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Prime Video has confirmed they’ve ordered Escorted, an eight-episode, half-hour single-camera romanticist drama from Brett Goldstein (Shrinking, Ted Lasso), to series. Deadline shared news of nan pickup successful November.
In Escorted, a divided dada successful Manhattan accidentally becomes a antheral escort successful this romanticist drama astir intersexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether existent intimacy tin ever beryllium bought.
Goldstein will star, executive, produce, write, and co-showrun via his wide woody pinch Warner Bros. Television, which produces nan series. Brian Gallivan (Shrinking, Happy Endings) will service arsenic executive shaper and co-showrunner. Josh Senior (The Bear) besides executive produces alongside Molly Mandel.
“I’m truthful excited to bring a wholesome show astir condoms, co-parenting, and cosplay to Amazon – nan spot wherever I really bargain my condoms, truthful it feels for illustration a existent afloat circle moment,” Goldstein said.
“Brett and Brian present a hilarious, modern return connected relationships, grounded successful a heartfelt communicative astir a azygous dada navigating love, parenting, and life,” shared Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks.
“What makes Escorted truthful compelling is that beneath each of nan chaos, comedy, and secrecy is an unexpectedly tender communicative astir group searching for connection,” Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios, added. “Brett Goldstein and Brian Gallivan person crafted a bid that feels daring, emotionally authentic, and wholly original, and we’re thrilled to bring it to Prime Video audiences worldwide.
Goldstein is gearing up for nan merchandise of nan movie Office Romance, a rom-com for Netflix, successful which he stars and wrote, co-starring Jennifer Lopez. The title premieres connected June 5. A caller play of Apple TV’s Ted Lasso is besides connected nan horizon, pinch a tentative placeholder group for an August premiere. On nan series, he plays Roy Kent, arsenic good arsenic executive produces and writes. He besides co-created, writes, executive produces, and stars successful nan Apple TV bid Shrinking, which was renewed for a 4th play up of nan show’s 3rd play premiere. Goldstein is represented by WME, Mosaic, B-Sides, LARK, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Gallivan is represented by Entertainment 360.
