“The Goldbergs” is coming to an end after 10 seasons on ABC, according to reports. The ’80s-set half-hour comedy was based on creator Adam F. Goldberg’s childhood experiences.
With over 200 episodes and a decade-long run, the Sony Pictures Television series — which follows the title family in a Pennsylvania town — has earned the distinction of being the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air. The season finale, set to air May 3, will now serve as a series ender.
The logline for Season 10 is as follows: “With everyone living back under the same roof and Beverly adjusting to her new role as Grandsmotherer, the Goldbergs pandemonium is crazier than ever. As this latest chapter of life continues to unfold, the Goldbergs remind us that there is no bond greater than family, and there is nothing they can’t handle with each other’s support.”
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With over 200 episodes and a decade-long run, the Sony Pictures Television series — which follows the title family in a Pennsylvania town — has earned the distinction of being the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air. The season finale, set to air May 3, will now serve as a series ender.
The logline for Season 10 is as follows: “With everyone living back under the same roof and Beverly adjusting to her new role as Grandsmotherer, the Goldbergs pandemonium is crazier than ever. As this latest chapter of life continues to unfold, the Goldbergs remind us that there is no bond greater than family, and there is nothing they can’t handle with each other’s support.”
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- 2/23/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
“The Goldbergs” is ending after 10 seasons at ABC, Variety has confirmed with sources. The Season 10 finale set to air on May 3 will serve as the single-camera comedy’s series finale.
The move to end the series is not altogether surprising, even though it has been a cornerstone of the ABC comedy slate throughout its run with solid ratings returns. “The Goldbergs” is currently the longest-running live-action network comedy on the air, but has faced difficulties in the past few years. George Segal, who starred as Albert “Pops” Solomon on the show, passed away in early 2021. Later that same year, series star Jeff Garlin exited the show following an Hr misconduct investigation.
Ending the show also comes at a difficult time for the broadcast TV business, with the major networks having ordered just a handful of comedy pilots at this point in the traditional pilot season as overall pilot order volume continue to plummet.
The move to end the series is not altogether surprising, even though it has been a cornerstone of the ABC comedy slate throughout its run with solid ratings returns. “The Goldbergs” is currently the longest-running live-action network comedy on the air, but has faced difficulties in the past few years. George Segal, who starred as Albert “Pops” Solomon on the show, passed away in early 2021. Later that same year, series star Jeff Garlin exited the show following an Hr misconduct investigation.
Ending the show also comes at a difficult time for the broadcast TV business, with the major networks having ordered just a handful of comedy pilots at this point in the traditional pilot season as overall pilot order volume continue to plummet.
- 2/23/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive (Updated With Confirmation & Details): The Goldbergs’ journey through the 1980s is over. The family comedy’s current tenth season will be its last, with the May 3 season finale serving as a series finale. (Watch a promo for The Goldbergs‘ final episodes above.)
This does not come as a surprise. For shows of that age, renewals are not straightforward because of rising costs and declining ratings, and there had been questions over the past couple of years on how long The Goldbergs can go. The half-hour, from creator Adam F. Goldberg and Sony Pictures TV, is the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air and, given the way the broadcast business is going, there likely won’t be many others coming behind it that would be able join the exclusive club of live-action broadcast comedies with double-digit season, 200+ episode runs.
A year ago, ABC signed new deals...
This does not come as a surprise. For shows of that age, renewals are not straightforward because of rising costs and declining ratings, and there had been questions over the past couple of years on how long The Goldbergs can go. The half-hour, from creator Adam F. Goldberg and Sony Pictures TV, is the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air and, given the way the broadcast business is going, there likely won’t be many others coming behind it that would be able join the exclusive club of live-action broadcast comedies with double-digit season, 200+ episode runs.
A year ago, ABC signed new deals...
- 2/23/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Hart is once again taking some inspiration from his own life for his latest series, “True to Size.”
The comedian is developing the half-hour comedy for Peacock with Dan Levy, who will write and showrun. Here’s the premise for the series:
Before Kevin Hart was the biggest comedian in the world, before his movies grossed over a billion dollars, and before he was a mogul, he was a lost 20-year-old in Philly working at a sneaker shop in a 90s mall — a job he didn’t really want and only took to make his mom happy and keep him out of trouble. However this job would eventually change his life forever when the store manager convinces him to try stand up at an open mic.
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The comedian is developing the half-hour comedy for Peacock with Dan Levy, who will write and showrun. Here’s the premise for the series:
Before Kevin Hart was the biggest comedian in the world, before his movies grossed over a billion dollars, and before he was a mogul, he was a lost 20-year-old in Philly working at a sneaker shop in a 90s mall — a job he didn’t really want and only took to make his mom happy and keep him out of trouble. However this job would eventually change his life forever when the store manager convinces him to try stand up at an open mic.
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- 6/3/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
“The Goldbergs” has been renewed for Season 10 at ABC.
However, questions still remain about how the single-camera comedy series will handle Jeff Garlin’s character, Murray Goldberg, going into the new season.
Garlin exited “The Goldbergs” in December following an investigation into the comedian’s onset behavior after he was accused of misconduct. Variety exclusively reported that Garlin would still be a part of Season 9 through the use of off-camera dialogue pulled from earlier episodes and unused takes, as well as previously shot images of Garlin.
According to an individual with knowledge of the production, official plans for Garlin’s character are forthcoming, but it is likely that he will be written off the show.
“The Goldbergs” remains one of ABC’s more popular shows even this late in its run. Season to date, the show is averaging a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 and just over 4 million viewers per episode in the Nielsen Live+7 ratings.
However, questions still remain about how the single-camera comedy series will handle Jeff Garlin’s character, Murray Goldberg, going into the new season.
Garlin exited “The Goldbergs” in December following an investigation into the comedian’s onset behavior after he was accused of misconduct. Variety exclusively reported that Garlin would still be a part of Season 9 through the use of off-camera dialogue pulled from earlier episodes and unused takes, as well as previously shot images of Garlin.
According to an individual with knowledge of the production, official plans for Garlin’s character are forthcoming, but it is likely that he will be written off the show.
“The Goldbergs” remains one of ABC’s more popular shows even this late in its run. Season to date, the show is averaging a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 and just over 4 million viewers per episode in the Nielsen Live+7 ratings.
- 4/19/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Goldbergs, which recently hit the 200-episode mark, will keep going as ABC has renewed the family comedy for a 10th season.
With the pickup, the series from creator Adam F. Goldberg and Sony Pictures TV joins an exclusive club of live-action broadcast comedies that have gone to double-digit runs. It is the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air.
The Goldbergs renewal comes as little surprise given that ABC in March inked a new deal with star/EP Wendi McLendon-Covey to continue on the series, as Deadline exclusively reported. Fellow original cast members Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile and Hayley Orrantia also have closed deals to return, Deadline has learned. They will continue to star alongside Sam Lerner, who was upped to series regular in Season 5.
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With the pickup, the series from creator Adam F. Goldberg and Sony Pictures TV joins an exclusive club of live-action broadcast comedies that have gone to double-digit runs. It is the longest-running live-action network comedy series currently on the air.
The Goldbergs renewal comes as little surprise given that ABC in March inked a new deal with star/EP Wendi McLendon-Covey to continue on the series, as Deadline exclusively reported. Fellow original cast members Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile and Hayley Orrantia also have closed deals to return, Deadline has learned. They will continue to star alongside Sam Lerner, who was upped to series regular in Season 5.
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- 4/19/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva and Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Goldbergs” will be back for a 10th season, ABC announced on Tuesday.
The show will continue to focus on the Goldberg clan, led by mom Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey).
The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg, whose on-air stand-in is played by Sean Giambrone.
A premiere date for the 10th season has not yet been announced yet.
In this Wednesday’s episode, Beverly decides to join Adam and Brea (Sadie Stanley) on their much-anticipated beachside vacation in Miami to take of care of Pops’ (George Segal) possessions at his Florida condominium. Meanwhile, Barry (Troy Gentile)’s celebratory joy after acing the McAt is short-lived after Erica (Hayley Orrantia) becomes the local hero when she saves a man from choking at the mall food court, per ABC.
Segal, who played Sean’s beloved grandfather, died on March 23, 2021, and his character received an emotional farewell on the sitcom.
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The show will continue to focus on the Goldberg clan, led by mom Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey).
The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg, whose on-air stand-in is played by Sean Giambrone.
A premiere date for the 10th season has not yet been announced yet.
In this Wednesday’s episode, Beverly decides to join Adam and Brea (Sadie Stanley) on their much-anticipated beachside vacation in Miami to take of care of Pops’ (George Segal) possessions at his Florida condominium. Meanwhile, Barry (Troy Gentile)’s celebratory joy after acing the McAt is short-lived after Erica (Hayley Orrantia) becomes the local hero when she saves a man from choking at the mall food court, per ABC.
Segal, who played Sean’s beloved grandfather, died on March 23, 2021, and his character received an emotional farewell on the sitcom.
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- 4/19/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
ABC today announced premiere dates for its Wednesday primetime comedy block.
Hooray, right?
Some original scripted shows will be on the network this October.
The Goldbergs, The Conners, and black-ish are set to make their returns October 21, while American Housewife will join the comedy lineup on Oct. 28.
Dates for network scripted dramas, including Grey's Anatomy and The Good Doctor, will be announced soon. Dates for unscripted series were previously announced.
"We couldn’t be more excited to spread some much-needed joy with our Wednesday night comedy lineup,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment.
“While we had to be incredibly flexible this year, we are so lucky that we’re able to continue our long tradition of making Wednesday night comedy a strong staple of our fall broadcast schedule.”
Most recently, ABC claimed 3 of the Top 4 comedies last season in Adults 18-49, Modern Family (1.6/8) – No. 1 (tie), The Conners (1.5/8) – No. 3 and The Goldbergs (1.3/6) – No.
Hooray, right?
Some original scripted shows will be on the network this October.
The Goldbergs, The Conners, and black-ish are set to make their returns October 21, while American Housewife will join the comedy lineup on Oct. 28.
Dates for network scripted dramas, including Grey's Anatomy and The Good Doctor, will be announced soon. Dates for unscripted series were previously announced.
"We couldn’t be more excited to spread some much-needed joy with our Wednesday night comedy lineup,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment.
“While we had to be incredibly flexible this year, we are so lucky that we’re able to continue our long tradition of making Wednesday night comedy a strong staple of our fall broadcast schedule.”
Most recently, ABC claimed 3 of the Top 4 comedies last season in Adults 18-49, Modern Family (1.6/8) – No. 1 (tie), The Conners (1.5/8) – No. 3 and The Goldbergs (1.3/6) – No.
- 9/10/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
ABC has set fall premiere dates for its Wednesday night comedy block. The Goldbergs, The Conners and Black-ish will all premiere October 21 and American Housewife will join the lineup on October 28.
The Goldbergs will premiere its eighth season at 8 p.m. October 21 with back-to-back episodes, followed by the Season 3 premiere of The Conners at 9 p.m. and the Season 7 premiere of Black-ish at 9:30 p.m. American Housewife will premiere its fifth season at 8:30 p.m. the next week.
As previously announced, Black-ish will air an election-themed, partially animated special directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry on Sunday, October 4 ahead of its season premiere.
The Goldbergs, The Conners and Black-ish have all resumed production amid the pandemic with strict Covid-19 protocols. American Housewife is slated to start production September 21.
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The Goldbergs will premiere its eighth season at 8 p.m. October 21 with back-to-back episodes, followed by the Season 3 premiere of The Conners at 9 p.m. and the Season 7 premiere of Black-ish at 9:30 p.m. American Housewife will premiere its fifth season at 8:30 p.m. the next week.
As previously announced, Black-ish will air an election-themed, partially animated special directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry on Sunday, October 4 ahead of its season premiere.
The Goldbergs, The Conners and Black-ish have all resumed production amid the pandemic with strict Covid-19 protocols. American Housewife is slated to start production September 21.
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- 9/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The new ABC legal drama series For Life, from Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan, will have a companion podcast series, set for premiere February 11, the same day as its linear premiere.
Produced in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and ABC, For Life: The Podcast is a six-part audio series sharing true, first-person stories of people who were wrongfully convicted, yet triumphed over unthinkable odds to eventually be exonerated.
A new episode will be available each week on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Podcast Addict, Himalaya, Luminary, Radio Public, Player FM, Overcast, and dozens more.
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Produced in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and ABC, For Life: The Podcast is a six-part audio series sharing true, first-person stories of people who were wrongfully convicted, yet triumphed over unthinkable odds to eventually be exonerated.
A new episode will be available each week on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Podcast Addict, Himalaya, Luminary, Radio Public, Player FM, Overcast, and dozens more.
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- 2/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
With a familiar premise and old-fashioned aesthetic, “Indebted” isn’t trying to break new ground in the comedy world. It’s not NBC’s next “Good Place,” pushing creative storytelling to heavenly heights, or even another savvy, single-cam workplace sitcom like “Superstore.” No, this family’s dysfunctional hijinks earn canned audience laughter for easy cracks about invasive in-laws misusing Facebook and dumb kids who think picking a banana is the same as building a robot. “Indebted” quickly accepts its place among the oh-so-typical multi-cam ranks, but it never embraces those roots. While the cast is solid and some wrinkles could be ironed out with time, too much of “Indebted” feels like it’s barely trying to be an average sitcom, let alone a great one.
Disinterest lingers over a very conventional pilot, creating an odd mixture of over-polished structure and under-executed delivery. Dave and Rebecca (former “SNL” star Abby Elliott...
Disinterest lingers over a very conventional pilot, creating an odd mixture of over-polished structure and under-executed delivery. Dave and Rebecca (former “SNL” star Abby Elliott...
- 2/6/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Van Jones gave the crowd an assignment at the end of Wednesday night’s premiere of the ABC drama series “For Life” at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.
“This show cannot fail,” Jones, the activist and CNN host and commentator, said after moderating panel with stars and producers of the show that revolves around the theme of criminal justice reform, Jones’ signature issue.
He exhorted the audience to use their “walking, talking superpower” of social media platforms to build word-of-mouth for the Feb. 11 premiere of the series from “Power” executive producer Curtis Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and creator/showrunner Hank Steinberg. Jackson, aka rap mogul 50 Cent, reinforced Jones’ statement: “It absolutely cannot fail,” he deadpanned.
“For Life” was inspired by the jaw-dropping story of Isaac Wright Jr, who was framed for selling drugs in 1991 and given a life sentence under New Jersey’s then-new “drug kingpin” law. In prison...
“This show cannot fail,” Jones, the activist and CNN host and commentator, said after moderating panel with stars and producers of the show that revolves around the theme of criminal justice reform, Jones’ signature issue.
He exhorted the audience to use their “walking, talking superpower” of social media platforms to build word-of-mouth for the Feb. 11 premiere of the series from “Power” executive producer Curtis Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and creator/showrunner Hank Steinberg. Jackson, aka rap mogul 50 Cent, reinforced Jones’ statement: “It absolutely cannot fail,” he deadpanned.
“For Life” was inspired by the jaw-dropping story of Isaac Wright Jr, who was framed for selling drugs in 1991 and given a life sentence under New Jersey’s then-new “drug kingpin” law. In prison...
- 2/6/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Goldbergs and Schooled executive producer Doug Robinson has re-upped his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television for five more years. Already the longest-tenured producer at the independent TV studio, where he has been for 17.5 years — all in the same office on the Sony lot in Culver City — Robinson and his Drp production company will remain there through 2024.
Under the big new pact, Robinson is working on a development slate, which includes a comedy project with newly minted Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator, and book acquisitions as he is plotting expansion into limited series and streaming next.
The extension follows a strong May 2019 broadcast upfronts for Robinson who went 4-for-4, with both of his pilots, ABC legal drama For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and NBC comedy Indebted, starring Fran Drescher, getting picked up to series, and both of his existing series, ABC comedy The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled, renewed.
Under the big new pact, Robinson is working on a development slate, which includes a comedy project with newly minted Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator, and book acquisitions as he is plotting expansion into limited series and streaming next.
The extension follows a strong May 2019 broadcast upfronts for Robinson who went 4-for-4, with both of his pilots, ABC legal drama For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and NBC comedy Indebted, starring Fran Drescher, getting picked up to series, and both of his existing series, ABC comedy The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled, renewed.
- 2/3/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Mather Zickel (Masters of Sex) has booked a recurring role opposite Kevin James on Netflix comedy The Crew, starring and executive produced by The King of Queens alum. Written by Jeff Lowell, The Crew is set in a Nascar garage and stars James as the crew chief. When the owner steps down and passes the team off to his daughter, James finds himself at odds with the tech-reliant millennials she starts bringing in to modernize the team. Zickel will play Beth’s (Sarah Stiles) boyfriend Frank. Zickel is known for his work on series such as Masters of Sex, House of Lies and most recently I Love You America with Sarah Silverman. He is repped by The Rosenzweig Group, Abrams Artists Agency and attorney Lev Ginsburg.
Chance Kelly (Generation Kill) is set to recur on ABC’s legal drama series For Life, from Hank Steinberg,...
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- 1/30/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, ABC has given a script commitment with penalty to This Is Not A Drill, a comedy from Tad Quill (A Moody Christmas), Doug Robinson (The Goldbergs) and Sony Pictures TV where Robinson and his Drp are based.
Written by Quill, This Is Not A Drill is about a group of friends in Hawaii, who, when they think they’re about to die in a missile attack, blow up their lives for the better.
Quill executive produces with Robinson via his Drp. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
In January 2018, a missile attack alert was erroneously issued in Hawaii via the Emergency Alert System, which created panic for more than 30 min until a message about the mistake was sent out. The alert, which claimed that there was an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii and advised residents to seek shelter, ended with, “This is not a...
Written by Quill, This Is Not A Drill is about a group of friends in Hawaii, who, when they think they’re about to die in a missile attack, blow up their lives for the better.
Quill executive produces with Robinson via his Drp. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
In January 2018, a missile attack alert was erroneously issued in Hawaii via the Emergency Alert System, which created panic for more than 30 min until a message about the mistake was sent out. The alert, which claimed that there was an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii and advised residents to seek shelter, ended with, “This is not a...
- 10/2/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Timothy Busfield is set as a series regular opposite Nicholas Pinnock in ABC’s midseason legal drama series For Life, from Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios.
Written by Steinberg, For Life is a fictional serialized legal and family drama, inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr, about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.
Busfield will play Roswell, a legal...
Written by Steinberg, For Life is a fictional serialized legal and family drama, inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr, about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.
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- 9/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s “The Goldbergs” is getting a new showrunner.
Series creator Adam F. Goldberg is stepping down as showrunner ahead of the comedy’s upcoming seventh season, TheWrap has confirmed. He will be replaced by executive producers Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow.
The shift comes just months after Goldberg decamped from his deal at “Goldbergs” studio Sony Pictures Television for an overall deal at ABC Studios. Bishop and Barnow, who have both been with the comedy since its debut, have individual deals with Sony that keep them at the studio through 2021.
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Earlier this month, “The Goldbergs” spinoff series “Schooled” also saw a showrunner change, with “The Kids Are Alright” creator Tim Doyle taking over for series co-creator Marc Firek, who exited the comedy to focus on other projects.
Goldberg remains on with...
Series creator Adam F. Goldberg is stepping down as showrunner ahead of the comedy’s upcoming seventh season, TheWrap has confirmed. He will be replaced by executive producers Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow.
The shift comes just months after Goldberg decamped from his deal at “Goldbergs” studio Sony Pictures Television for an overall deal at ABC Studios. Bishop and Barnow, who have both been with the comedy since its debut, have individual deals with Sony that keep them at the studio through 2021.
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Earlier this month, “The Goldbergs” spinoff series “Schooled” also saw a showrunner change, with “The Kids Are Alright” creator Tim Doyle taking over for series co-creator Marc Firek, who exited the comedy to focus on other projects.
Goldberg remains on with...
- 8/26/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
After six years at the helm, The Goldbergs creator/executive producer Adam F. Goldberg is stepping down as showrunner of the ABC comedy series, which is heading into Season 7.
The Goldbergs veterans Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow, who have been with the series since its premiere, have been named showrunners of the series produced by Sony Pictures TV, where both are under deals.
Goldberg will remain involved in the series and will continue as an executive producer. His relinquishing day-to-day showrunner responsibilities on The Goldbergs, which films on the Sony lot, comes on the heels of Goldberg leaving Sony Pictures TV for a big overall deal at ABC Studios. He is expected to focus on development for the Disney TV Studios unit.
Meanwhile, both Bishop and Barnow have separate multi-year overall deals with Sony Pictures TV that take them into 2021.
In addition to The Goldbergs, spinoff series Schooled also is undergoing a showrunner change.
The Goldbergs veterans Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow, who have been with the series since its premiere, have been named showrunners of the series produced by Sony Pictures TV, where both are under deals.
Goldberg will remain involved in the series and will continue as an executive producer. His relinquishing day-to-day showrunner responsibilities on The Goldbergs, which films on the Sony lot, comes on the heels of Goldberg leaving Sony Pictures TV for a big overall deal at ABC Studios. He is expected to focus on development for the Disney TV Studios unit.
Meanwhile, both Bishop and Barnow have separate multi-year overall deals with Sony Pictures TV that take them into 2021.
In addition to The Goldbergs, spinoff series Schooled also is undergoing a showrunner change.
- 8/26/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Goldbergs” has found its two new showrunners for season 7.
Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow, who have worked on the series since it premiered back in 2013, have been tapped to head the series as it moves forward. They are replacing creator Adam F. Goldberg who exited Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series, for a four-year deal at ABC Studios back in May.
Both Bishop and Barnow have separate multi-year overall deals with Sptv that take them into 2021. Sources say that Goldberg will remain involved in the series and will continue as an executive producer
“The Goldbergs,” is an autobiographical family single-cam based on Goldberg’s family and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, Sam Lerner, George Segal and Jeff Garlin, with Patton Oswalt narrating.
Adam F. Goldberg, Doug Robinson, Alex Barnow, Chris Bishop and Annette Davis are executive producers. “The Goldbergs” is produced by Happy Madison,...
Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow, who have worked on the series since it premiered back in 2013, have been tapped to head the series as it moves forward. They are replacing creator Adam F. Goldberg who exited Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series, for a four-year deal at ABC Studios back in May.
Both Bishop and Barnow have separate multi-year overall deals with Sptv that take them into 2021. Sources say that Goldberg will remain involved in the series and will continue as an executive producer
“The Goldbergs,” is an autobiographical family single-cam based on Goldberg’s family and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, Sam Lerner, George Segal and Jeff Garlin, with Patton Oswalt narrating.
Adam F. Goldberg, Doug Robinson, Alex Barnow, Chris Bishop and Annette Davis are executive producers. “The Goldbergs” is produced by Happy Madison,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
“The Kids Are Alright” creator Tim Doyle will take over as showrunner on ABC’s “The Goldbergs” spinoff “Schooled,” TheWrap has confirmed.
Doyle, whose previous ABC series was canceled after one season back in May, will take over the Sony Pictures Television-ABC Studios co-production for its second season this fall. He steps in for series co-creator Marc Firek, who is exiting the comedy to focus on other projects.
“Schooled” is set to return for its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 25 following the Season 7 return of “The Goldbergs.”
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Set in the 1990s, the comedy centers on the faculty of the fictional William Penn Academy that was attended by the kids from the “The Goldbergs” and where now Aj Michalka’s Lainey now teaches.
Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Brett Dier also star.
Doyle, whose previous ABC series was canceled after one season back in May, will take over the Sony Pictures Television-ABC Studios co-production for its second season this fall. He steps in for series co-creator Marc Firek, who is exiting the comedy to focus on other projects.
“Schooled” is set to return for its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 25 following the Season 7 return of “The Goldbergs.”
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Set in the 1990s, the comedy centers on the faculty of the fictional William Penn Academy that was attended by the kids from the “The Goldbergs” and where now Aj Michalka’s Lainey now teaches.
Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Brett Dier also star.
- 8/16/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Tim Doyle is taking over as showrunner and executive producer on the upcoming second season of “Schooled” at ABC, Variety has confirmed.
Doyle takes over from Season 1 showrunner and series co-creator Marc Firek, who has exited the series to focus on development. The news comes just months after Doyle’s 1970s-set comedy series, “The Kids Are Alright,” was canceled by ABC after one season. That show was inspired by Doyle’s own childhood, with Doyle also serving as the narrator on the series. Doyle is currently under an overall deal at ABC Studios. He previously served as showrunner on the multi-cam comedy “Last Man Standing” while it was at ABC, and also worked on ABC comedies like “Dr. Ken” and “Speechless.”
A spinoff of Adam F. Goldberg’s autobiographical comedy “The Goldbergs,” “Schooled” centers on Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), who ends up taking a teaching job at her old high school,...
Doyle takes over from Season 1 showrunner and series co-creator Marc Firek, who has exited the series to focus on development. The news comes just months after Doyle’s 1970s-set comedy series, “The Kids Are Alright,” was canceled by ABC after one season. That show was inspired by Doyle’s own childhood, with Doyle also serving as the narrator on the series. Doyle is currently under an overall deal at ABC Studios. He previously served as showrunner on the multi-cam comedy “Last Man Standing” while it was at ABC, and also worked on ABC comedies like “Dr. Ken” and “Speechless.”
A spinoff of Adam F. Goldberg’s autobiographical comedy “The Goldbergs,” “Schooled” centers on Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), who ends up taking a teaching job at her old high school,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kali Hawk (New Girl) has been added to the cast of ABC’s Schooled as a new series regular for The Goldbergs spinoff’s upcoming second season.
Set in 1990-something, Schooled follows the faculty of William Penn Academy, led by new music teacher and Wp graduate Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), Principal Glascott (Tim Meadows), Coach Mellor (Bryan Callen) and young, enthusiastic super-teacher Charlie Brown, or Cb for short (Brett Dier). Despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, these teachers are heroes to their students.
Hawk will play Wilma, a prized, passionate, brilliant, and hard-working science teacher who was poached from an elite school to teach at William Penn. When it comes to all things science, she’s easily excitable and knowledgeable to an impressive degree. She has high standards and always expects the absolute best from her students.
Schooled was created by Adam F. Goldberg & Marc Firek who executive...
Set in 1990-something, Schooled follows the faculty of William Penn Academy, led by new music teacher and Wp graduate Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), Principal Glascott (Tim Meadows), Coach Mellor (Bryan Callen) and young, enthusiastic super-teacher Charlie Brown, or Cb for short (Brett Dier). Despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, these teachers are heroes to their students.
Hawk will play Wilma, a prized, passionate, brilliant, and hard-working science teacher who was poached from an elite school to teach at William Penn. When it comes to all things science, she’s easily excitable and knowledgeable to an impressive degree. She has high standards and always expects the absolute best from her students.
Schooled was created by Adam F. Goldberg & Marc Firek who executive...
- 8/3/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Picture It Productions has set a first-look deal with CBS Television Studios. The two-year pact comes as Picture It previously developed projects with CBS TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Productions including a Josh Reims military medical drama last fall.
Atlanta-based Picture It Prods. is topped by its three founders, Head of Development and actor-writer-producer Lance Krall, director-producer and Head of Production Peter Siaggas and Head of Legal and Business Affairs Peter Stathopoulos.
The company has several projects in development including Party Girls, a project with Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy and Platform One that earlier this year landed a script-to-series deal at Freeform. The half-hour, single-camera coming-of-age dramedy is inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party.
Additional shows...
Atlanta-based Picture It Prods. is topped by its three founders, Head of Development and actor-writer-producer Lance Krall, director-producer and Head of Production Peter Siaggas and Head of Legal and Business Affairs Peter Stathopoulos.
The company has several projects in development including Party Girls, a project with Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy and Platform One that earlier this year landed a script-to-series deal at Freeform. The half-hour, single-camera coming-of-age dramedy is inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party.
Additional shows...
- 5/30/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
As we close the book on the 2019 broadcast pilot season, largely overshadowed by the WGA-Ata standoff, here is Deadline’s annual honor roll of those who excelled at the 2019 upfronts. The list includes writers/producers/pods who scored at least one new series at the upfronts and have multiple scripted shows.
Berlanti Prods. went 3-for-3 with their pilots, landing series orders for Prodigal Son, starring Michael Sheen and Tom Payne, at Fox and Batwoman, headlined by Ruby Rose, and Katy Keene, starring Lucy Hale, at the CW. The company, which Greg Berlanti runs with President Sarah Schechter, also saw all of its current broadcast series being renewed The company’s tally is a record 18 series (including Red Line). Additionally, Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Prods. controls more than half of the CW...
Berlanti Prods. went 3-for-3 with their pilots, landing series orders for Prodigal Son, starring Michael Sheen and Tom Payne, at Fox and Batwoman, headlined by Ruby Rose, and Katy Keene, starring Lucy Hale, at the CW. The company, which Greg Berlanti runs with President Sarah Schechter, also saw all of its current broadcast series being renewed The company’s tally is a record 18 series (including Red Line). Additionally, Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Prods. controls more than half of the CW...
- 5/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has ordered “Bone Collector'”adaptation “Lincoln,” and Bradley Whitford church choir comedy “Perfect Harmony” to series, the company announced Saturday.
Fran Drescher sitcom “Indebted” also starring Steven Weber and Adam Pally was also picked up.
“Lincoln”
Inspired by the best-selling book “The Bone Collector,” former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a serial killer forces him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who’s got her own gift for profiling finds herself hot on the killer’s trail, Rhyme in turn finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse. As the unlikely detective duo joins forces to crack the city’s most confounding cases, they must also race to take down the enigmatic “Bone Collector” who brought them together.
The cast includes Russell Hornsby, Arielle Kebbel,...
Fran Drescher sitcom “Indebted” also starring Steven Weber and Adam Pally was also picked up.
“Lincoln”
Inspired by the best-selling book “The Bone Collector,” former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a serial killer forces him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who’s got her own gift for profiling finds herself hot on the killer’s trail, Rhyme in turn finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse. As the unlikely detective duo joins forces to crack the city’s most confounding cases, they must also race to take down the enigmatic “Bone Collector” who brought them together.
The cast includes Russell Hornsby, Arielle Kebbel,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
NBC has picked up the drama “Lincoln” and the comedies “Perfect Harmony” and “Indebted” for the 2019-2020 season.
Both “Lincoln” and “Indebted” hail at least in part from Sony Picture Television, with “Lincoln” a co-production between Sony, Universal Television, and Keshet and “Indebted” being solely a Sony production. The news comes after Sony recently scored two new series pick ups at ABC with comedy “United We Fall” and drama “For Life,” while ABC also renewed the Sony-produced “The Goldbergs” and “Schooled.” “United We Fall,” “Schooled,” and “For Life” are co-productions between Sony and ABC Studios.
“Lincoln” is inspired by the best-selling book “The Bone Collector.” It follows former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme, who was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forces him out of the field.
When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who’s...
Both “Lincoln” and “Indebted” hail at least in part from Sony Picture Television, with “Lincoln” a co-production between Sony, Universal Television, and Keshet and “Indebted” being solely a Sony production. The news comes after Sony recently scored two new series pick ups at ABC with comedy “United We Fall” and drama “For Life,” while ABC also renewed the Sony-produced “The Goldbergs” and “Schooled.” “United We Fall,” “Schooled,” and “For Life” are co-productions between Sony and ABC Studios.
“Lincoln” is inspired by the best-selling book “The Bone Collector.” It follows former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme, who was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forces him out of the field.
When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who’s...
- 5/11/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Comedies “The Goldbergs” and its spinoff “Schooled” have been renewed at ABC.
“The Goldbergs” will return for its seventh season while “Schooled” will return for its second.
“The Goldbergs,” Adam F. Goldberg’s autobiograpical family single-cam, stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, Sam Lerner, George Segal and Jeff Garlin, with Patton Oswalt narrating.
The series is executive produced by Goldberg, Doug Robinson, Alex Barnow, Chris Bishop, Lew Schneider, David Guarascio and Andrew Secunda, and is from Happy Madison, Doug Robinson Productions and Adam F. Goldberg Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
“Schooled” centers on Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), who ends up taking a teaching job at her old high school, working alongside her former disciplinarians Principal Glascott (Tim Meadows) and Coach Mellor (Bryan Callen), as well as the young and cool Cb (Brett Dier).
Created by and Marc Firek, who serve as executive producers alongside Robinson,...
“The Goldbergs” will return for its seventh season while “Schooled” will return for its second.
“The Goldbergs,” Adam F. Goldberg’s autobiograpical family single-cam, stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, Sam Lerner, George Segal and Jeff Garlin, with Patton Oswalt narrating.
The series is executive produced by Goldberg, Doug Robinson, Alex Barnow, Chris Bishop, Lew Schneider, David Guarascio and Andrew Secunda, and is from Happy Madison, Doug Robinson Productions and Adam F. Goldberg Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
“Schooled” centers on Lainey Lewis (Aj Michalka), who ends up taking a teaching job at her old high school, working alongside her former disciplinarians Principal Glascott (Tim Meadows) and Coach Mellor (Bryan Callen), as well as the young and cool Cb (Brett Dier).
Created by and Marc Firek, who serve as executive producers alongside Robinson,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC’s Big 80’s comedy series The Goldbergs and its 90’s spinoff Schooled are both coming back for another go-round. The network has renewed The Goldbergs for a seventh season, and Schooled for a sophomore run.
We hear the renewal of The Goldbergs, which was never in doubt, was tied with a Season 2 pickup off spinoff, Schooled, which is rumored to be for 13 episodes. Both series come from Sony Pictures TV.
With the two pickups, indie Sony TV will have 7 series on ABC next season, hit medical drama The Good Doctor, The Goldbergs, Schooled, the newly picked-up drama For Life and comedy United We Fall, as well as reality shows Shark Tank and Pyramid.
Negotiations between ABC and Sony TV for both The Goldbergs and Schooled had been going on for months with typical haggling over business terms between an unaffiliated network and studio.
Launched in 2013 and always teeming with period pop-culture references,...
We hear the renewal of The Goldbergs, which was never in doubt, was tied with a Season 2 pickup off spinoff, Schooled, which is rumored to be for 13 episodes. Both series come from Sony Pictures TV.
With the two pickups, indie Sony TV will have 7 series on ABC next season, hit medical drama The Good Doctor, The Goldbergs, Schooled, the newly picked-up drama For Life and comedy United We Fall, as well as reality shows Shark Tank and Pyramid.
Negotiations between ABC and Sony TV for both The Goldbergs and Schooled had been going on for months with typical haggling over business terms between an unaffiliated network and studio.
Launched in 2013 and always teeming with period pop-culture references,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has picked up “The Goldbergs” and its spinoff “Schooled” for additional seasons, the network said Saturday.
The news comes ahead of ABC’s upfront presentation next week, where it will unveil its full fall schedule to advertisers. The pair of period comedies were among the last of the network’s current shows awaiting renewal or cancellation. Still in limbo is the action-comedy “Whiskey Cavalier.”
“The Goldbergs” will head into its seventh season, while “Schooled,” which aired its freshman finale this week, will head into Season 2. Both were expected to return due to their reliable ratings performance.
Also Read: ABC Orders 50 Cent Prison Drama, Will Sasso Sitcom to Series
“While the network and studio continue to debate contract stuff I don’t understand, I can officially announce that another hour long block of 1980something and 1990something is on the way!!!!!!” series creator Adam F. Goldberg wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.
The news comes ahead of ABC’s upfront presentation next week, where it will unveil its full fall schedule to advertisers. The pair of period comedies were among the last of the network’s current shows awaiting renewal or cancellation. Still in limbo is the action-comedy “Whiskey Cavalier.”
“The Goldbergs” will head into its seventh season, while “Schooled,” which aired its freshman finale this week, will head into Season 2. Both were expected to return due to their reliable ratings performance.
Also Read: ABC Orders 50 Cent Prison Drama, Will Sasso Sitcom to Series
“While the network and studio continue to debate contract stuff I don’t understand, I can officially announce that another hour long block of 1980something and 1990something is on the way!!!!!!” series creator Adam F. Goldberg wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.
- 5/11/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
ABC has picked up two more pilots to series: 50 Cent-drama “For Life” and the Will Sasso-starring sitcom “United We Fall.”
“For Life” is a fictional serialized legal and family drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr. about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, per ABC. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.
From Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson via G-Unit Film & Television, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan of Doug Robinson Productions and Isaac Wright,...
“For Life” is a fictional serialized legal and family drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr. about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, per ABC. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.
From Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson via G-Unit Film & Television, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan of Doug Robinson Productions and Isaac Wright,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
ABC has picked up an additional drama and comedy series for the 2019-2020 season.
The network has ordered hourlong legal drama For Life (fka Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Project) and multi-camera family comedy United We Fall. Both hail from Sony Pictures TV, which will co-produce with ABC Studios.
United We Fall and For Life join comedy mixed-ish and drama Untitled Cobie Smulders (aka Stumptown), both from ABC Studios, to bring ABC’s new series for next season to four so far.
Along with Untitled Cobie Smulders, which was picked up to series on Wednesday, For Life had been a frontrunner among ABC’s drama pilots. It took three extra days for the Hank Steinberg/50 Cent pilot to secure a formal order because of the now almost obligatory pre-pickup push by the broadcast networks to extract better co-production terms from independent studios.
Because of the slew of comedy series ABC renewed for next season,...
The network has ordered hourlong legal drama For Life (fka Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Project) and multi-camera family comedy United We Fall. Both hail from Sony Pictures TV, which will co-produce with ABC Studios.
United We Fall and For Life join comedy mixed-ish and drama Untitled Cobie Smulders (aka Stumptown), both from ABC Studios, to bring ABC’s new series for next season to four so far.
Along with Untitled Cobie Smulders, which was picked up to series on Wednesday, For Life had been a frontrunner among ABC’s drama pilots. It took three extra days for the Hank Steinberg/50 Cent pilot to secure a formal order because of the now almost obligatory pre-pickup push by the broadcast networks to extract better co-production terms from independent studios.
Because of the slew of comedy series ABC renewed for next season,...
- 5/11/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has expanded its series pick ups for the 2019-2020 season with orders for a half-hour comedy, “United We Fall,” and an hour-long drama, “For Life.”
The latter hails from “Without A Trace” creator Hank Steinberg and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and is described as a serialized legal and family drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright, Jr. about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
The show will also seek to examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems. It stars Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Glenn Fleshler, Dorian Missick, Tyla Harris, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Boris McGiver.
Jackson will executive produce the series via his G-Unit Film & Television, Inc banner along with Isaac Wright Jr., Doug Robinson, and Alison Greenspan via Doug Robinson Productions. Steinberg...
The latter hails from “Without A Trace” creator Hank Steinberg and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and is described as a serialized legal and family drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright, Jr. about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
The show will also seek to examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems. It stars Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Glenn Fleshler, Dorian Missick, Tyla Harris, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Boris McGiver.
Jackson will executive produce the series via his G-Unit Film & Television, Inc banner along with Isaac Wright Jr., Doug Robinson, and Alison Greenspan via Doug Robinson Productions. Steinberg...
- 5/11/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Wings alum Steven Weber is returning to the multi-camera comedy genre with a lead role opposite Adam Pally, Abby Elliott and Fran Drescher in Uninsured, NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot from The Goldbergs writer/co-executive producer Dan Levy, executive producer Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures TV.
Additionally, Weber is set to continue to recur on three series: HBO’s Ballers, Epix’s Get Shorty and Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.
Written by Levy and directed by Andy Ackerman, Uninsured revolves around young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliott), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents, Elliot (Weber) and Linda (Drescher) who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Weber will play Elliot, an upbeat salesman who knows too many facts about things you don’t care about. The pilot reunites him with veteran multi-camera helmer Ackerman who was a director-producer on Wings.
Additionally, Weber is set to continue to recur on three series: HBO’s Ballers, Epix’s Get Shorty and Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.
Written by Levy and directed by Andy Ackerman, Uninsured revolves around young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliott), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents, Elliot (Weber) and Linda (Drescher) who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Weber will play Elliot, an upbeat salesman who knows too many facts about things you don’t care about. The pilot reunites him with veteran multi-camera helmer Ackerman who was a director-producer on Wings.
- 3/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Deborah S. Craig (The Blacklist) is set as a series regular opposite Ken Jeong in CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot The Emperor of Malibu, from Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan, former 2 Broke Girls executive producer Michelle Nader and Warner Bros. TV. In addition, veteran multi-camera comedy director Andy Ackerman has been tapped to direct the pilot. In The Emperor of Malibu, written by Kwan and David Sangalli, when Auggie (Tbd), the son of a Chinese billionaire (Jeong), announces his engagement to an American woman, his outrageous family descends upon the couple to win their son back and test drive the American dream. Craig will play Shiatzy. A terrifying force of nature, Auggie’s mom is sophisticated, a little eccentric and strong-willed. Outraged that Auggie chose his fiancée without her, she does her best to keep Kate (also known as “that one”) (Tbd) at a distance. Craig’s credits include recurring roles on The Blacklist,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Indira Varma has been cast in the untitled legal drama pilot at ABC from Hank Steinberg and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Variety has learned.
The project follows Aaron (Nicholas Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
Varma will star as Kate, the warden of the Pennsylvania prison where Aaron is incarcerated. A self-made woman, she is confident, tough, progressive but pragmatic. She’s a hard-charger with aspirations to reform the prison system and advance her own career in the process. She shares two kids with her wife, Anya. Anya’s running for Attorney General and Kate’s championing of Aaron will put them into conflict.
The project follows Aaron (Nicholas Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
Varma will star as Kate, the warden of the Pennsylvania prison where Aaron is incarcerated. A self-made woman, she is confident, tough, progressive but pragmatic. She’s a hard-charger with aspirations to reform the prison system and advance her own career in the process. She shares two kids with her wife, Anya. Anya’s running for Attorney General and Kate’s championing of Aaron will put them into conflict.
- 3/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) has been cast as the female lead opposite Nicholas Pinnock in ABC’s legal/family drama pilot from Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan. Also executive producing is Isaac Wright, Jr., who was once wrongfully convicted as drug kingpin but got his conviction overturned while in prison and became a licensed attorney.
Written by Steinberg and directed by George Tillman Jr., the untitled fictional project is a serialized legal and family drama that centers on Aaron (Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show also will, through the window of his ferocious struggle...
Written by Steinberg and directed by George Tillman Jr., the untitled fictional project is a serialized legal and family drama that centers on Aaron (Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show also will, through the window of his ferocious struggle...
- 3/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicholas Pinnock has been cast in the lead role of the untitled legal drama pilot at ABC from Hank Steinberg and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Pinnock will star as Aaron, a man who had it all–thriving night-club owner, lovely wife and daughter–but he lost it all nine years ago when he was unjustly accused of drug dealing and thrown into prison, winding up with a life sentence when he wouldn’t plea bargain. Having put himself through online law school, passed the bar and gotten a sponsorship from a high profile judge, Aaron is now ready to practice law himself. He wants to focus on inmates like himself who have been unjustly accused and to somehow get his own conviction overturned.
An accomplished stage actor, Pinnock most recently appeared onscreen in the Starz series “Counterpart” opposite Jk Simmons, Olivia Williams, and Harry Lloyd. His other recent TV credits include “Top Boy,...
Pinnock will star as Aaron, a man who had it all–thriving night-club owner, lovely wife and daughter–but he lost it all nine years ago when he was unjustly accused of drug dealing and thrown into prison, winding up with a life sentence when he wouldn’t plea bargain. Having put himself through online law school, passed the bar and gotten a sponsorship from a high profile judge, Aaron is now ready to practice law himself. He wants to focus on inmates like himself who have been unjustly accused and to somehow get his own conviction overturned.
An accomplished stage actor, Pinnock most recently appeared onscreen in the Starz series “Counterpart” opposite Jk Simmons, Olivia Williams, and Harry Lloyd. His other recent TV credits include “Top Boy,...
- 3/7/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nicholas Pinnock (Counterpart) has been cast as the lead in ABC’s legal/family drama pilot from The Last Ship co-creator/executive producer Hank Steinberg, Power executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and The Goldbergs executive producer Doug Robinson. Also executive producing is Isaac Wright, Jr., who was once wrongfully convicted as drug kingpin but got his conviction overturned while in prison and became a licensed attorney.
Written by Steinberg and directed by George Tillman Jr., the untitled project is a serialized legal and family drama that centers on Aaron (Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show also will, through the window...
Written by Steinberg and directed by George Tillman Jr., the untitled project is a serialized legal and family drama that centers on Aaron (Pinnock), a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show also will, through the window...
- 3/7/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Marry Me alum Tymberlee Hill is returning to NBC as a series regular opposite Anna Camp and Bradley Whitford on the network’s newly titled single-camera comedy pilot Perfect Harmony (fka Untitled Bradley Whitford). Starring and executive produced by Whitford, the project hails from Lesley Wake Webster (Speechless), Jason Winer (Single Parents) and his Small Dog Picture Company, and 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Webster and directed by Winer, the comedy is about a rural church choir that gets the director it never thought it needed when a salty Ivy League music professor (Whitford) stumbles through their door. Hill will play Adams Adams, the richest woman in town, and a force of nature who is the undisputed star of the choir, partly because everyone’s afraid of her. Hill, who played Kay on Marry Me, also recurs on the TBS dark comedy Search Party. She is repped by Odenkirk-Provissiero Entertainment,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fran Drescher has joined the NBC multi-camera comedy pilot “Uninsured” in a lead role, Variety has learned exclusively.
She joins previously announced cast members Adam Pally, Abby Elliot, Jessy Hodges, and Amer Chadha-Patel.
The story centers on young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliot), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents after they mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Drescher will play Linda, described as a mother and grandmother who loves her kids and grandkids as much as she loves reminding people she’s from Brooklyn.
Drescher is a multi-cam veteran, having previously co-created and starred in the hit CBS sitcom “The Nanny.” The show ran for six seasons and 145 episodes, during which Drescher was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. She also starred in and co-created the TV Land multi-cam “Happily Divorced.” Her recent credits include...
She joins previously announced cast members Adam Pally, Abby Elliot, Jessy Hodges, and Amer Chadha-Patel.
The story centers on young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliot), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents after they mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Drescher will play Linda, described as a mother and grandmother who loves her kids and grandkids as much as she loves reminding people she’s from Brooklyn.
Drescher is a multi-cam veteran, having previously co-created and starred in the hit CBS sitcom “The Nanny.” The show ran for six seasons and 145 episodes, during which Drescher was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. She also starred in and co-created the TV Land multi-cam “Happily Divorced.” Her recent credits include...
- 3/4/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC pilot “Uninsured” has cast four of its series regulars, with Adam Pally and Abby Elliott playing the young married couple at the center of the show.
Pally will play Dave, who is described as a “natural hype man with a good heart.” Elliott has been tapped to play “super mom” Rebecca, who “longs for the kind of order she can never achieve in a chaotic household.”
Alongside them as series regulars are Jessy Hodges as Dave’s edgy younger sister Joanna and Amer Chadha-Patel as Dave’s fast-talking business partner Aram.
The multi-camera comedy revolves around young parents Dave and Rebecca, who “end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.”
Sony Pictures Television will produce. Dan Levy is writing and producing; Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan are serving as executive producers under the Doug Robinson Productions banner.
Pally will play Dave, who is described as a “natural hype man with a good heart.” Elliott has been tapped to play “super mom” Rebecca, who “longs for the kind of order she can never achieve in a chaotic household.”
Alongside them as series regulars are Jessy Hodges as Dave’s edgy younger sister Joanna and Amer Chadha-Patel as Dave’s fast-talking business partner Aram.
The multi-camera comedy revolves around young parents Dave and Rebecca, who “end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.”
Sony Pictures Television will produce. Dan Levy is writing and producing; Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan are serving as executive producers under the Doug Robinson Productions banner.
- 2/22/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Endings alum Adam Pally and Abby Elliott (Saturday Night Live) are set as the leads of NBC’s Uninsured, a multi-camera comedy from The Goldbergs writer/co-executive producer Dan Levy, executive producer Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures TV. Pally also will serve as co-executive producer on the pilot, which also has cast as series regulars Jessy Hodges (Barry) and Amer Padha-Chatel (Beecham House).
Written by Levy, Uninsured revolves around young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliott), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Pally’s Dave is a natural hype man with a good heart. Elliott’s Rebecca is a supermom who longs for the kind of order she never can achieve in a chaotic household.
Pally and Elliott did not need a chemistry test together as they already played a...
Written by Levy, Uninsured revolves around young parents Dave (Pally) and Rebecca (Elliott), who end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt.
Pally’s Dave is a natural hype man with a good heart. Elliott’s Rebecca is a supermom who longs for the kind of order she never can achieve in a chaotic household.
Pally and Elliott did not need a chemistry test together as they already played a...
- 2/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Over its six seasons, the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs has paid homage to plenty of 1980s popcorn classics with guest stars who reprise memorable Reagan era roles but this Wednesday night’s episode and its tribute to The Highlander from 1986 is next-level stuff.
Take a look at the short-but-sweet exclusive preview clip (in the video above) from this week’s The Goldbergs and you’ll get a sense of the devotional tone of the episode, which introduces The Highlander as “incredibly bad-ass” thanks to its triple threat of “sword-fighting, Queen music and Sean Connery rocking a ponytail.” As you may have guessed, The Highlander is an all-time favorite of Adam F. Goldberg, executive producer and the namesake creator of The Goldbergs, which channels his youth...
Take a look at the short-but-sweet exclusive preview clip (in the video above) from this week’s The Goldbergs and you’ll get a sense of the devotional tone of the episode, which introduces The Highlander as “incredibly bad-ass” thanks to its triple threat of “sword-fighting, Queen music and Sean Connery rocking a ponytail.” As you may have guessed, The Highlander is an all-time favorite of Adam F. Goldberg, executive producer and the namesake creator of The Goldbergs, which channels his youth...
- 2/19/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has ordered two additional pilots, bringing the network total to nine dramas and six comedies, so far. One is a legal and family drama from The Last Ship co-creator/executive producer Hank Steinberg, Power executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and The Goldbergs executive producer Doug Robinson. The Hate U Give helmer George Tillman Jr. attached to direct the pilot and executive produce.
The other, United We Fall, a multicamera multicultural family comedy from Making History creator Julius Sharpe, Julia Gunn and Seth Gordon. Both are produced by Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios.
Written by Steinberg, the Untitled Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Project is a serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to...
The other, United We Fall, a multicamera multicultural family comedy from Making History creator Julius Sharpe, Julia Gunn and Seth Gordon. Both are produced by Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios.
Written by Steinberg, the Untitled Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Project is a serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to...
- 2/8/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has ordered pilots for a legal drama produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and the comedy “United We Fall.”
The untitled drama is a serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
Jackson will executive produce via his G-Unit Film & Television, Inc banner along with Isaac Wright Jr., Doug Robinson, and Alison Greenspan via Doug Robinson Productions. Hank Steinberg is the writer and executive producer on the project. George Tillman Jr. will executive produce and direct the pilot. Sony Pictures Television will produce along with ABC Studios.
“United We Fall” is a multi-cam family sitcom that shows how, when...
The untitled drama is a serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
Jackson will executive produce via his G-Unit Film & Television, Inc banner along with Isaac Wright Jr., Doug Robinson, and Alison Greenspan via Doug Robinson Productions. Hank Steinberg is the writer and executive producer on the project. George Tillman Jr. will executive produce and direct the pilot. Sony Pictures Television will produce along with ABC Studios.
“United We Fall” is a multi-cam family sitcom that shows how, when...
- 2/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Jane the Virgin” star Brett Dier has been cast in “The Goldbergs” spinoff, “Schooled,” ABC announced Wednesday.
Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Aj Michalka already star in the 1990s-set sitcom, which follows the teachers of William Penn Academy. Meadows plays Principal Glascott, Callen plays Coach Mellor and Michalka plays teacher Lainey Lewis. Despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, these school leaders are heroes to their students.
Dier will play Cb, a young and energetic teacher inspired by “The Goldbergs” series creator Adam F. Goldberg’s real-life favorite teacher.
Also Read: 'The Goldbergs': Adam's Birthday Party Gets Chaotic in 'Sixteen Candles' Tribute Episode Tease (Video)
Marc Firek serves as writer on the series, based on a story by Firek and Goldberg. Goldberg, Firek and Doug Robinson serve as executive producers on the Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios series.
Dier is known for playing Michael Cordero Jr.
Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Aj Michalka already star in the 1990s-set sitcom, which follows the teachers of William Penn Academy. Meadows plays Principal Glascott, Callen plays Coach Mellor and Michalka plays teacher Lainey Lewis. Despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, these school leaders are heroes to their students.
Dier will play Cb, a young and energetic teacher inspired by “The Goldbergs” series creator Adam F. Goldberg’s real-life favorite teacher.
Also Read: 'The Goldbergs': Adam's Birthday Party Gets Chaotic in 'Sixteen Candles' Tribute Episode Tease (Video)
Marc Firek serves as writer on the series, based on a story by Firek and Goldberg. Goldberg, Firek and Doug Robinson serve as executive producers on the Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios series.
Dier is known for playing Michael Cordero Jr.
- 10/3/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jane the Virgin fan favorite Brett Dier is joining ABC’s upcoming Goldbergs spinoff series, Schooled, as a new series regular opposite Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Aj Michalka. The series, slated for a 2019 launch, comes from The Goldbergs creator/executive producer Adam F. Goldberg, executive producers Marc Firek, Doug Robinson, Sony Pictures TV and ABC TV Studios.
Written by Firek based on a story by him and Goldberg, the spinoff is set in 1990-something and follows the hilarious teachers of William Penn Academy – led by Meadows (Principal Glascott), Callen (Coach Mellor) and Michalka (Lainey Lewis) – who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.
Dier will play C.B.. Based on Goldberg’s favorite teacher and friend, C.B. is a young, energetic teacher who engages students with classroom antics and impressions. C.B. is both a friend and rival to rookie teacher Lainey...
Written by Firek based on a story by him and Goldberg, the spinoff is set in 1990-something and follows the hilarious teachers of William Penn Academy – led by Meadows (Principal Glascott), Callen (Coach Mellor) and Michalka (Lainey Lewis) – who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.
Dier will play C.B.. Based on Goldberg’s favorite teacher and friend, C.B. is a young, energetic teacher who engages students with classroom antics and impressions. C.B. is both a friend and rival to rookie teacher Lainey...
- 10/3/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has put in development drama Vows, from The Goldbergs‘ executive producer Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures TV. Written and executive produced by David Hubbard, Vows marks the first drama sale for Drp Doug Robinson Productions, which Robinson launched in July with an overall deal at Sony Pictures TV Studios. Told through the Pov of four diverse and interconnected couples, Vows explores the whirlwind road to the altar and the profound journey that begins after we say, "I…...
- 10/20/2017
- Deadline TV
ABC has put in development Fertile, a single-camera workplace comedy from Black List scribe Annie Neal (Beauty Queen), The Goldbergs executive producer Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures TV. Written and executive produced by Neal, Fertile centers on Amy, a late-thirtysomething, Cleveland-based fertility doctor who, after an earth-shattering curveball in her personal life, opens her own start-up clinic in the heart of the Midwest. The project, inspired by Neal’s real-life…...
- 9/19/2017
- Deadline TV
In a competitive situation, ABC has landed a multi-camera family comedy from The Goldbergs co-executive producer Dan Levy and the series’ executive producers Doug Robinson and Marc Firek. The project, from Sony Pictures TV Studios, has received a put pilot commitment from the network. This marks the first major sale for Robinson via the new company, Drp Doug Robinson Productions, which he recently launched with a four-year overall deal at Sony TV after a lengthy stint…...
- 9/7/2017
- Deadline TV
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