Exclusive: The Onyx Collective for Hulu comedy series Deli Boys is rounding out its cast with 9 including Kevin Corrigan (Ray Donovan), Alexandra Ruddy (City of Lies), Tim Baltz (The Righteous Gemstones) and Zainne Saleh (The Binge).
In Deli Boys, when their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Alfie Fuller, Poorna Jagannathan and Brian George also star.
The full list of new additions can be found below.
Corrigan recurs as Chickie Lozano, an old-school, Italian American crime boss in Philadelphia. He is terrifying yet charming. Ruddy recurs as Agent Mercer, a female FBI agent excluded from the boys club of the agency and on a mission to prove herself. Baltz recurs as Director Simpson, the...
In Deli Boys, when their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Alfie Fuller, Poorna Jagannathan and Brian George also star.
The full list of new additions can be found below.
Corrigan recurs as Chickie Lozano, an old-school, Italian American crime boss in Philadelphia. He is terrifying yet charming. Ruddy recurs as Agent Mercer, a female FBI agent excluded from the boys club of the agency and on a mission to prove herself. Baltz recurs as Director Simpson, the...
- 5/3/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Deli Boys from Onyx Collective is headed to Hulu. The comedy has been ordered to series and stars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Alfie Fuller, Brian George, and Poorna Jagannathan.
Abdullah Saeed created the series, which follows a pair of spoiled Pakistani American brothers who, after the death of their father, try to take over his role in the criminal underworld. Onyx has ordered 10 episodes which will stream exclusively on Hulu.
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Abdullah Saeed created the series, which follows a pair of spoiled Pakistani American brothers who, after the death of their father, try to take over his role in the criminal underworld. Onyx has ordered 10 episodes which will stream exclusively on Hulu.
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- 5/14/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Onyx Collective has picked up Deli Boys comedy pilot to series. Starring Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Alfie Fuller, Poorna Jagannathan and new series regular Brian George, Deli Boys, from 20th Television, will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories.
In Deli Boys, when their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers (Ali and Shaikh) lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Related: 2022-23 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
The half-hour, 10-episode series was created by Abdullah Saeed and developed by Jenni Konner and Nora Silver under Jenni Konner Productions. Michelle Nader, who also serves as showrunner, is an executive producer alongside Saeed, Konner and Silver. Nisha Ganatra is executive producer and director on the pilot, with...
In Deli Boys, when their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers (Ali and Shaikh) lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Related: 2022-23 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
The half-hour, 10-episode series was created by Abdullah Saeed and developed by Jenni Konner and Nora Silver under Jenni Konner Productions. Michelle Nader, who also serves as showrunner, is an executive producer alongside Saeed, Konner and Silver. Nisha Ganatra is executive producer and director on the pilot, with...
- 5/11/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The comedy pilot “Deli Boys” has been ordered to series at Onyx Collective on Hulu, with Brian George added as a series regular. 20th Television serves as the studio.
Created by Abdullah Saeed, the half-hour, 10-episode series stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh as Mir and Raj Dar, respectively. When their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, the pampered Pakistani-American Dar brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
George has been added to the cast as Ahmad, Baba’s colleague who has always had his eye on the top spot at DarCo and is willing to play whatever game he has to in order to take it. There’s no love lost between him and the entitled boys he’s resented since birth.
George’s credits include “Seinfeld,” “The Big Bang Theory,...
Created by Abdullah Saeed, the half-hour, 10-episode series stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh as Mir and Raj Dar, respectively. When their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, the pampered Pakistani-American Dar brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
George has been added to the cast as Ahmad, Baba’s colleague who has always had his eye on the top spot at DarCo and is willing to play whatever game he has to in order to take it. There’s no love lost between him and the entitled boys he’s resented since birth.
George’s credits include “Seinfeld,” “The Big Bang Theory,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Gilroy is standing with the writers amid their strike.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that the “Andor” creator and showrunner is no longer performing any non-writing duties for the Disney+ show.
Gilroy has come under fire after it was reported on Friday that he was still contributing services including casting and music-related work.
Read More: Kamala Harris Reportedly Postpones MTV Special On Mental Health Over Hollywood Writers’ Strike
He responded to the criticism from fellow Writers Guild members in a statement to the outlet.
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I would also be ceasing all non-writing producing functions,” Gilroy wrote. This statement was confirmed by the co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating committee.
Writer Abdullah Saeed publicly called out Gilroy in a post...
The Hollywood Reporter writes that the “Andor” creator and showrunner is no longer performing any non-writing duties for the Disney+ show.
Gilroy has come under fire after it was reported on Friday that he was still contributing services including casting and music-related work.
Read More: Kamala Harris Reportedly Postpones MTV Special On Mental Health Over Hollywood Writers’ Strike
He responded to the criticism from fellow Writers Guild members in a statement to the outlet.
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I would also be ceasing all non-writing producing functions,” Gilroy wrote. This statement was confirmed by the co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating committee.
Writer Abdullah Saeed publicly called out Gilroy in a post...
- 5/10/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
The writers’ strike is affecting many projects in tinsel town. Shows that are said to have been delayed include upcoming anticipated seasons for Cobra Kai and House of the Dragon. There are even some currently in production that are getting a shake-up if not fully delayed. The Hollywood Reporter has recently broke that Tony Gilroy, the creator and showrunner for Disney+’s Star Wars series, Andor, has announced that he has ceased producing duties for the show, which is currently in production for season 2, after Gilroy had been accused of being a scab by another writer.
Gilroy has released a statement that addresses his cessation of producing duties on the second season of Andor. The statement reads, “I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I...
Gilroy has released a statement that addresses his cessation of producing duties on the second season of Andor. The statement reads, “I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I...
- 5/10/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
‘Andor’ Showrunner Says He’s Ceased All Non-Writing Work on Show, Denies He Violated Writers’ Strike
Following an accusation that he violated the writers’ strike by continuing to work on “Andor,” showrunner Tony Gilroy said Tuesday that he has actually ceased all non-writing work on the Disney+ “Star Wars” series.
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on ‘Andor’ prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I would also be ceasing all non-writing producing functions,” Gilroysaid in a statement provided to TheWrap.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the statement.
Gilroy’s comments come after criticism from writer Abdullah Saeed, who on Monday accused the “Michael Clayton” screenwriter of scabbing — failing to honor a strike — because he continued to work on “Andor” last week as showrunner after the writers’ strike began.
In this, however, Gilroy was hardly alone. During the strike’s first week, numerous TV showrunners were caught in a...
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on ‘Andor’ prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser at the WGA on Sunday morning that I would also be ceasing all non-writing producing functions,” Gilroysaid in a statement provided to TheWrap.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the statement.
Gilroy’s comments come after criticism from writer Abdullah Saeed, who on Monday accused the “Michael Clayton” screenwriter of scabbing — failing to honor a strike — because he continued to work on “Andor” last week as showrunner after the writers’ strike began.
In this, however, Gilroy was hardly alone. During the strike’s first week, numerous TV showrunners were caught in a...
- 5/10/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Tony Gilroy has told The Hollywood Reporter that he is no longer performing any non-writing duties for Andor, the Disney+ Star Wars show he created and runs. In a statement, Gilroy responded to criticism he received from a fellow Writers Guild member for performing such services during the WGA’s strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios and streamers.
The critique of the Andor creator and executive producer came after it was reported on Friday that Gilroy, whose scripts for season two of the Star Wars series were completed, was still contributing producing services including casting and music-related duties. Gilroy says he was not present on the show’s set and hasn’t been since the strike began May 2.
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser...
The critique of the Andor creator and executive producer came after it was reported on Friday that Gilroy, whose scripts for season two of the Star Wars series were completed, was still contributing producing services including casting and music-related duties. Gilroy says he was not present on the show’s set and hasn’t been since the strike began May 2.
“I discontinued all writing and writing-related work on Andor prior to midnight, May 1. After being briefed on the Saturday showrunner meeting, I informed Chris Keyser...
- 5/10/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Poorna Jagannathan is set as a lead opposite Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Alfie Fuller in Deli Boys, Onyx Collective’s half-hour comedy pilot from Abdullah Saeed (High Maintenance) and 20th Television.
Written by Saeed and directed and by Nisha Ganatra, in Deli Boys, when their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Jagannathan will play Lucky, Baba’s right-hand woman. She can be very caring or a badass business boss lady, depending on what’s needed.
Saeed and Ganatra executive produce with Jenni Konner, Vali Chandrasekaran and Nora Silver. 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, is the studio.
Jagannathan recently wrapped a lead role in the HBO Max film Turtles All The Way Down, directed by Hannah Marks...
Written by Saeed and directed and by Nisha Ganatra, in Deli Boys, when their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Jagannathan will play Lucky, Baba’s right-hand woman. She can be very caring or a badass business boss lady, depending on what’s needed.
Saeed and Ganatra executive produce with Jenni Konner, Vali Chandrasekaran and Nora Silver. 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, is the studio.
Jagannathan recently wrapped a lead role in the HBO Max film Turtles All The Way Down, directed by Hannah Marks...
- 10/31/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Poorna Jagannathan has been cast in “Deli Boys,” Abdullah Saeed’s comedy pilot for the Onyx Collective on Hulu.
The series will follow a pair of pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers named Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj Dar (Saagar Shaikh) who lose everything when their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies. They and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. Alfie Fuller also stars.
Jagannathan will play Lucky, Baba’s right-hand woman. She can be very caring or a badass business boss lady, depending on what’s needed.
Jagannathan is best known for starring as Devi’s (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) mother Nalini in “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix and Nasir’s (Riz Ahmed) mother Safar in “The Night Of” on HBO. She has also played roles in “Defending Jacob” on Apple TV+, “The Act” and...
The series will follow a pair of pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers named Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj Dar (Saagar Shaikh) who lose everything when their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies. They and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. Alfie Fuller also stars.
Jagannathan will play Lucky, Baba’s right-hand woman. She can be very caring or a badass business boss lady, depending on what’s needed.
Jagannathan is best known for starring as Devi’s (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) mother Nalini in “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix and Nasir’s (Riz Ahmed) mother Safar in “The Night Of” on HBO. She has also played roles in “Defending Jacob” on Apple TV+, “The Act” and...
- 10/31/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Onyx Collective, the Disney studio focused on underrepresented communities including creators of color, continues to ramp up its originals.
The studio has handed out a pilot order for comedy Deli Boys, starring Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh, from writer and creator Abdullah Saeed (High Maintenance).
The comedy revolves around a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers who, after their convenience store magnate father suddenly dies, lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Ali (Marvel’s WandaVision, Don’t Worry Darling, The Mandalorian) will play Mir Dar, the hardworking and enthusiastic son who is eager to impress his father, Baba, a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch. Shaikh (Ms. Marvel, The Marvels) will portray Raj Dar, Baba’s other son,...
Onyx Collective, the Disney studio focused on underrepresented communities including creators of color, continues to ramp up its originals.
The studio has handed out a pilot order for comedy Deli Boys, starring Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh, from writer and creator Abdullah Saeed (High Maintenance).
The comedy revolves around a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers who, after their convenience store magnate father suddenly dies, lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.
Ali (Marvel’s WandaVision, Don’t Worry Darling, The Mandalorian) will play Mir Dar, the hardworking and enthusiastic son who is eager to impress his father, Baba, a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch. Shaikh (Ms. Marvel, The Marvels) will portray Raj Dar, Baba’s other son,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Onyx Collective on Hulu has ordered the comedy pilot “Deli Boys” from Abdullah Saeed.
The logline for the half-hour project states, “When their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.”
The cast includes Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in the lead roles, with Alfie Fuller also starring. Ali will play Mir Dar, described as “hardworking, enthusiastic to a fault, and eager to impress his father, Baba, a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch.” Shaikh will play Raj Dar, said to be “a real character, the antithesis of his younger brother Mir. Whereas Mir is a straight-shooter, Raj is a pot-smoking, entitled playboy, an outrageous hipster who wraps his joints in gold...
The logline for the half-hour project states, “When their convenience-store magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.”
The cast includes Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in the lead roles, with Alfie Fuller also starring. Ali will play Mir Dar, described as “hardworking, enthusiastic to a fault, and eager to impress his father, Baba, a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch.” Shaikh will play Raj Dar, said to be “a real character, the antithesis of his younger brother Mir. Whereas Mir is a straight-shooter, Raj is a pot-smoking, entitled playboy, an outrageous hipster who wraps his joints in gold...
- 10/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Onyx Collective has ordered Deli Boys to pilot, a project from 20th Television about a pair of pampered Pakistani-American brothers whose convenience-store magnate father dies and are then forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime.
Asif Ali will play Mir Dar, a hardworking son whose eager to impress his father, Baba — a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch. Saagar Shaikh will play Mir’s brother Raj, who’s a pot-smoking and entitled playboy who lives the high life on his father millions.
Alfie Fuller has also been cast to play Prairie, Raj’s shaman, an “Afro-futurist” hipster who lives with him and various other hangers-on in stoner heaven luxury.
Jenni Konner, Vali Chandrasekaran, Nisha Ganatra and Abdullah Saeed
The pilot was written by Abdullah Saeed and will be directed and executive produced by Nisha Ganatra. Besides Saeed,...
Asif Ali will play Mir Dar, a hardworking son whose eager to impress his father, Baba — a scrappy immigrant who arrived in the U.S. broke and built an empire from scratch. Saagar Shaikh will play Mir’s brother Raj, who’s a pot-smoking and entitled playboy who lives the high life on his father millions.
Alfie Fuller has also been cast to play Prairie, Raj’s shaman, an “Afro-futurist” hipster who lives with him and various other hangers-on in stoner heaven luxury.
Jenni Konner, Vali Chandrasekaran, Nisha Ganatra and Abdullah Saeed
The pilot was written by Abdullah Saeed and will be directed and executive produced by Nisha Ganatra. Besides Saeed,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Leading audio-first media company Salt and Bipoc-focused podcast company SomeFriends, today unveiled a new slate of podcasts with the goal of entertaining broad audiences while tackling the lack of diversity in podcasting and entertainment. The initial slate includes five new original podcasts covering narrative, fiction and unscripted genres with writers James Kim and Abdullah Saeed (High Maintenance) and features guests Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin (The Unofficial Expert), Ramy Youssef (Hulu’s Ramy), Nimesh Patel (Saturday Night Live) and Martin Urbano (Hulu’s This Fool).
The slate announcement comes on the heels of Lemonada Media partnering with Salt and SomeFriends to launch First, an unscripted, comedy podcast premiering November 1st. Creator and host Kareem Rahma sits down with a fellow comedian to share the story of a groundbreaking ‘first,’ a trailblazing person who was the first to break down a racial barrier in their respective field. With ‘firsts’ across business,...
The slate announcement comes on the heels of Lemonada Media partnering with Salt and SomeFriends to launch First, an unscripted, comedy podcast premiering November 1st. Creator and host Kareem Rahma sits down with a fellow comedian to share the story of a groundbreaking ‘first,’ a trailblazing person who was the first to break down a racial barrier in their respective field. With ‘firsts’ across business,...
- 9/13/2022
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Kaylani Esparza, who was formerly director of development at Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video, where she produced series such as HBO Max’s The Other Two, is moving into audio.
Esparza has joined SomeFriends, the podcast company launched by former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma.
She becomes Head of Development at the company to oversee its slate of original fiction and non-fiction podcasts.
Separately, the business has received additional funding from New Media Ventures.
During her time at Broadway Video, Esparza worked on shows such as Detroiters, Documentary Now!, Shrill, Portlandia, and Los Espookys and prior to that she worked at CAA with managing partner Steve Lafferty.
SomeFriends launched earlier this year to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector. Its upcoming slate includes projects from creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who...
Esparza has joined SomeFriends, the podcast company launched by former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma.
She becomes Head of Development at the company to oversee its slate of original fiction and non-fiction podcasts.
Separately, the business has received additional funding from New Media Ventures.
During her time at Broadway Video, Esparza worked on shows such as Detroiters, Documentary Now!, Shrill, Portlandia, and Los Espookys and prior to that she worked at CAA with managing partner Steve Lafferty.
SomeFriends launched earlier this year to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector. Its upcoming slate includes projects from creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who...
- 11/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
WGA West’s Middle Eastern Writers Committee Urges Hollywood To Be More Inclusive, Less Stereotypical
Members of the WGA West’s Middle Eastern Writers Committee are urging the film and television industry to be more inclusive and less stereotypical in its storytelling.
“Reach out to us. Get to know our work. And most of all, take more chances on us to both tell our own stories and contribute to the ones being crafted in writers rooms all over town,” they wrote Monday in an open letter to the industry. But they noted: “How can we get in the rooms to tell other stories if we’re not even being hired to tell our own?”
The group said they formed the committee “primarily on the basis of one disappointing fact. As reported in the Wgaw Inclusion Report of 2020, Middle Eastern writers are dead last, making up only 0.3% of employed writers. You read that right. 0.3%. That’s pretty close to 0%. Because of this, we find ourselves at a cultural inflection point,...
“Reach out to us. Get to know our work. And most of all, take more chances on us to both tell our own stories and contribute to the ones being crafted in writers rooms all over town,” they wrote Monday in an open letter to the industry. But they noted: “How can we get in the rooms to tell other stories if we’re not even being hired to tell our own?”
The group said they formed the committee “primarily on the basis of one disappointing fact. As reported in the Wgaw Inclusion Report of 2020, Middle Eastern writers are dead last, making up only 0.3% of employed writers. You read that right. 0.3%. That’s pretty close to 0%. Because of this, we find ourselves at a cultural inflection point,...
- 8/30/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma have launched a podcast company to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector.
The pair have launched Hyphen Media, which is backed by investors including Hyphen Capital, media veteran Sean Cohan; James Cole, Jr., Board Member of Aig and CEO of The Jasco Group; and Jennifer Fitzgerald, Co-founder and CEO of Policygenius
They hope the company will be a home for original and immersive storytelling, giving underrepresented voices a platform to tell their stories.
The company is currently in production on a number of original podcasts, both fiction and non-fiction formats, that span across various genres — from comedy to thriller, to autobiographical folktales and science fiction.
Its upcoming slate of projects includes creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who starred and wrote on HBO’s hit comedy High Maintenance,...
The pair have launched Hyphen Media, which is backed by investors including Hyphen Capital, media veteran Sean Cohan; James Cole, Jr., Board Member of Aig and CEO of The Jasco Group; and Jennifer Fitzgerald, Co-founder and CEO of Policygenius
They hope the company will be a home for original and immersive storytelling, giving underrepresented voices a platform to tell their stories.
The company is currently in production on a number of original podcasts, both fiction and non-fiction formats, that span across various genres — from comedy to thriller, to autobiographical folktales and science fiction.
Its upcoming slate of projects includes creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who starred and wrote on HBO’s hit comedy High Maintenance,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO released a trailer for the upcoming two-part documentary “The Crime of the Century,” which premieres on May 10.
Written and directed by Alex Gibney, the film exposes the billions of dollars gained and thousands of lives lost due to the opioid crisis. It reveals the secrets behind Big Pharma, political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Gibney served as a producer alongside Sarah Dowland and Svetlana Zill. Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman, and Aaron Fishman, senior Tina Nguyen, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller served as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12. Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.
Written and directed by Alex Gibney, the film exposes the billions of dollars gained and thousands of lives lost due to the opioid crisis. It reveals the secrets behind Big Pharma, political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Gibney served as a producer alongside Sarah Dowland and Svetlana Zill. Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman, and Aaron Fishman, senior Tina Nguyen, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller served as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12. Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.
- 4/20/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
When you were a kid, perhaps your parents hid their stash of grass while you secretly smoked your own weed. Fast forward to present day: your dispensary carries cannabis and your kid's favorite number is sure to be 420.
In this era of legalization, marijuana law isn't the only thing changing. The way we think and talk about about weed has changed. As we've grown up, so has broadcast television -- with TV stoners evolving from blurry-eyed, cartoon losers into high functioning adults with jobs.
Don't beweed me? On a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy, even the doctors were high on cannabis cookies! These days, getting baked on TV is not only acceptable, it’s often part of the story. (The funny part.) Consider this list of dope shows your gateway drug to high quality, small screen entertainment.
17. Wilfred Elijah Wood is Ryan, a medical marijuana user with a seriously warped sense of reality.
In this era of legalization, marijuana law isn't the only thing changing. The way we think and talk about about weed has changed. As we've grown up, so has broadcast television -- with TV stoners evolving from blurry-eyed, cartoon losers into high functioning adults with jobs.
Don't beweed me? On a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy, even the doctors were high on cannabis cookies! These days, getting baked on TV is not only acceptable, it’s often part of the story. (The funny part.) Consider this list of dope shows your gateway drug to high quality, small screen entertainment.
17. Wilfred Elijah Wood is Ryan, a medical marijuana user with a seriously warped sense of reality.
- 5/19/2018
- by Rebecca Eisen
- TVfanatic
New Regency and Fox Searchlight have teamed to pick up an untitled prison dance movie from Ben Sinclair, the co-creator of HBO's High Maintenance, and cannabis journalist Abdullah Saeed.
Sinclair and Saeed will write the film, with Sinclair also set to direct. The duo, along with New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, will also produce the project. Fox Searchlight will distribute.
Details for the project are being kept behind bars.
Sinclair co-created and stars on High Maintenance, which centers on a weed deliveryman who travels up and down the social strata of New York City life. The show, which Sinclair created with...
Sinclair and Saeed will write the film, with Sinclair also set to direct. The duo, along with New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, will also produce the project. Fox Searchlight will distribute.
Details for the project are being kept behind bars.
Sinclair co-created and stars on High Maintenance, which centers on a weed deliveryman who travels up and down the social strata of New York City life. The show, which Sinclair created with...
- 3/28/2018
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Regency and Fox Searchlight have teamed to pick up an untitled prison dance movie from Ben Sinclair, the co-creator of HBO's <em>High Maintenance</em>, and cannabis journalist Abdullah Saeed.
Sinclair and Saeed will write the film, with Sinclair also set to direct. The duo, along with New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, will also produce the project. Fox Searchlight will distribute.
Details for the project are being kept behind bars.
Sinclair co-created and stars on <em><em>High </em>Maintenance</em>, which centers on a weed deliveryman who travels up and down the social strata of New York City life. The show, which Sinclair created ...
Sinclair and Saeed will write the film, with Sinclair also set to direct. The duo, along with New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, will also produce the project. Fox Searchlight will distribute.
Details for the project are being kept behind bars.
Sinclair co-created and stars on <em><em>High </em>Maintenance</em>, which centers on a weed deliveryman who travels up and down the social strata of New York City life. The show, which Sinclair created ...
- 3/28/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
HBO will keep living the high life. The High Maintenance TV show has been renewed for a third season on HBO. The early renewal comes halfway into the 10-episode second season. Although they put out a press release, Deadline has confirmed the season three renewal. An HBO TV series from creators Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, High Maintenancestars Sinclair as a nameless Brooklyn weed delivery person, known only as “The Guy.” Each episode of cannabis-laced comedy-drama features a new set of customers, from whom “The Guy” gets a different glimpse of Big Apple living. New guest stars in the second season include Danielle Brooks, John Gallagher, Jr., Jessica Hecht, Luzer Twersky, and Kate Lyn Sheil. Abdullah Saeed and Yael Stone return in High Maintenance season two. Read More…...
- 2/22/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
While season one of the High Maintenance TV show on HBO never reached anything approaching a high, it buzzed along pretty steadily. Now, this cannabis deliveryman comedy-drama is back for a second season. Can it conjure up some Nielsen fu in season two, or will the possibility of another season go up in smoke? Will High Maintenance be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. Created and written by married couple Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, High Maintenance stars Sinclair as a nameless Brooklyn weed delivery person, known only as "The Guy." Each episode of the HBO TV series features a new set of customers, from whom "The Guy" gets a different glimpse of Big Apple living. New guest stars in the second season include Danielle Brooks, John Gallagher, Jr., Jessica Hecht, Luzer Twersky, and Kate Lyn Sheil. Abdullah Saeed and Yael...
- 1/23/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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