The network has handed out pilot orders to an untitled mayoral comedy from Hamilton Tony winner Daveed Diggs and fellow single-camera entry Start Up, starring Scrubs alum Zach Braff.
The untitled major comedy comedy centers on an outspoken, idealistic rapper who runs for office as a publicity stunt and when he actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hall. The project landed at ABC in October with a sizable cast-contingent pilot production commitment. ABC, sources say, is near a deal for a young newcomer to star.
Start Up, meanwhile, marks Braff's return to series television. The comedy, based on the podcast of the same name, landed at ABC in August with a put-pilot commitment with multiple networks bidding. The comedy revolves around Alex Schuman (Braff), an inquisitive journalist, husband and father who dives headfirst into the brave new world of entrepreneurship when he quits his stable job and starts his own business.
The untitled major comedy comedy centers on an outspoken, idealistic rapper who runs for office as a publicity stunt and when he actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hall. The project landed at ABC in October with a sizable cast-contingent pilot production commitment. ABC, sources say, is near a deal for a young newcomer to star.
Start Up, meanwhile, marks Braff's return to series television. The comedy, based on the podcast of the same name, landed at ABC in August with a put-pilot commitment with multiple networks bidding. The comedy revolves around Alex Schuman (Braff), an inquisitive journalist, husband and father who dives headfirst into the brave new world of entrepreneurship when he quits his stable job and starts his own business.
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