BAFTA nominee Danielle Deadwyler (Until, The Piano Lesson) has been tapped for a number one position within the upcoming Steve Carell HBO comedy sequence, which hails from veteran TV producers Invoice Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and Matt Tarses (Scrubs).
Deadwyler is about to painting the position of the pinnacle of the English Division on the liberal arts faculty, who’s additionally a professor of poetry and a broadcast author. She may have an prompt rapport with Carell’s character.
“The present is a single-camera comedy set on a university campus, centering on an creator’s difficult relationship together with his daughter,” reads the logline.
Who’s concerned within the untitled Steve Carell HBO comedy?
The untitled Steve Carell comedy is govt produced by veteran TV producers Invoice Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and Matt Tarses (Scrubs), who’re additionally writing the primary episode. Moreover Carell and Deadwyler, the solid will even embrace Charly Clive (The Lazarus Undertaking) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso). Along with main the solid, Carell can also be govt producing alongside Liza Katzer and Jeff Ingold. The sequence is a manufacturing by Warner Bros. Tv.
This marks Carell’s newest main TV undertaking after lately signing on to star reverse Tina Fey within the Netflix sequence The 4 Seasons. Following his iconic efficiency as Michael Scott in The Workplace, Carell was capable of showcase his expertise within the drama style, due to his appearances on The Morning Present and The Affected person. Previous to his upcoming HBO comedy, he beforehand headlined Netflix’s short-lived office comedy House Power.
(Supply: Deadline)