FOX had ordered a ten-episode first season of the Famous TV series. A half-hour comedy from Ralph Farquhar and Ty Hodges, Famous is set to premiere Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The series features a couple whose relationship is tested, when one member makes it big, overnight.
Get more Famous TV show details from the following FOX press release.
Monday, April 4, 2016
HOT FROM FOX…FOX ORDERS 10 EPISODES OF NEW COMEDY SERIES “FAMOUS”
Series to Premiere Sunday, June 12, on FOX
FAMOUS, a new half-hour comedy from creators Ralph Farquhar (“Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “Moesha”) and Ty Hodges (“A Girl Like Grace”), will debut Sunday, June 12 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The network has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which follows a young couple whose relationship is tested when one of them skyrockets to stardom virtually overnight.
Filmed in mock-documentary style at a “couples” therapy session, FAMOUS features dating high school teachers FRED and GENEVA, both of whom secretly aspire to work in Hollywood. He wants to be a screenwriter and she envisions stardom as a pop diva. One of those dreams miraculously comes true when Geneva lands a record deal after her first music video goes viral and logs millions of views. As she rises to stardom, he feels pushed to the sidelines. Can this couple survive or will they discover that being famous and in love makes for a complicated threesome?
Additional details, including casting, to be announced shortly.
FAMOUS is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Ralph Farquhar and Ty Hodges are co-creators and writers. Farquhar serves as executive producer and Hodges is a supervising producer. “Like” FAMOUS on Facebook at facebook.com/FamousonFOX. Follow the series on Twitter @FamousonFOX and join the conversation using #Famous. See photos and video on Instagram @FamousonFOX.
What do you think? How do you like the sound of Famous? Do you plan to watch, when it premieres on FOX? Let us know, below.
