watch a trailer for Cop Out below:...
The Hollywood star will reunite with his Cop Out writers Mark and Robb Cullen for an untitled comedy, reports Deadline. The Cullen brothers will helm and produce the movie.
When his pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang, the Los Angeles private investigator finds himself doing the gang's biddings while being chased by Samoan brothers and other characters as he sets out to bring back his beloved pet.
In Cop Out, Willis and Tracy Morgan play NYPD veteran cops Jimmy and Paul, who track down Paul's stolen memorabilia baseball card.
Just last week, it was announced that Willis is joining Woody Allen's untitled 2016 project alongside Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg.
Back in April, Willis and director John Pogue exited Wake, which was reportedly shut down due to a lack of funds.
Watch a trailer for Cop Out below:...
- 5/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Bruce Willis is re-teaming with Cop Out writers Mark and Robb Cullen for an untitled comedy about a down-but-not-out L.A-based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide when his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of bizarre circumstances find him doing the gang's bidding, while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons and other assorted shady characters. Willis’ private dick goes to…...
- 5/16/2015
- Deadline
Running from the Friday 26th of September to Sunday 28th, the Fingal Film Festival has revealed it's line-up, offering everything from workshops to screening of some of the finest independent films from all over the world. The festival unofficially begins Friday morning with an animation workshop with Rob Cullen from Boulder Media (responsible for Cartoon Networks the Amazing World of Gumball), while the afternoon will play host to a screening of Irish feature documentary One Ocean: No Limits, which follows the journey of one Irish novice rower as he attempts to row across the Atlantic Ocean, from Morocco to Barbados, a part of a crew of six. Later that evening the festival will officially kick off with the premier of Gia Copolla's (daughter of Gian-Carlo and granddaughter of Francis Ford) teenage drama Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, and Val Kilmer, based on Franco's short story collection of the same name.
- 9/10/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Ben Koldyke, coming off ABC’s freshman comedy Back In the Game, has joined NBC’s recently picked-up six-episode comedy series Mr. Robinson in a new co-starring role opposite Craig Robinson. The addition of Koldyke’s character is part of the changes to the single-camera project, which is being reworked by its new creative team, led by executive producers/showrunners Mark Cullen and Rob Cullen. Mr. Robinson stars Robinson as a journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. Koldyke, repped by Gersh Agency and manager Brian Medavoy, plays a gym teacher at the school. Koldyke’s series credits also include HBO’s Big Love and CBS’ How I Met Your Mother. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Manish Dayal, who co-stars in DreamWorks’ upcoming feature The Hundred-Foot Journey, has joined the CW pilot Identity, exec produced by Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci. It centers on Mia...
- 3/13/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Craig Robinson's "Mr. Robinson" has received a series order from NBC, reports Variety. The show follows a musician who takes a job as a middle school music theater and, while teaching the kids blues, rock and roll and more, finds out how to put school rules to the test. Peacock has given the project a six-episode order. Robinson will of course star in the project from 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal TV. Mark Cullen, Rob Cullen, Howard Klein and Mark Schulman are serving as executive producers.
- 1/7/2014
- Upcoming-Movies.com
NBC is back in business with Craig Robinson, a network representative told TheWrap. It has given a six-episode series order to “Mr. Robinson.” “The Office” alum will star as a journeyman musician who lands a job teaching music at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school’s rules to the test. Also read: NBC Sets ‘Voice’ Season 6 Premiere, Shakira and Usher’s Return Mark Cullen, Rob Cullen, Howard Klein and Mark Schulman will executive produce the show for Universal TV and 3 Arts Entertainment. “The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels was originally attached.
- 1/6/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
NBC has handed a six-episode series order to Mr. Robinson, a single-camera comedy starring The Office‘s Craig Robinson, TVLine has confirmed.
The project, which has been in development at the Peacock for more than a year, finds the comic-actor playing a journeyman musician who takes a job as a music teacher at a middle school.
Back in the Game EPs Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen will serve as showrunners (the replace former Office boss Greg Daniuels, who is no longer involved).
The project, which has been in development at the Peacock for more than a year, finds the comic-actor playing a journeyman musician who takes a job as a music teacher at a middle school.
Back in the Game EPs Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen will serve as showrunners (the replace former Office boss Greg Daniuels, who is no longer involved).
- 1/6/2014
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
A year after it was ordered to pilot, Craig Robinson‘s NBC comedy project, Mr. Robinson, is going to series with a six-episode order. The single-camera comedy is going on the air with a new behind-the-scenes team as Mark Cullen and Rob Cullen have come on board as executive producers/showrunners. The Office developer/exec producer Greg Daniels, who oversaw the development and executive produced the pilot starring The Office regular, will no longer be involved. (He also ended his relationship with Mr. Robinson producer Universal TV earlier this year.) Also gone is the project’s writer, fellow Office alum Owen Ellickson, and Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green, who helped rewrite the pilot script. All three served as exec producers on the pilot. Mr. Robinson stars Robinson as a journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues,...
- 1/6/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Here’s to you, Craig Robinson, NBC loves you more than you can know.
The Office star’s comedy project just received a six-episode order from the broadcast network. In the new series, Robinson will play a musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. According to NBC, “while teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school’s rules to the test.” So kind of School of Rock-with-Darryl.
Robinson is coming off his big-screen co-starring turn in the hit comedy This Is the End, and...
The Office star’s comedy project just received a six-episode order from the broadcast network. In the new series, Robinson will play a musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. According to NBC, “while teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school’s rules to the test.” So kind of School of Rock-with-Darryl.
Robinson is coming off his big-screen co-starring turn in the hit comedy This Is the End, and...
- 1/6/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
NBC is back in business with Craig Robinson. Nearly a year after ordering comedy Mr. Robinson to pilot, the network has handed out a six-episode series order for the vehicle starring The Office alum, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Mr. Robinson centers on a journeyman musician (Robinson) who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school's rules to the test. Brothers Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen have boarded the project, from Universal Television and 3 Arts, and will
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- 1/6/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC's "Trophy Wife" has developed into the best new comedy of an otherwise dire season on the big networks. So it's a relief to learn that the series, which was created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins and stars Malin Akerman as a party girl turned third wife to a lawyer (Bradley Whitford) with three kids, has been picked up for a full first season. The continued survival of "Trophy Wife" was by no means certain considering its ratings, but ABC has decided to give the show a chance with a season run alongside the better rated but less critically loved freshman series "The Goldbergs." Rebel Wilson's "Super Fun Night" hasn't been given the same treatment yet, but has gotten four more episodes. "Back in the Game," on the other hand, has been canceled, though it's looking like all 13 episodes already ordered will air. Co-creator Robb Cullen ("Lucky," "Cop Out...
- 11/4/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
ABC has decided not to order any more episodes of Back in the Game, their Wednesday night sitcom. The network initially ordered 13 episodes and filming was completed yesterday.
Co-creator Robb Cullen broke the news about the cancellation on Twitter. He wrote, "So, ABC has decided Not 2 move forward w @BackInTheGameTV 2 all of u fangles and friends, I can't begin 2 thank u for all of ur support." He later indicated that the remaining seven unaired installments are expected to be broadcast.
Airing out of The Middle, Back in the Game follows a single mother (Maggie Lawson) and her son (Griffin Gluck) who move in with her gruff father (James Caan). Despite having no experience, the boy desperately wants to play baseball so his mom, a former All Star, gets roped into coaching a new team of misfits. Others in the...
Co-creator Robb Cullen broke the news about the cancellation on Twitter. He wrote, "So, ABC has decided Not 2 move forward w @BackInTheGameTV 2 all of u fangles and friends, I can't begin 2 thank u for all of ur support." He later indicated that the remaining seven unaired installments are expected to be broadcast.
Airing out of The Middle, Back in the Game follows a single mother (Maggie Lawson) and her son (Griffin Gluck) who move in with her gruff father (James Caan). Despite having no experience, the boy desperately wants to play baseball so his mom, a former All Star, gets roped into coaching a new team of misfits. Others in the...
- 11/2/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ABC has picked up full seasons of its two Tuesday freshman comedies, The Goldbergs and Trophy Wife. Additionally, the network has ordered four more episodes of Rebel Wilson's critically panned comedy, Super Fun Night. That one we cannot figure out. We Do love The Goldbergs, where Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey), the family's guilt tripping mom; Murray (Jeff Garlin), her husband who reminds me of my dad; and their three kids: Princess Erica (Hayley Orrantia). Barry (Troy Gentile) and Adam (Sean Giambrone) the baby who records the family’s gaffes and histrionics on his video camera. ABC's fourth first-year comedy, Back in the Game, starring James Caan, is over. Executive producer Robb Cullen tweeted Friday that no more episodes would be produced...
- 11/2/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The extra script orders ABC gave "The Goldbergs" and "Trophy Wife" were a message of good faith, because the network decided to give both comedies full season orders. That means an additional nine episodes will be added in addition to the 13 being produced. Between them and "Marvel's Agents of Shield's" renewal, ABC's new Tuesday lineup is complete.
"The Goldbergs" is averaging 7.5 million viewers total with a 2.7 rating among adults 18-49, and it's continued to hold steady even in the absence of "Shield" on Oct. 29. Meanwhile "Trophy Wife" is averaging 5.7 million viewers total and a 1.9 rating.
Rebel Wilson's comedy "Super Fun Night" did not get a full season order but did get an addition of four new episodes. It has been averaging 7.4 million total viewers and a 2.8 rating.
Unfortunately for "Back in the Game," ABC has decided to stick to its original order of episodes and not add anymore. The...
"The Goldbergs" is averaging 7.5 million viewers total with a 2.7 rating among adults 18-49, and it's continued to hold steady even in the absence of "Shield" on Oct. 29. Meanwhile "Trophy Wife" is averaging 5.7 million viewers total and a 1.9 rating.
Rebel Wilson's comedy "Super Fun Night" did not get a full season order but did get an addition of four new episodes. It has been averaging 7.4 million total viewers and a 2.8 rating.
Unfortunately for "Back in the Game," ABC has decided to stick to its original order of episodes and not add anymore. The...
- 11/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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