Entitled is coming soon to Showtime. The cable channel ordered the new comedy series from Brett Gelman. Created by Matt Morgan, the show follows an American widower (Gelman) as he meets the estranged family of his British wife. Morgan, Gelman, and Tim Kirkby will executive produce the series. Production on the eight-episode season will start in August with the series set to arrive in 2023.
Showtime revealed the following about the new comedy series:
“SHOWTIME announced today that the network has ordered the half-hour comedy series ENTITLED, starring Brett Gelman (Stranger Things, Fleabag) and created by Matt Morgan (Mister Winner, The Mimic), who will both executive produce. The series is co-produced by SHOWTIME and Channel 4 in the UK, in association with All3Media International. Harry Williams, Jack Williams and Sarah Hammond of Two Brothers Pictures – the producers of the Emmy(R) winning Fleabag and International Emmy nominee BACK TO LIFE – also executive produce. Tim Kirkby (The Pentaverate, Don’t Forget the Driver, Veep) will direct season one and executive produce as well. Production of the eight-episode season of ENTITLED is scheduled to begin in Manchester, England in August, with the program scheduled to premiere in 2023. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
ENTITLED follows Gabe (Gelman), an American widower who must get to know his British wife’s estranged family In their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside, they compete for his affections – and his newly inherited fortune.
“With Matt Morgan’s razor-sharp writing, the world-class producing team of Harry, Jack and Sarah at Two Brothers, and a role perfectly written for the singular Brett Gelman, ENTITLED is led by an undeniable creative team at the center of a funny, suspenseful and surprisingly emotional comedy,” said Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Global Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
“I am so excited to be back at it with my fam that is Harry, Jack and Sarah at Two Brothers,” said Gelman. “I am so incredibly grateful to Channel 4 and SHOWTIME and blessed to have a genius like Matt creating such a deliciously twisted world.”
A premiere date and more details for the series will be announced later.
What do you think? Are you planning to check out this new series on Showtime next year?
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