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NBC has handed a series order to Mike O'Malley's family comedy. Jon Cryer, Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer star in the untitled series, which Deadline understands is being lined up for next broadcast season. The series follows Jim and Julia, who, after an amicable divorce decide to continue to…

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer are set as the co-leads opposite Jon Cryer in Mike O’Malley’s off-cycle multi-cam NBC comedy pilot from Lionsgate Television. Written by Survivor's Remorse creator O'Malley, the untitled comedy centers on Jim (Cryer) and Julia (Spencer) who, after an amicable divorce…

NBC is finalizing deals for a pilot order to an untitled multi-camera comedy (fka We Thought We Were Done), from creator Mike O’Malley and Lionsgate Television, for which Jon Cryer is in talks to star. Written by Survivor’s Remorse creator O’Malley, the comedy centers on Jim and Julia who, after an amicable divorce…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the literal s***show of tonight’s Heels Season 1 finale. In the end, the battle in the State Fair ring between feuding brothers Jack Spade and Ace Spade saw neither holding the coveted belt in the Season 1 finale of Heels. With a sh*t-stained Wild Bill Hancock (Chris Bauer)…

When the new Starz wrestling drama Heels began production last fall, the pandemic posed challenges that were both very new to the industry and also costly. And when dealing with a high contact sport, the stakes are even higher. “Everybody had to be very disciplined,” executive producer and showrunner Mike O’Malley…

After lengthy negotiations, the pieces have fallen into place for Bill Cosby‘s multi-generational family comedy at NBC. As revealed at TCA, the project will be written by actor-scribe Mike O’Malley and produced by Sony Pictures TV. Cosby and The Cosby Show executive producer Tom Werner inked a deal with NBC in January…

At its executive panel, NBC revealed more details about its Bill Cosby multi-camera comedy project, which was put in development in January. It will be created by Mike Sikowitz and Mike O’Malley and produced by Sony TV, where Sikowitz is under an overall deal, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said. Sikowitz…

Starz has given an official series pickup to Survivor's Remorse, a half-hour scripted comedy series executive produced by NBA star LeBron James, Mike O'Malley, Tom Werner, James’ manager Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter. I hear the order is for 6 episodes. The project, written by O’Malley, had been on fast-track…

Starz is developing a half-hour scripted series Survivor's Remorse with NBA all-star LeBron James, comedy exec producers Tom Werner, Mike O'Malley, Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter. The series explores what happens to Cam Calloway and Reggie Vaughn when they make it out of one of Philly's toughest neighborhoods. James…

Mike O'Malley (Glee) is set as a lead in Welcome To The Family, NBC‘s single-camera comedy written and executive produced by Rules Of Engagement executive producer Mike Sikowitz. It chronicles how cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed…

EXCLUSIVE: Mike O’Malley, writer/co-executive producer of Fox’s half-hour comedy pilot Prodigy Bully, is taking on another role on the project, this time in front of the camera. The actor, who originally was attached only as a writer-producer, has closed a deal to co-star in the project executive produced by John…

Fox has given a pilot order to Prodigy Bully, a half-hour comedy written by Glee co-star Mike O'Malley and executive produced by John Wells. Based on the Prodigy Bully one-minute movies by Hank Perlman, the comedy centers on a young boy genius who uses his brains and brawn to get whatever he wants. John Wells Prods…