This should only be Brian Krakow’s story. Bravo Media has ordered the My So Called Wife TV series from Universal Cable Productions. This scripted dark comedy stars Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young, and Stephen Bishop.
Creators and executive producers are Adam Brooks, who directed the pilot, and Paul Adelstein of Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce. The first season of ten hour-long episodes is expected to premiere in 2017. Update 11/29/2016: My So Called Wife has been renamed Imposters. It will premiere February 7th.
Get more details from this Bravo press release.
News March 24, 2016
BRAVO MEDIA GREENLIGHTS THIRD SCRIPTED SERIES “MY SO CALLED WIFE” FROM UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONSStarring Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young and Stephen Bishop
NEW YORK – March 24, 2016 – Bravo Media continues its foray into scripted programming and announces a series pick-up for dark comedy “My So Called Wife” (working title), from Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and executive producers Adam Brooks (“Definitely, Maybe,”), who directed the pilot, and Paul Adelstein (“Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce”). Set to premiere in 2017 with a 10-episode first season, the hour-long series follows the exploits of an unflappable con-artist as she moves on to her next victim while her exes unite in a desperate search for the truth. The series joins Bravo’s original scripted slate including “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” and half-hour comedy “Odd Mom Out,” returning for a sophomore season this summer. This announcement marks the first scripted greenlight for Bravo to be produced through the new NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment unit led by Bill McGoldrick, Executive Vice President, Scripted Content.
“Filled with intrigue and drama along with Bravo’s trademark wink and humor, this series is the perfect addition to the network’s slate as we continue our drive in the scripted arena,” said Frances Berwick, President, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “This project builds upon the larger than life characters already populating Bravo in our scripted and unscripted fare, but is a world we could never do justice in reality, without the FBI subpoenaing us.”
“As Bravo expands its scripted profile, we’re proud to bring to life a story that is humorous, smart and sexy – the perfect fit for Bravo’s discerning audience,” said Jeff Wachtel, Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and President, Universal Cable Productions. “This project has been a longtime labor of love for Dawn Olmstead who brought it to us before joining our studio. We’re all excited to work with the brilliant Adam Brooks and Paul Adelstein.”
“My So Called Wife” (wt) follows Maddie (Inbar Lavi, “Gang Related”), a master-of-disguise con-artist who gets men and women to fall in love with her, marries them and then disappears with their money and just enough dirty inside information to guarantee they will never go to the police. But things get complicated when her latest victims, Ezra (Rob Heaps, “Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night”) and Richard (Parker Young, “Suburgatory”) track her down just as she eyes her next mark, Patrick (Stephen Bishop, “Being Mary Jane”).
About Bravo Media
Bravo Media is the premiere lifestyle and entertainment brand that drives the cultural conversation around its high-quality, interactive original content that focuses on the network’s passion points of food, fashion, beauty, design, digital and pop culture. The network’s diversified slate includes Bravo’s first scripted series “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” scripted comedy “Odd Mom Out,” and unscripted favorites such as Emmy award-winning “Top Chef,” “Vanderpump Rules,” “Below Deck,” “Thicker Than Water” and the popular “Million Dollar Listing” and “The Real Housewives” franchises as well as the only live late-night talk show, “Watch What Happens Live.” Available in 92 million homes, Bravo is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Watch Bravo anywhere: On Demand, online or across mobile and connected TVs. Bravo has been an NBCUniversal cable network since December 2002 and first launched in December 1980.
About Universal Cable Productions:
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) creates innovative and critically acclaimed original scripted and digital content across media platforms for domestic and international distribution. In the U.S., UCP’s programming can be seen across various networks including the Golden Globe award-winning drama “Mr. Robot,” “Colony,” “Playing House,” “Royal Pains” and “Suits” on USA Network; “The Magicians,” “12 Monkeys,” “Hunters” and “Killjoys” on Syfy; “Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce” on Bravo; “The Royals,” on E!; and “Difficult People,” on Hulu. UCP’s content library includes critic and fan favorites such as the Emmy-award winning “Monk” as well as “Psych” and “Battlestar Galactica.” Universal Cable Productions is a part of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. Follow us @UCPisTV.
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