United States of Al had already wrapped production on Season 2 by the time CBS pulled the plug on May 11, so it came as little surprise that Thursday’s finale offered nary an ounce of closure.
Earlier in the day, series star Adhir Kalyan broke his silence regarding Al‘s “incredibly disappointing” cancellation — but before we dive into what he said, let’s recap the series’ swan song:
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At the start of the episode,...
Earlier in the day, series star Adhir Kalyan broke his silence regarding Al‘s “incredibly disappointing” cancellation — but before we dive into what he said, let’s recap the series’ swan song:
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At the start of the episode,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
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Will low ratings break up this friendship? Has the United States of Al TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of United States of Al, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to...
Will low ratings break up this friendship? Has the United States of Al TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of United States of Al, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to...
- 5/14/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Last season, despite following CBS' top-rated sitcom on Thursday nights, United States of Al was just a middle-of-the-road performer for the network. It was renewed for a second season but, if the numbers don't improve this year, will it be so lucky? Will United States of Al be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. Status Update Below.
A comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get...
A comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get...
- 5/14/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How will the Afghanistan withdrawal affect Al and Riley in the second season of the United States of Al TV show on CBS? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like United States of Al is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of United States of Al here. Status Update Below.
A CBS comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men...
A CBS comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men...
- 5/12/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: CBS
Episodes: 33 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: April 1, 2021 -- May 19, 2022
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie.
TV show description:
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show comes from executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
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Episodes: 33 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: April 1, 2021 -- May 19, 2022
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie.
TV show description:
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show comes from executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
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- 5/12/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
United States of Al will not be moving forward at CBS.
The Eye network confirmed Thursday night that it had canceled the Chuck Lorre comedy after two seasons, Deadline reports.
While many shows have dropped considerably this season, United States of Al is averaging 5.9 million viewers and a 0.6 rating with a week of DVR factored in.
The demo number is down just a little vs. its freshman run, while the audience number is steady.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir ("Al") (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Dean Norris Pic
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also starred.
News of the cancellation dropped a week before CBS unveils its fall schedule to advertisers.
The Eye network confirmed Thursday night that it had canceled the Chuck Lorre comedy after two seasons, Deadline reports.
While many shows have dropped considerably this season, United States of Al is averaging 5.9 million viewers and a 0.6 rating with a week of DVR factored in.
The demo number is down just a little vs. its freshman run, while the audience number is steady.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir ("Al") (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Dean Norris Pic
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also starred.
News of the cancellation dropped a week before CBS unveils its fall schedule to advertisers.
- 5/12/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Riley and Al won't be back for the 2022-23 television season. CBS has cancelled the United States of Al show after two seasons and 33 episodes. The last episode airs May 19th.
A comedy series produced by Chuck Lorre, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the United States, Riley welcomes Al as he arrives to...
A comedy series produced by Chuck Lorre, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie with Brian Thomas Smith, Rachel Bay Jones, and Azita Ghanizada recurring. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the United States, Riley welcomes Al as he arrives to...
- 5/12/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The CBS sitcom “United States of Al”, from Chuck Lorre Productions, created by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, starring Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Farrah Mackenzie, has been canceled after two seasons:
“…’Al’ (Kalyan), an interpreter from Afghanistan moves to Columbus, Ohio, with his friend ‘Riley’ (Young), a veteran of the United States Marine Corps…”
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“…’Al’ (Kalyan), an interpreter from Afghanistan moves to Columbus, Ohio, with his friend ‘Riley’ (Young), a veteran of the United States Marine Corps…”
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- 5/12/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
CBS has canceled the Chuck Lorre-produced sitcom “United States of Al” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.
“United States of Al” centers on the relationship between Marine combat veteran Riley (Parker Young) and his Afghan interpreter Awalmir, or “Al” (Adhir Kalyan), who finally lands a visa allowing him passage into the United States. Riley, who has separated from his wife, makes room for Al in his Ohio home, and together they struggle to adjust to their post-combat lives.
Creators David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, who worked for Lorre on “The Big Bang Theory,” began kicking around the idea for “Al” after seeing stories on the plight of 17,000 Afghan interpreters who have been promised asylum in the United States, but are still waiting to be granted entry. Many of the stories depicted the bond that often developed between veterans and their interpreters.
In Season 1, Goetsch and Ferrari put together a team of seven writers,...
“United States of Al” centers on the relationship between Marine combat veteran Riley (Parker Young) and his Afghan interpreter Awalmir, or “Al” (Adhir Kalyan), who finally lands a visa allowing him passage into the United States. Riley, who has separated from his wife, makes room for Al in his Ohio home, and together they struggle to adjust to their post-combat lives.
Creators David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, who worked for Lorre on “The Big Bang Theory,” began kicking around the idea for “Al” after seeing stories on the plight of 17,000 Afghan interpreters who have been promised asylum in the United States, but are still waiting to be granted entry. Many of the stories depicted the bond that often developed between veterans and their interpreters.
In Season 1, Goetsch and Ferrari put together a team of seven writers,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is seceding from the United States of Al. The Eye network has cancelled the Chuck Lorre comedy after two seasons, TVLine has confirmed.
Hammocked between CBS’ top two sitcoms (Young Sheldon and Ghosts) on Thursday nights, Al‘s sophomore run has been averaging 5.9 million total weekly viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), steady in audience and down just a tick in the demo from its Season 1 tallies. Out of the seven sitcoms CBS has aired this TV season, it ranks fifth in audience (ahead of B Positive and How We Roll) and ties for No. 5 in the demo.
Hammocked between CBS’ top two sitcoms (Young Sheldon and Ghosts) on Thursday nights, Al‘s sophomore run has been averaging 5.9 million total weekly viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), steady in audience and down just a tick in the demo from its Season 1 tallies. Out of the seven sitcoms CBS has aired this TV season, it ranks fifth in audience (ahead of B Positive and How We Roll) and ties for No. 5 in the demo.
- 5/12/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: The Chuck Lorre-produced sophomore CBS comedy series United States of Al will not return for a third season. I hear the network made the calls to inform the series’ auspices this evening.
For two years in a row, the Chuck Lorre-produced comedies B Positive and United States of Al have been on the bubble. Last year, both of them ultimately got renewed. This time around, as Deadline reported last month, there was talk that only one of the two might join Lorre’s Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola on the 2022-23 schedule, with B Positive having an edge. In light of United States of Al‘s cancellation, B Positive‘s renewal chances look brighter.
Also remaining on the bubble at CBS are drama Magnum Pi, which had been stuck in renewal conversations with lead studio Universal TV, freshman comedy How We Roll as well as freshman drama Good Sam,...
For two years in a row, the Chuck Lorre-produced comedies B Positive and United States of Al have been on the bubble. Last year, both of them ultimately got renewed. This time around, as Deadline reported last month, there was talk that only one of the two might join Lorre’s Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola on the 2022-23 schedule, with B Positive having an edge. In light of United States of Al‘s cancellation, B Positive‘s renewal chances look brighter.
Also remaining on the bubble at CBS are drama Magnum Pi, which had been stuck in renewal conversations with lead studio Universal TV, freshman comedy How We Roll as well as freshman drama Good Sam,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS comedy United States of Al premiered two weeks before the U.S. announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Its second season, which began production in August, will address the withdrawal and subsequent fallout in its opening episode, according to CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl.
The series, is about the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Speaking at his opening address ahead of the network’s virtual TCA press tour, Kahl said, “Chuck Lorre and his gifted team of writers and actors, some of whom are veterans, some natives of Afghanistan, some with deep ties to the country, have been working hard to find the appropriate tone as the show moves forward. The team penned an entirely new first...
Its second season, which began production in August, will address the withdrawal and subsequent fallout in its opening episode, according to CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl.
The series, is about the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Speaking at his opening address ahead of the network’s virtual TCA press tour, Kahl said, “Chuck Lorre and his gifted team of writers and actors, some of whom are veterans, some natives of Afghanistan, some with deep ties to the country, have been working hard to find the appropriate tone as the show moves forward. The team penned an entirely new first...
- 9/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fittingly for a show about high school, A.P. Bio’s writers are often tasked with the least enjoyable aspect of education: homework.
“One of the ways we try to find new areas in stories is just by writing assignments and homework,” A.P. Bio showrunner Mike O’Brien tells Den of Geek. “We’ll all go home and write. I often call them sketches or scenes – just some little thing.”
O’Brien’s homework assignments have apparently paid off as they’ve allowed the comedy to reach four seasons, the first two of which aired on NBC and the following two on streaming service Peacock.
A.P. Bio is set in the fictional Whitlock High School in Toledo, Ohio and follows disgraced Harvard philosophy professor Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) as he returns home to teach some eager nerds A.P. Biology. Unfortunately for the nerds, Jack has no intention of teaching them A.
“One of the ways we try to find new areas in stories is just by writing assignments and homework,” A.P. Bio showrunner Mike O’Brien tells Den of Geek. “We’ll all go home and write. I often call them sketches or scenes – just some little thing.”
O’Brien’s homework assignments have apparently paid off as they’ve allowed the comedy to reach four seasons, the first two of which aired on NBC and the following two on streaming service Peacock.
A.P. Bio is set in the fictional Whitlock High School in Toledo, Ohio and follows disgraced Harvard philosophy professor Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) as he returns home to teach some eager nerds A.P. Biology. Unfortunately for the nerds, Jack has no intention of teaching them A.
- 9/2/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Here at Den of Geek we believe in a diversity of the geek diaspora. Some of us are soft-bodied boys who, let’s say hypothetically, washed out of their high school baseball tryouts because they couldn’t run too well. Other geeks, however, are pure beefcakes. And that’s great!
One such physically adept geek, Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast Joe Manganiello, will be lending his talents to a little-watched (but really good) Peacock comedy A.P. Bio this fall when the show returns for its fourth season on Sept. 2. Manganiello will play the whimsically named Malachi, who is described as “a big and intimidating personality who unexpectedly steps into Jack’s life, causing Jack great distress and insecurity in his personal relationships.” Check out a trailer for season 4 with Jack and Malachi below.
Now, it’s not unlike disgraced Harvard professor-turned A.P. Biology teaching charlatan Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) to develop a nemesis.
One such physically adept geek, Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast Joe Manganiello, will be lending his talents to a little-watched (but really good) Peacock comedy A.P. Bio this fall when the show returns for its fourth season on Sept. 2. Manganiello will play the whimsically named Malachi, who is described as “a big and intimidating personality who unexpectedly steps into Jack’s life, causing Jack great distress and insecurity in his personal relationships.” Check out a trailer for season 4 with Jack and Malachi below.
Now, it’s not unlike disgraced Harvard professor-turned A.P. Biology teaching charlatan Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) to develop a nemesis.
- 8/26/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen) is set for a recurring role on CBS comedy The United States of Al, starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, The United States Of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
Jones will play Lois, a divorcee who catches Art’s (Norris) eye. Her character will be introduced in Thursday’s episode.
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Jones is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in...
Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, The United States Of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
Jones will play Lois, a divorcee who catches Art’s (Norris) eye. Her character will be introduced in Thursday’s episode.
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Jones is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in...
- 6/1/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The United States of Al sitcom was created by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari and is executive produced by Chuck Lorre (among others). Lorre has a long line of successes when it comes to CBS comedies. Will this be another hit in the ratings? Will United States of Al be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the...
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the...
- 5/28/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will Al get new start he's hoping for in the first season of the United States of Al TV show on CBS? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like United States of Al is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of United States of Al here. *Status Update Below.
A CBS multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran...
A CBS multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran...
- 5/28/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Riley and Al are making it to season two. CBS has renewed the buddy sitcom United States of Al for the 2021-22 television season.
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the United States, Riley welcomes Al as he arrives to start a new life.
Airing on Thursday nights, the first season of United States of Al averages a 0.56 rating...
A multi-camera comedy series, the United States of Al TV show stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter who served with Riley's unit in Afghanistan. After a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the United States, Riley welcomes Al as he arrives to start a new life.
Airing on Thursday nights, the first season of United States of Al averages a 0.56 rating...
- 5/16/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
This bodes well for Drew Dunbar’s kidney transplant: CBS has renewed Chuck Lorre’s B Positive for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Additionally, the Eye network has renewed Lorre’s other freshman sitcom, United States of AI, for a second season.
B Positive centers on the aforementioned Drew (played by Silicon Valley‘s Thomas Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with needing a kidney donor. He soon reconnects with Gina Dabrowski (Masters of Sex‘s Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.
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B Positive centers on the aforementioned Drew (played by Silicon Valley‘s Thomas Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with needing a kidney donor. He soon reconnects with Gina Dabrowski (Masters of Sex‘s Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.
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- 5/15/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Chuck Lorre’s freshman comedies B Positive and The United States of Al have both been renewed for second seasons.
B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC’s Big Sky, to receive a back order.
Both shows are airing as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, and while neither show has been a breakout hit, comedy traditionally takes longer to find an audience.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin...
B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC’s Big Sky, to receive a back order.
Both shows are airing as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, and while neither show has been a breakout hit, comedy traditionally takes longer to find an audience.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin...
- 5/15/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The multi-cam comedies “United States of Al” and “B Positive” have been renewed for second seasons at CBS.
Both shows hail from Chuck Lorre Productions, which has three other shows on CBS at present. That includes the Allison Janney led multi-cam “Mom,” which recently ended after eight seasons. The others are “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.” The former was renewed in February while the latter scored a three-season pickup in March.
“United States of Al” revolves around Riley (Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, or Al (Adhir Kalyan), the interpreter who served with Riley’s unit in Afghanistan who has come to start a new life in America.
The series also stars Elizabeth Alderfer as Lizzie, Riley’s sister; Dean Norris as Art, Riley’s father; Kelli Goss as Vanessa, Riley’s ex-wife; and Farrah Mackenzie as Hazel, Riley and Vanessa’s daughter.
Both shows hail from Chuck Lorre Productions, which has three other shows on CBS at present. That includes the Allison Janney led multi-cam “Mom,” which recently ended after eight seasons. The others are “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.” The former was renewed in February while the latter scored a three-season pickup in March.
“United States of Al” revolves around Riley (Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, or Al (Adhir Kalyan), the interpreter who served with Riley’s unit in Afghanistan who has come to start a new life in America.
The series also stars Elizabeth Alderfer as Lizzie, Riley’s sister; Dean Norris as Art, Riley’s father; Kelli Goss as Vanessa, Riley’s ex-wife; and Farrah Mackenzie as Hazel, Riley and Vanessa’s daughter.
- 5/15/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS’ United States of Al has added The Big Bang Theory alum Brian Thomas Smith to its cast in a recurring role.
Created and written by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, “Al” (Adhir Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Cast members also include Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Smith will appear as Freddy, the new boyfriend of Riley’s ex, Vanessa (Goss). Freddy is an aggressively friendly guy who rubs Riley the wrong way.
The actor’s credits also include Babysplitters, The Pet Squad Files, The Flip Side,...
Created and written by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, “Al” (Adhir Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Cast members also include Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Smith will appear as Freddy, the new boyfriend of Riley’s ex, Vanessa (Goss). Freddy is an aggressively friendly guy who rubs Riley the wrong way.
The actor’s credits also include Babysplitters, The Pet Squad Files, The Flip Side,...
- 5/5/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Elizabeth Alderfer has been acting professionally for more than a decade, but the last few years of her career have been huge. She got a major opportunity in 2017 when she was cast as Olivia in the TV series Disjointed. Sometimes, all it takes is one role to really get the ball rolling and that has certainly been the case for Elizabeth. Since Disjointed, Elizabeth has been on the rise and in 2021 she has had main roles in two shows: A.P. Bio and United States of Al. Elizabeth’s versatility as an actress and her comedic timing have proven to
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Elizabeth Alderfer...
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- 4/7/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
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What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, the United States of Al comedy series stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter...
Will this friendship survive and thrive? Has the United States of Al TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of United States of Al, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, the United States of Al comedy series stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie. The story revolves around the friendship between two men who've been through war together. Riley (Young) is a Marine combat veteran who is struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. Awalmir aka "Al" (Kalyan) is the Interpreter...
- 4/3/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A few short years after CBS threw its poorly received Odd Couple reboot to the wolves, the Eye network launched a new odd-couple comedy Thursday — this one from sitcom giant Chuck Lorre, who now stakes claim to the entire sitcom block.
United States of Al — which is sandwiched between fellow Lorre-produced laffers Young Sheldon and Mom, forcing yet another one of his comedies, B Positive, to move to a later time — centers on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio; and Al (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir...
United States of Al — which is sandwiched between fellow Lorre-produced laffers Young Sheldon and Mom, forcing yet another one of his comedies, B Positive, to move to a later time — centers on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio; and Al (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir...
- 4/2/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Here’s a complete list of things we learn about Awalmir, or “Al,” in the first four episodes of the new show ostensibly about him: Al (Adhir Kalyan) is a friendly Afghan translator. Al loves qorma-e-sabzi (an Afghan spinach stew), his mother, sister, countless cousins, and best American friend Riley (Parker Young), a former Marine who retained Al’s services while stationed in Afghanistan. Al is extremely respectful of everyone he meets, though he can also be competitive. A devout Muslim, Al had never seen a woman’s bare legs before meeting his driving test administrator in Ohio. End of list.
“United States of Al,” premiering April 1 on CBS, is the latest sitcom from Chuck Lorre Productions that both seems to anticipate possible criticisms and walk right into the traps that would inspire them. Created by “The Big Bang Theory” alumni David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, and executive produced by Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi,...
“United States of Al,” premiering April 1 on CBS, is the latest sitcom from Chuck Lorre Productions that both seems to anticipate possible criticisms and walk right into the traps that would inspire them. Created by “The Big Bang Theory” alumni David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, and executive produced by Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The arrival of a new Chuck Lorre comedy will force the sitcom giant’s other freshman series to forfeit its cushy time slot.
Beginning April 1, United States of Al, which was originally supposed to debut at 9:30/8:30c, will now follow Young Sheldon, airing Thursdays at 8:30 pm. As a result, B Positive will shift to 9:30 pm for the remainder of Season 1.
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Beginning April 1, United States of Al, which was originally supposed to debut at 9:30/8:30c, will now follow Young Sheldon, airing Thursdays at 8:30 pm. As a result, B Positive will shift to 9:30 pm for the remainder of Season 1.
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- 3/10/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Chuck Lorre’s new CBS comedy United States of Al is moving to a new time slot on Thursday nights. The series, which premieres April 1, will move to 8:30 pm Et/Pt following Young Sheldon. B Positive, which was previously in the 8:30 pm slot, will shift to 9:30 pm Et/Pt slot following Mom.
With United States of Al being a new series, the network wanted the strongest possible lead-in and decided it made sense for it to follow the top-rated Young Sheldon.
B Positive, starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford, received a five-episode back order in December, taking its full season to 18 episodes.
All four series in CBS’ two-hour Thursday comedy block come from comedy super-producer Lorre. It’s believed to be the first time a comedy writer-producer has controlled an entire two-hour block of half-hour programming on one network.
United States of Al stars Adhir Kalyan and...
With United States of Al being a new series, the network wanted the strongest possible lead-in and decided it made sense for it to follow the top-rated Young Sheldon.
B Positive, starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford, received a five-episode back order in December, taking its full season to 18 episodes.
All four series in CBS’ two-hour Thursday comedy block come from comedy super-producer Lorre. It’s believed to be the first time a comedy writer-producer has controlled an entire two-hour block of half-hour programming on one network.
United States of Al stars Adhir Kalyan and...
- 3/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has debuted the trailer for Chuck Lorre’s “United States of Al,” and it’s going to be quite a culture shock for the characters.
The premise of the show sees Awalmir, a.k.a. Al (Adhir Kalyan), arriving in America to begin a new life. He is staying with marine combat veteran Riley (Parker Young) for whom he worked with as an interpreter in Afghanistan.
Hilarity (hopefully) ensues.
In the trailer, when Riley picks his kid’s godfather up from the airport, Al announces that he wants to experience all that America has to offer.
“I want to see everything: Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, and what’s the name of that place that sells peanut butter and brings it to you on a forklift,” Awalmir asks his host.
“Costco,” Riley replies.
Watch the trailer via the video above.
Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”) also stars on “United States...
The premise of the show sees Awalmir, a.k.a. Al (Adhir Kalyan), arriving in America to begin a new life. He is staying with marine combat veteran Riley (Parker Young) for whom he worked with as an interpreter in Afghanistan.
Hilarity (hopefully) ensues.
In the trailer, when Riley picks his kid’s godfather up from the airport, Al announces that he wants to experience all that America has to offer.
“I want to see everything: Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, and what’s the name of that place that sells peanut butter and brings it to you on a forklift,” Awalmir asks his host.
“Costco,” Riley replies.
Watch the trailer via the video above.
Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”) also stars on “United States...
- 3/5/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Does sitcom giant Chuck Lorre have another hit on his hands?
CBS aired the first trailer for United States of Al during Thursday’s Young Sheldon. Hailing from Big Bang Theory vets David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, the new comedy focuses on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), “a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio,” and Awalmir aka “Al” (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir Kalyan), “the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America,” according to the official logline.
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CBS aired the first trailer for United States of Al during Thursday’s Young Sheldon. Hailing from Big Bang Theory vets David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, the new comedy focuses on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), “a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio,” and Awalmir aka “Al” (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir Kalyan), “the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America,” according to the official logline.
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- 3/5/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for “Shadow and Bone,” and Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Tell Me Your Secrets.”
Casting
OWN announced Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, Braelyn Rankins, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez have joined its upcoming drama series “Delilah” in recurring roles. Additionally, OWN announced directors for the series will include Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle Roberson. The new series hails from Craig Wright and follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones).
Dates
MTV’s “Ghosted:...
Casting
OWN announced Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, Braelyn Rankins, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez have joined its upcoming drama series “Delilah” in recurring roles. Additionally, OWN announced directors for the series will include Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle Roberson. The new series hails from Craig Wright and follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones).
Dates
MTV’s “Ghosted:...
- 1/27/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
With the winter slate of shows upon us you might be needing an injection of humor. Well, series creator Chuck Lorre of “Two and a Half Men” fame has you covered. CBS announced that Lorre’s latest comedy, “United States of Al” will premiere on the network in April.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (“Al”) (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie also star.
Lorre will act as a producer alongside David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari. Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc.
Lorre’s sitcoms have been a safe bet for the network.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (“Al”) (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss, and Farrah Mackenzie also star.
Lorre will act as a producer alongside David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari. Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc.
Lorre’s sitcoms have been a safe bet for the network.
- 1/27/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
CBS’ new comedy series United States Of Al, from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, will premiere Thursday, April 1 and air in the 9:30 Pm time slot, succeeding The Unicorn after the show completes its 13-episode sophomore run.
With the addition of United States Of Al, all four series in CBS’ two-hour Thursday comedy block come from comedy super-producer Lorre, as the newcomer joins Young Sheldon, fellow freshman B Positive and Mom.
This is believed to be the first time a comedy writer-producer has controlled an entire two-hour block of half-hour programming on one network.
Lorre already set a new high-water mark at CBS when United States of Al was picked up, giving him five series on CBS, including Monday entry Bob❤ Abishola. (His previous record was four series on the network.) Lorre also has the Golden Globe-winning Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, bringing his tally to six on-air series.
With the addition of United States Of Al, all four series in CBS’ two-hour Thursday comedy block come from comedy super-producer Lorre, as the newcomer joins Young Sheldon, fellow freshman B Positive and Mom.
This is believed to be the first time a comedy writer-producer has controlled an entire two-hour block of half-hour programming on one network.
Lorre already set a new high-water mark at CBS when United States of Al was picked up, giving him five series on CBS, including Monday entry Bob❤ Abishola. (His previous record was four series on the network.) Lorre also has the Golden Globe-winning Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, bringing his tally to six on-air series.
- 1/27/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Utopia‘s Farrah Mackenzie is set as a series regular opposite Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in United States of Al, CBS’ multi-camera comedy series from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, aka Al (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
2020-21 CBS Pilots & Series Orders
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Mackenzie recently starred as Alice in Amazon’s straight-to-series adaptation of British drama Utopia opposite John Cusack and Rainn Wilson. She also starred...
Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, aka Al (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
2020-21 CBS Pilots & Series Orders
Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.
Mackenzie recently starred as Alice in Amazon’s straight-to-series adaptation of British drama Utopia opposite John Cusack and Rainn Wilson. She also starred...
- 1/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has ordered another new comedy series for the current 2020-21 season. The network has given the go-ahead for United States of Al which comes from executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
Starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, United States of Al revolves around a Marine veteran and his recently immigrated former interpreter from Afghanistan. Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also star in the sitcom. The network hasn't revealed a premiere date yet.
Here's the announcement from CBS:
CBS Orders "United States Of Al" To Series, A New Comedy From Award-winning Executive Producer Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch And Maria...
Starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, United States of Al revolves around a Marine veteran and his recently immigrated former interpreter from Afghanistan. Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also star in the sitcom. The network hasn't revealed a premiere date yet.
Here's the announcement from CBS:
CBS Orders "United States Of Al" To Series, A New Comedy From Award-winning Executive Producer Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch And Maria...
- 11/12/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
CBS is expanding its relationship with prolific producer Chuck Lorre.
The network has ordered United States of Ak to series, a new comedy from award-winning executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, for the 2020-2021 broadcast season.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir ("Al") (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari, Chuck Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc.
"Once again, Chuck, his talented writing team of Maria and David, and an amazing cast brings us a...
The network has ordered United States of Ak to series, a new comedy from award-winning executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, for the 2020-2021 broadcast season.
The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir ("Al") (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari, Chuck Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc.
"Once again, Chuck, his talented writing team of Maria and David, and an amazing cast brings us a...
- 11/11/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
CBS has given a series order to United States Of Al, its multi-camera comedy pilot from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari. The intention is for the newly picked up series, starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, to air during the 2020-2021 broadcast season, which is being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The series pickup announcement comes on Veterans Day, fitting for a show whose co-lead character is a veteran. The order also brings Lorre’s comedy series currently on CBS to five, with United States of Al joining the most watched comedy series on broadcast, Young Sheldon; #2 comedy Mom; last season’s most watched new comedy series Bob ♥ Abishola; and this season’s newcomer B Positive. This is a new high-water mark for Lorre, whose previous record was four series on the network. Lorre also has the Golden Globe-winning Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, bringing his tally to six on-air series.
The series pickup announcement comes on Veterans Day, fitting for a show whose co-lead character is a veteran. The order also brings Lorre’s comedy series currently on CBS to five, with United States of Al joining the most watched comedy series on broadcast, Young Sheldon; #2 comedy Mom; last season’s most watched new comedy series Bob ♥ Abishola; and this season’s newcomer B Positive. This is a new high-water mark for Lorre, whose previous record was four series on the network. Lorre also has the Golden Globe-winning Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, bringing his tally to six on-air series.
- 11/11/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has given a series order to the Chuck Lorre comedy “United States of Al,” the network announced Tuesday.
Led by Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, the series centers on the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
It is set to premiere on the network later this season.
David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari are writers and creators on the series from Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Production, with Lorre serving as executive producer alongside Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi. Mark Cendrowski directed the pilot.
In addition to Kalyan and Young, Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
“United States of Al” joins a growing slate of series at CBS from Lorre, which includes returning comedies “Young Sheldon,...
Led by Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, the series centers on the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
It is set to premiere on the network later this season.
David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari are writers and creators on the series from Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Production, with Lorre serving as executive producer alongside Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi. Mark Cendrowski directed the pilot.
In addition to Kalyan and Young, Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
“United States of Al” joins a growing slate of series at CBS from Lorre, which includes returning comedies “Young Sheldon,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
CBS is adding a mind-boggling fifth Chuck Lorre show to its schedule.
The network has issued a series order for “United States of Al,” a new comedy from Lorre and writer-creators David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari (both of whom worked with Lorre on “Big Bang Theory”). “United States of Al” is set to become the latest addition to the 2020-21 broadcast season, which has proved highly disjointed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
News of the “United States of Al” pick up comes over a year after the series was first announced as being in development. It stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young and centers around the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
The network has issued a series order for “United States of Al,” a new comedy from Lorre and writer-creators David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari (both of whom worked with Lorre on “Big Bang Theory”). “United States of Al” is set to become the latest addition to the 2020-21 broadcast season, which has proved highly disjointed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
News of the “United States of Al” pick up comes over a year after the series was first announced as being in development. It stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young and centers around the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al) (Kalyan), the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.
- 11/11/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is adding a fifth Chuck Lorre comedy to its lineup, handing a series order to United States of Al, a new multi-cam offering from the sitcom giant.
Hailing from Big Bang Theory vets David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, United States of Al focuses on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), “a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio,” and Awalmir aka “Al” (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir Kalyan), “the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America,” according to the official logline.
Hailing from Big Bang Theory vets David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, United States of Al focuses on the friendship between Riley (Enlisted‘s Parker Young), “a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio,” and Awalmir aka “Al” (Rules of Engagement‘s Adhir Kalyan), “the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America,” according to the official logline.
- 11/11/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Kelli Goss (The Ranch) and Elizabeth Alderfer (Disjointed) are set as series regulars opposite Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young and Dean Norris in The United States Of Al, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot from The Big Bang Theory co-creator/executive producer Chuck Lorre, fellow Big Bang executive producers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, TV personality and scholar of religious studies Reza Aslan and Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Goetsch and Ferrari, The United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir aka Al (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Goss will play Vanessa, Riley’s (Parker Young) soon-to-be ex-wife and the fiercely protective mother of their young daughter. She tries her best to co-parent with her undependable ex, despite her frustration with his hard-partying,...
Written by Goetsch and Ferrari, The United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir aka Al (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Goss will play Vanessa, Riley’s (Parker Young) soon-to-be ex-wife and the fiercely protective mother of their young daughter. She tries her best to co-parent with her undependable ex, despite her frustration with his hard-partying,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Game Day, a basketball comedy-drama from Movie Night Media and Ammo Content, is set to open in limited release this fall.
The film stars Elizabeth Alderfer and Romeo Miller. Lisa Zane, Chris Johnson, Fyvush Finkel, Jerod Haynes and Antoine McKay also star.
The indie is written and directed by John Susman, and features original music by Miller and his dad, Master P. Producers include John Susman and Stuart Wolf through their Movie Night Media production banner.
Game Day tells the story of tech whiz Ricki (Alderfer), who convinces basketball-savvy teen Lucas (Miller) to offer her hoops lessons when her professional and personal life fall apart. Success at her new job hinges on her joining the office basketball team. But with no game, Ricki enlists Lucas’ help in a desperate attempt to save her job.
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The...
The film stars Elizabeth Alderfer and Romeo Miller. Lisa Zane, Chris Johnson, Fyvush Finkel, Jerod Haynes and Antoine McKay also star.
The indie is written and directed by John Susman, and features original music by Miller and his dad, Master P. Producers include John Susman and Stuart Wolf through their Movie Night Media production banner.
Game Day tells the story of tech whiz Ricki (Alderfer), who convinces basketball-savvy teen Lucas (Miller) to offer her hoops lessons when her professional and personal life fall apart. Success at her new job hinges on her joining the office basketball team. But with no game, Ricki enlists Lucas’ help in a desperate attempt to save her job.
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The...
- 9/1/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show) and Susan Wokoma (Year of the Rabbit) are set as series regulars opposite Elizabeth Alderfer and David Walton in the newly retitled Super Simple Love Story, CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot from Mike Royce, Nick Stoller, Sony Pictures TV and CBS TV Studios.
Written and executive produced by Royce and directed by Pam Fryman, Super Simple Love Story is a story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family.
Chieng will portray Harris, Kevin’s (Walton) friend and former college roommate, an atheist without a filter who “loves to debate” and mostly ruins every social interaction by getting in his own way — and everybody else’s.
Wokoma will play Abby. While friend and co-worker Morgan (Alderfer) agonizes over job and relationship fulfillment, Abby is happy to hate her job...
Written and executive produced by Royce and directed by Pam Fryman, Super Simple Love Story is a story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family.
Chieng will portray Harris, Kevin’s (Walton) friend and former college roommate, an atheist without a filter who “loves to debate” and mostly ruins every social interaction by getting in his own way — and everybody else’s.
Wokoma will play Abby. While friend and co-worker Morgan (Alderfer) agonizes over job and relationship fulfillment, Abby is happy to hate her job...
- 3/28/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Disjointed star Elizabeth Alderfer and David Walton (New Girl) are set as series regulars opposite Parker Young, Vanessa Marano and Laura Marano in The Us Project (fka The Story of Us), a CBS hybrid comedy pilot from Mike Royce, Nick Stoller, Sony Pictures TV and CBS TV Studios.
Written and executive produced by Royce and directed by Pam Fryman, The Us Project is a story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family.
Alderfer will play Morgan, a self-described “bailer” who has drifted from job to job and now in her 30s, is experiencing alarm bells about getting serious about life. She’s concerned that her current job at a “click-hungry” website is making the world worse, and that her jiujitsu-crazed boyfriend (Young) may not be the one. Then she meets Kevin (Walton), and the next decade of her life is transformed.
Written and executive produced by Royce and directed by Pam Fryman, The Us Project is a story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family.
Alderfer will play Morgan, a self-described “bailer” who has drifted from job to job and now in her 30s, is experiencing alarm bells about getting serious about life. She’s concerned that her current job at a “click-hungry” website is making the world worse, and that her jiujitsu-crazed boyfriend (Young) may not be the one. Then she meets Kevin (Walton), and the next decade of her life is transformed.
- 3/18/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Passage delivers a thrilling hour of vampire television in "Whose Blood Is That?" Our review...
This The Passage review contains spoilers.
The Passage Episode 4
The Passage juggles a lot of plot threads this week, but it keeps all the balls in the air as it reveals the past and future of Anthony Carter. All this while dealing with a cracked-up Noah agent on a shooting spree, which forces Wolgast and Richards to work together. The viral villains also make first contact with Amy in this thrilling episode.
The Carter-centric flashbacks reveal the heartbreaking story of how he ended up on Death Row, then as a Noah candidate, and one of The Twelve. Actor McKinley Belcher III delivers a solid performance as the transforming Carter, going from the initial effects of the viral injection to being overtaken by the monster Fanning wants him to be. The sun is getting to him now,...
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The Passage Episode 4
The Passage juggles a lot of plot threads this week, but it keeps all the balls in the air as it reveals the past and future of Anthony Carter. All this while dealing with a cracked-up Noah agent on a shooting spree, which forces Wolgast and Richards to work together. The viral villains also make first contact with Amy in this thrilling episode.
The Carter-centric flashbacks reveal the heartbreaking story of how he ended up on Death Row, then as a Noah candidate, and one of The Twelve. Actor McKinley Belcher III delivers a solid performance as the transforming Carter, going from the initial effects of the viral injection to being overtaken by the monster Fanning wants him to be. The sun is getting to him now,...
- 2/5/2019
- Den of Geek
Vulture Watch Is Ruth still living the dream? Has the Disjointed TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Disjointed season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Streaming on the Netflix paid subscription platform, Disjointed stars Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Chris Redd, Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Betsy Sodero, Nicole Sullivan, Michael Trucco, and Mae Harrington. This workplace comedy centers on Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (Bates), who has long agitated for the legalization of cannabis. After years of advocacy, she is finally the proud proprietor of a Los Angeles-area marijuana dispensary. Ruth's staff...
- 5/1/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Does the second season of the Disjointed TV show on Netflix make viewers hungry for more? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Disjointed season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. You can vote on season one here. A Netflix comedy, Disjointed stars Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Chris Redd, Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Betsy Sodero, Nicole Sullivan, Michael Trucco, and Mae Harrington. This workplace sitcom centers on Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (Bates), who has long agitated for the legalization of cannabis. After years of advocacy, she is finally the proud proprietor of a Los Angeles-area marijuana...
- 5/1/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
While there's smoke, is there fire in the first season of the Disjointed TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Disjointed season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A Netflix comedy, Disjointed stars Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Chris Redd, Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Betsy Sodero, Nicole Sullivan, Michael Trucco, and Mae Harrington. This workplace sitcom centers on Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (Bates), who has long agitated for the legalization of cannabis. After years of advocacy, she is finally the proud proprietor of a Los Angeles-area marijuana dispensary. Ruth’s staff consists of her...
- 5/1/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As we reported earlier, Netflix has cancelled Disjointed. Now, the cast and crew are sharing their thoughts on the TV series' cancellation.From Chuck Lorre, the comedy centers on Ruth (Kathy Bates), the proud proprietor of a Los Angeles-area marijuana dispensary. The cast also includes Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Chris Redd, Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Betsy Sodero, Nicole Sullivan, Michael Trucco, and Mae Harrington.Read More…...
- 2/17/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Netflix. Episodes: 20 (half-hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: August 25, 2017 — January 12, 2018. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Chris Redd, Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Elizabeth Alderfer, Betsy Sodero, Nicole Sullivan, Michael Trucco, and Mae Harrington. TV show description: A workplace comedy, the Disjointed TV show centers on Ruth (Bates), who has long agitated for the legalization of cannabis. After years of advocacy, Ruth is finally the proud proprietor of a Los Angeles-are marijuana dispensary. Ruth's son, Travis (Moten), has faith in his mother's business plan. Still, where the future is concerned, this 20-something has even bigger plans. Read More…...
- 2/15/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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