BAFTA nominee Danielle Deadwyler (Until, The Piano Lesson) has been tapped for a number one function within the upcoming Steve Carell HBO comedy sequence, which hails from veteran TV producers Invoice Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and Matt Tarses (Scrubs).
Deadwyler is ready to painting the function of the pinnacle of the English Division on the liberal arts faculty, who’s additionally a professor of poetry and a printed author. She can have an instantaneous 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 government produced by veteran TV producers Invoice Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and Matt Tarses (Scrubs), who’re additionally writing the primary episode. Apart from Carell and Deadwyler, the solid may also embrace Charly Clive (The Lazarus Mission) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso). Along with main the solid, Carell can be government producing alongside Liza Katzer and Jeff Ingold. The sequence is a manufacturing by Warner Bros. Tv.
This marks Carell’s newest main TV venture after just 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 exhibit 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 Drive.
(Supply: Deadline)