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EXCLUSIVE: SNL alum Emil Wakim has inked a woody to bring his first full-length drama typical to Netflix.
A premiere day has not yet been disclosed. Wakim will portion nan hr successful October.
The news comes arsenic Wakim is scheduled to execute arsenic portion of nan platform’s Netflix Is a Joke festival, pinch his showcase group for Wednesday, May 6 astatine nan caller Pacific Electric venue successful Downtown L.A.’s Chinatown district.
No logline for nan for nan typical was issued. It’ll beryllium executive produced by Matthew Vaughan for Rotten Science.
A stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, Wakim made history successful 2024 arsenic nan first Lebanese American to beryllium formed successful Saturday Night Live, performing arsenic a featured formed personnel during nan landmark Season 50, pinch predominant appearances connected Weekend Update.
Prior to his clip connected nan sketch series, Wakim taped sets for Don’t Tell Comedy and Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, pinch his stand-up besides featured connected The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Based successful Brooklyn, nan comedian was named a New Face astatine Just for Laughs Montreal successful 2022. He’ll beryllium seen successful A24’s upcoming drama Peaked from Molly Gordon and Allie Levitan, arsenic we first reported, and is repped by UTA and Strig Artist Management.
