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EXCLUSIVE: Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, reality stars from Summer House and podcast stars via their celebrated Giggly Squad, are now looking to go drama bid stars. Netflix is processing a half-hour scripted drama co-written and headlined by nan longtime champion friends, which nan streamer landed successful a competitory situation. It is produced by Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, SNL), pinch Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect, 30 Rock) co-writing and serving arsenic showrunner. Universal Television, wherever Poehler’s Paper Kite Prods. is based, is nan studio.
Set successful NYC, nan Untitled Hannah and Paige task stars Berner and DeSorbo arsenic fictionalized versions of themselves arsenic they go nan eventual ride-or-dies, helping each different shed their baggage and look arsenic nan group they’ve ever wanted to be.
Berner and DeSorbo executive nutrient alongside Cannon and Kite Prods’ Poehler and Kim Lessing for Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group.
The task stems from an thought by Berner and DeSorbo who first met while moving concisely for nan aforesaid institution successful New York. They bonded during their clip together connected Bravo’s Summer House, which they some joined for its 3rd season. Berner near aft Season 5 erstwhile she kicked disconnected her standup career. DeSorbo departed aft past year’s Season 9 and has been focused connected her profession arsenic manner influencer, including launching her Daphne sleepwear line.
Together, Berner and DeSorbo co-host Giggly Squad, which precocious won Podcast of nan Year astatine nan 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards. They besides person been taking connected acting roles, including successful Mindy Kaling’s upcoming Hulu drama bid Not Suitable For Work.
As a standup, Berner opened for Poehler and Tina Fey successful May 2025, and Berner and DeSorbo were guests connected Poehler’s podcast Good Hang astir nan aforesaid time, which is really Poehler came connected committee their drama project. It besides wasn’t mislaid connected Berner and DeSorbo that Poehler executive produced Comedy Central’s Broad City which likewise starred real-life friends Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson arsenic 2 champion friends navigating unrecorded successful New York City. Poehler, successful turn, brought successful her longtime friend Cannon pinch whom she goes backmost to their early days connected nan Chicago drama scene.
The drama was group up astatine Universal TV done Poehler’s exclusive woody there. The transportation was taken out, garnering liking from aggregate buyers and landing astatine Netflix pinch a script-to-series commitment.
Universal TV has go 1 of Netflix’s apical drama bid suppliers via talent connected nan studio’s wide woody roster pinch specified shows arsenic Mike Schur’s The Man On nan Inside, Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons and Darren Star’s upcoming Uncorked.
In 2024-25, Berner and DeSorbo took their Giggly Squad podcast connected a circuit successful nan U.S. and Canada, including 2 sold-out shows astatine New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The duo besides are nan authors of nan bestselling book How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously.
Separately, Berner headlined nan 2024 Netflix drama typical Hannah Berner: We Ride At Dawn while DeSorbo precocious hosted nan reddish carpet astatine nan Actor Awards for Netflix. Berner is repped by WME, Entertainment 360 and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; DeSorbo is pinch WME and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Cannon is directing nan upcoming Netflix romanticist comedy One Attempt Remaining starring Jennifer Garner and John Cena and precocious directed nan Hulu drama aviator Don’t Get High. She is repped by WME and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Poehler, who precocious won nan first podcast Golden Globe for Good Hang, co-created pinch Schur and stars successful their upcoming Peacock drama series Dig. She is repped by WME, 3 Arts and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
