Peacock is charting a new direction.
The streaming service announced today the straight-to-series order of the streamer’s first adult animated comedy In The Know.
Mike Judge, Zach Woods, and Brandon Gardner will co-create and executive produce.
Judge and Woods will both star.
Alongside Judge, Greg Daniels (The Office) and Dustin Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment.
The series comes from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producers Bandera Entertainment.
"Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host," the logline reveals.
"He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me."
"He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests."
"Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods," the logline continues.
“In...
The streaming service announced today the straight-to-series order of the streamer’s first adult animated comedy In The Know.
Mike Judge, Zach Woods, and Brandon Gardner will co-create and executive produce.
Judge and Woods will both star.
Alongside Judge, Greg Daniels (The Office) and Dustin Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment.
The series comes from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producers Bandera Entertainment.
"Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host," the logline reveals.
"He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me."
"He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests."
"Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods," the logline continues.
“In...
- 9/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Peacock has officially entered the teeming adult animation space with the announcement of a straight-to-series order for “In the Know,” a stop-motion NPR-themed series from “The Office” alums Zach Woods and Greg Daniels, who executive produce along with Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butt-Head”), Brandon Gardner and Dustin Davis.
Judge, Woods and Gardner co-created the series, with the former two also starring. Daniels and Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment, with the series hailing from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The logline for “In the Know” is as follows: “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff.
Judge, Woods and Gardner co-created the series, with the former two also starring. Daniels and Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment, with the series hailing from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The logline for “In the Know” is as follows: “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff.
- 9/20/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Peacock Moves Into Adult Animation With NPR Parody Series ‘In The Know’ From Mike Judge & Zach Woods
Peacock is getting into adult cartoons.
The NBCUniversal streamer has handed a straight-to-series order to In The Know, an adult animated series from Beavis and Butt-Head Mike Judge and Silicon Valley star Zach Woods.
Judge co-created the HBO series that saw Woods play straight man Jared Dunn.
The series is centered around Lauren Caspian, who is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
It marks the first adult animation series for the streamer; the genre has been booming with increased visibility on streamers such as Netflix and Paramount+ as well as a push from linear network Fox.
The NBCUniversal streamer has handed a straight-to-series order to In The Know, an adult animated series from Beavis and Butt-Head Mike Judge and Silicon Valley star Zach Woods.
Judge co-created the HBO series that saw Woods play straight man Jared Dunn.
The series is centered around Lauren Caspian, who is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
It marks the first adult animation series for the streamer; the genre has been booming with increased visibility on streamers such as Netflix and Paramount+ as well as a push from linear network Fox.
- 9/20/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to an adult animated comedy that will reunite “Silicon Valley” co-creator Mike Judge and series star Zach Woods.
Titled “In the Know,” the new animated series is co-created and executive produced by Judge, Woods, and Brandon Gardner. Judge and Woods will also lend their voices to the series. The pickup of the show marks Peacock’s first adult animated series order.
The show’s official logline reads, “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.”
Judge will executive produce via Bandera Entertainment banner, as...
Titled “In the Know,” the new animated series is co-created and executive produced by Judge, Woods, and Brandon Gardner. Judge and Woods will also lend their voices to the series. The pickup of the show marks Peacock’s first adult animated series order.
The show’s official logline reads, “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.”
Judge will executive produce via Bandera Entertainment banner, as...
- 9/20/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Peacock is venturing into the red-hot adult animation genre.
The NBCUniversal-backed streamer is teaming with powerhouses Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) for a straight-to-series adult animated comedy called In the Know.
The project, which the duo first revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about recently launched animation company Bandera, marks Peacock’s entry into the adult animation space that counts such mega-hits as Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers and The Simpsons, among several others.
Here’s how Peacock describes In the Know: “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests.
Peacock is venturing into the red-hot adult animation genre.
The NBCUniversal-backed streamer is teaming with powerhouses Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) for a straight-to-series adult animated comedy called In the Know.
The project, which the duo first revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about recently launched animation company Bandera, marks Peacock’s entry into the adult animation space that counts such mega-hits as Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers and The Simpsons, among several others.
Here’s how Peacock describes In the Know: “Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests.
- 9/20/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has ordered the animated comedy series “Bad Crimes” with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus set to voice the lead roles, Variety has learned.
The 10-episode series is described as a dark comedy procedural. It follows Kara (Byer) and Jennie (Lapkus), two FBI agents who travel across the country to solve grisly crimes while juggling their friendship, career ambitions, and as many men as possible.
Nicole Silverberg (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”) created the series and also serve as executive producer. Comedy powerhouses Mike Judge and Greg Daniels also executive produce along with Dustin Davis under their newly formed Bandera Entertainment banner. Judge and Daniels co-created “King of the Hill” and are separately known for their work on shows like “Silicon Valley” and “The Office” respectively. Byer and Lapkus executive produce in addition to starring, with Erica Hayes also executive producing.
“Making ‘Bad Crimes’ with Greg and Mike and Bandera,...
The 10-episode series is described as a dark comedy procedural. It follows Kara (Byer) and Jennie (Lapkus), two FBI agents who travel across the country to solve grisly crimes while juggling their friendship, career ambitions, and as many men as possible.
Nicole Silverberg (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”) created the series and also serve as executive producer. Comedy powerhouses Mike Judge and Greg Daniels also executive produce along with Dustin Davis under their newly formed Bandera Entertainment banner. Judge and Daniels co-created “King of the Hill” and are separately known for their work on shows like “Silicon Valley” and “The Office” respectively. Byer and Lapkus executive produce in addition to starring, with Erica Hayes also executive producing.
“Making ‘Bad Crimes’ with Greg and Mike and Bandera,...
- 1/18/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television” Season 2.]
Fans of “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television*” might find themselves surprised by Season 2, which premiered Wednesday on YouTube Premium, because it ends with the show literally getting canceled by YouTube. The final sequence features the cast packing up the stage, the show’s titular star stunned by this turn of events, until he turns to the camera, giving a sincere monologue about what it’s meant to him, to make the show.
“Are you emotionally over it? Did you cry?” Hansen asked IndieWire when the subject of the ending came up — even though he and creator Rawson Marshall Thurber immediately agreed that despite that choice, which the writers made on their own, “Ryan Hansen” could return for a third season.
“We have not been officially picked up for a third season by YouTube Premium, and we’re certainly available for Season 3, and we’ve got some ideas,...
Fans of “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television*” might find themselves surprised by Season 2, which premiered Wednesday on YouTube Premium, because it ends with the show literally getting canceled by YouTube. The final sequence features the cast packing up the stage, the show’s titular star stunned by this turn of events, until he turns to the camera, giving a sincere monologue about what it’s meant to him, to make the show.
“Are you emotionally over it? Did you cry?” Hansen asked IndieWire when the subject of the ending came up — even though he and creator Rawson Marshall Thurber immediately agreed that despite that choice, which the writers made on their own, “Ryan Hansen” could return for a third season.
“We have not been officially picked up for a third season by YouTube Premium, and we’re certainly available for Season 3, and we’ve got some ideas,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
YouTube has greenlighted a 10-episode comedy series toplined by Happy Endings alum Adam Pally and Detroiters star Sam Richardson, with Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live) as a key recurring guest star.
The untitled series, set for a 2019 premiere on YouTube Red, reunites a number of key auspices behind ABC’s comedy series Happy Endings — co-star Pally, creator/executive producer David Caspe, writers Daniel Libman and Matthew Libman, executive producer Jamie Tarses, studio Sony Pictures TV as well as Dustin Davis, Head of Comedy Development at YouTube Originals, who was an ABC comedy current executive working on the series.
Written/executive produced by Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Jordan Cahan and Caspe and exec produced by Tarses, the series’ concepts is summed up as “every rapper has a crew he can’t live without… and vice versa” and examines how long the crew can survive without being in the limelight. Pharoah is...
The untitled series, set for a 2019 premiere on YouTube Red, reunites a number of key auspices behind ABC’s comedy series Happy Endings — co-star Pally, creator/executive producer David Caspe, writers Daniel Libman and Matthew Libman, executive producer Jamie Tarses, studio Sony Pictures TV as well as Dustin Davis, Head of Comedy Development at YouTube Originals, who was an ABC comedy current executive working on the series.
Written/executive produced by Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Jordan Cahan and Caspe and exec produced by Tarses, the series’ concepts is summed up as “every rapper has a crew he can’t live without… and vice versa” and examines how long the crew can survive without being in the limelight. Pharoah is...
- 4/30/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not a Happy Endings revival, but we’ll take it! Adam Pally is reuniting with Happy Endings creator David Caspe on a half-hour comedy series for YouTube Red, TVLine has learned.
The 10-episode, currently untitled sitcom — which also stars Veep standout Sam Richardson — centers on a rapper and his close-knit crew. Caspe penned the pilot with Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman and Jordan Cahan; all four will additionally serve as EPs. SNL‘s Jay Pharoah will also appear in the project as a recurring guest star.
“I’m thrilled to be back in business with the Happy Endings team...
The 10-episode, currently untitled sitcom — which also stars Veep standout Sam Richardson — centers on a rapper and his close-knit crew. Caspe penned the pilot with Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman and Jordan Cahan; all four will additionally serve as EPs. SNL‘s Jay Pharoah will also appear in the project as a recurring guest star.
“I’m thrilled to be back in business with the Happy Endings team...
- 4/30/2018
- TVLine.com
YouTube Red has given a series order to a comedy from Sony Pictures Television that marks a reunion for actor Adam Pally and producers of the ABC sitcom “Happy Endings.”
The untitled series revolves around the entourage that surrounds a rap star. Pally co-stars with Sam Richardson (“Veep”). Jay Pharoah is on board as a guest star. The series was co-created by “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe and alums Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, along with Jordan Cahan. Those four are exec producers along with Jamie Tarses, another “Happy Endings” alum.
“I’m thrilled to be back in business with the ‘Happy Endings’ team whom I worked with at ABC,” said Dustin Davis, head of comedy development at YouTube Originals. “I look forward to working with such an incredible cast led by Adam Pally, Sam Richardson and Jay Pharoah.”
YouTube Red has ordered 10 episodes of the untitled series. Maurice Marable is...
The untitled series revolves around the entourage that surrounds a rap star. Pally co-stars with Sam Richardson (“Veep”). Jay Pharoah is on board as a guest star. The series was co-created by “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe and alums Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, along with Jordan Cahan. Those four are exec producers along with Jamie Tarses, another “Happy Endings” alum.
“I’m thrilled to be back in business with the ‘Happy Endings’ team whom I worked with at ABC,” said Dustin Davis, head of comedy development at YouTube Originals. “I look forward to working with such an incredible cast led by Adam Pally, Sam Richardson and Jay Pharoah.”
YouTube Red has ordered 10 episodes of the untitled series. Maurice Marable is...
- 4/30/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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