AppleTV+ has today given a series order to the original comedy series Prodigies starring Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) and Ayo Edebiri (The Bear). The first season will produce seven episodes.
The unusual take on a classic romantic comedy will explore the universal complexities of long-term relationships through the lens of a very unique couple. Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe) are two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship. As individual hopes and needs feed into and conflict with their shared lives, the series challenges the fallacy at the heart of romantic storytelling - that the tale is over when the heroes get together. In life, surely, that is just the beginning?
Sharpe created the comedy and will also direct. He will executive produce with Edebiri, Jane Featherstone, Naomi De Pear and Katie Carpenter. Apple Studios and SISTER will produce.