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Apple TV has greenlighted a drama bid from creators Liz Heldens (Will Trent) and Matt Ward (Best Medicine), pinch Elizabeth Banks (Miniature Wife) group to prima and executive produce.
The untitled half-hour project, fka We’re All Gonna Die, comes from 20th Television wherever Will Trent co-developer, executive shaper and co-showrunner Heldens is nether an wide deal. It had been group up astatine Apple TV since astatine slightest past fall. The pickup follows 20th TV precocious securing a California taxation in installments for it.
The bid is group to statesman accumulation successful Los Angeles this year. It brings Banks backmost to nan half-hour drama genre wherever she had memorable recurring roles connected Scrubs and 30 Rock.
The untiled Apple drama centers connected Heidi (Banks) who, caller disconnected a messy divorce, sets retired to unafraid a lively 2nd enactment for herself and her kids. But erstwhile she stumbles into coordinating her father’s status organization activity dates, Heidi is forced into an improbable confederation pinch his girlfriend’s perpetually azygous son.
Heldens and Ward service arsenic executive producers and showrunners. Banks executive produces alongside Max Handelman and Krissy Wall done her Brownstone Productions banner. Jonathan Krisel (Adults) will nonstop nan aviator and service arsenic executive producer. Quinn Haberman executive produces alongside Heldens for Selfish Mermaid, and Jason Winer and Jon Radler will executive nutrient for Small Dog Picture Company.
Banks presently stars and executive produces nan Peacock series The Miniature Wife and earlier that she starred successful and exec produced nan Prime Video constricted series The Better Sister.
Heldens antecedently created nan 2009 NBC aesculapian drama Mercy and 2013 enigma drama Deception and co-created nan network’s summertime series Camp. She besides worked connected Friday Night Lights. This marks her first half-hour series.
Ward has a mates of half-hour drama comedies nether his belt, including My Name Is Earl and Suburgatory. His astir caller credits see Fox’s Best Medicine and The Big Leap and CBS’ Madam Secretary.
