NBC Orders Coronavirus-Era Comedy Series ‘Connecting’ From Martin Gero & Brendan Gall

Nyle DiMarco has a new TV show in the works!

Nyle DiMarco is bringing his experiences to TV comedy.

Michael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max,” said Che.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max” said Che.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVIt’s official —  the new romantic comedy series Emily In Paris — created, written and executive produced by Darren Star — has landed at Netflix. The half-hour series, originally developed and greenlighted by Paramount Network, will be released exclusively on the streaming service this fall.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski The Moody family will be back. Fox has picked up a second season of comedy The Moodys, starring Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins.The show, based on Australian series A Moody Christmas, started as a holiday event comedy series with the first installment airing during the holiday season last year.The second season, targeted for the 2020-21 season will not be holiday-themed, with a bigger order size than the six-episode original limited run.

Just trying to explain “Pen15” to someone is probably going to lead to some confused looks. Even though it’s one of the best comedies currently on TV, the premise is ludicrous and has no right to be as great as it is.

Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual.Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year-old music bash Saturday (July 4) via luck.stream and williepicnic.com.

Martin Lewis has told his wife Lara Lewington that he loves her very much despite her on-air gaffe on Thursday's Martin Lewis Money Show.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC has given its first series order to a 2020 pilot, picking up sci-fi drama Debris, starring Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele, from Almost Human creator J.H.

Also Read: NBC Fall Schedule: 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' to Air Thursday After 'SVU'“Debris” was among the pilots in contention for NBC’s 2020-2021 season, and was able to finish production before the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down.Last week, the network said it would move forward with production on five of its pilots “later this year,” with the remainder to be rolled over to next pilot season.Comedies “Night School,” “Grand Crew,” “American Auto” and dramas “Langdon” and

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has picked up a comedy series that will be filmed entirely through video chats.Titled “Connecting,” the series is described as an ensemble comedy about a group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they share the highs and lows of these extraordinary times. It is unknown at this time when the series will air or if it will be part of NBC’s fall schedule.NBC has given the show an eight-episode straight-to-series order.

Lina Abascal Adult webcam platform Chaturbate has partnered with an independent filmmaking team to launch a scripted comedy series, “Cam_Girlfriend.” Made up of 10 episodes — each one 10 minutes long — “Cam_Girlfriend” follows rising cam model Chloe Cables (Lily LaBeau) as she balances her relationship with her boyfriend, Mike (Dave Keystone) with her relationship to her work and fans. Together, they soon learn that camming is a job you can’t help but take home.

Sonia Kil Hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Korean film industry, which celebrated its centenary with Bong Joon-ho’s history-making Academy awards for “Parasite” earlier this year, has been in an unprecedented crisis since February.Since the South Korean government adopted tough social-distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including

Also Read: First Look's Michael Bloom and Topic's Maria Zuckerman Talk 'Homegrown Success' of 10 Films at SundanceIn “Kumaré,” Gandhi posed as an enlightened spiritual guru who had come to America from the East in order to spread his teachings.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVUPDATED: Apple TV+ has given an eight-episode straight-to-series order to The Afterparty, a single-camera comedy series executive produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, from Sony Pictures TV and its label TriStar Television.The project, which I hear already has hired a line producer and is zeroing in on casting the lead, is created by Miller who will serve as showrunner. It is described as a murder mystery set at a high school reunion afterparty.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy series from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Variety has learned exclusively.Titled “The Afterparty,” the series is described as a murder mystery comedy set at a high school reunion afterparty.