Exclusive: New Girl star Zooey Deschanel is expanding her relationship with the series’ network, Fox, and producing entities, 20th Century Fox TV and Chernin Entertainment. Deschanel is executive producing Must Be Nice, a comedy written by New Girl consulting producer J.J. Philbin, which has sold to Fox with a script commitment. 20th TV and studio-based Chernin Entertainment are producing along with Deschanel’s Hello Giggles. Must Be Nice explores the generation gap between two women who are only 7 years apart when a single, chaotic, 27 year-old moves in with her more responsible, 34-year-old, married sister. Philbin and Deschanel will executive produce with Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope and Deschanel’s Hello Giggles partners Sophia Rossi and Molly McAleer (2 Broke Girls). Deschanel, Rossi and McAleer last year launched female-centric Web site Hello Giggles, and are now expanding their brand to television. This marks the second comedy project for Philbin this season. She also is executive producing High Life,...
- 9/22/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Will Reiser has sold a comedy pilot to NBC. The 50/50 writer-producer has teamed up with his sister Robin Reiser for the project, currently titled The High Life. The sitcom centres on a troubled young woman who has recently got sober after struggling with motherhood, marriage and work. New Girl's Jj Philbin and Jake Kasdan have joined the comedy as executive producers, along with Will Reiser's manager Willie Mercer. Will's critically-acclaimed cancer-themed (more)...
- 8/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
NBC has given a put pilot commitment to The High Life, a single-camera comedy from the brother-and-sister writing duo Will Reiser (50/50) and comedian Robin Reiser. The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, is about the trials and tribulations of a misguided young woman, who’s newly sober and trying to navigate motherhood, work and marriage – all of which makes her want to drink. The Reisers are executive producing with Jj Philbin, Jake Kasdan and Thruline’s Willie Mercer, with Melvin Mar producing. Most of the auspices on the project have strong Hollywood lineage. Will and Robin Reiser are cousins to comedian Paul Reiser, Philbin is the daughter of Regis Philbin, while Kasdan’s father is writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. This is the second comedy project at NBC this development season that is being written by siblings. Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers and his younger brother, Josh Meyers (Mad TV), are...
- 8/22/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Office is on its way out, but NBC is not wasting any time looking for fresh meat.
50/50 writer Will Reiser and sister Robin Reiser have sold a half-hour comedy pilot to NBC, titled The High Life. The show centers on a newly sober mother and wife who must deal with life’s many stresses — without drinking. The pair will serve as writers and executive producers.
Emmy-nominated director Jake Kasdan and writer Jj Philbin, both of whom work on Fox’s New Girl, will also executive produce along with Willie Mercer (Ep on The Burn with Jeff Ross).
50/50, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan,...
50/50 writer Will Reiser and sister Robin Reiser have sold a half-hour comedy pilot to NBC, titled The High Life. The show centers on a newly sober mother and wife who must deal with life’s many stresses — without drinking. The pair will serve as writers and executive producers.
Emmy-nominated director Jake Kasdan and writer Jj Philbin, both of whom work on Fox’s New Girl, will also executive produce along with Willie Mercer (Ep on The Burn with Jeff Ross).
50/50, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan,...
- 8/22/2012
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Will and Robin Reiser are taking their brand of comedy to NBC. The brother and sister team has nabbed a put-pilot commitment for their half-hour project entitled The High Life. The comedic effort will focus on the trials and tribulations of a misguided young woman who is newly sober and trying to navigate motherhood, work and marriage -- all of which make her want to drink. Joining the Reisers, who co-created the 20th Century Fox TV project and will co-write and executive produce, are New Girl’s J.J. Philbin and Jake Kasdan as well as Thruline Entertainment partner
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- 8/22/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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