Friday, December 5, 2014

Development News - TBS Comedy Starring Jason Jones Casts Two Kids; TruTV Orders 'Those Who Can't' as First Scripted Pilot

Development News - December 5, 2014

TBS' Untitled Jason Jones-Samantha Bee Project and TruTV's Those Who Can't.





TBS' UNTITLED JASON JONES & SAMANTHA BEE PROJECT
  • Ashley Gerasimovich (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and Liam Carroll (The Neighbors) have been cast on the comedy pilot starring Jason Jones & Natalie Zea. Gerasimovich will play Delilah, the rebellious and strong-willed daughter who speaks in an incomprehensible pig Latin language. Carroll will play Jared, the off-beat son who likes to act cool despite being absolutely clueless.
TRUTV's THOSE WHO CAN'T
  • TruTV has order its very first original scripted series to pilot - comedy Those Who Can't created by and starring the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix (Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy). The trio executive produce with Tracey Baird, Krysia Plonka, Michael Rotenberg, Josh Lieberman, Eric Slovin and Rich Korson. Thank You, Brain! Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment will produce. Set in Denver, Those Who Can't follows three dysfunctional high school teachers who are as screwed-up as the kids they teach. When an entitled bully decides to make their lives miserable, they go to ridiculous lengths to exact revenge.