TV Land has ordered two new sitcoms — Teachers and Impastor. Both will debut sometime next year with 10 episodes.
Here are the details:
TV LAND ORDERS TWO NEW COMEDIES, “IMPASTOR” AND “TEACHERS,” TO SERIES
Michael Rosenbaum and Sara Rue to Headline “Impastor” from Christopher Vane, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum
Comedy darlings The Katydids to Star in “Teachers,” Executive Produced by Alison Brie, Ian Roberts and Jay Martel
New York, NY – October 1, 2014 – TV Land has ordered 10-episode first seasons of two new single-camera comedies, “Impastor” and “Teachers,” it was announced today by TV Land President Larry W. Jones. Both series will premiere on TV Land in 2015.
“‘Impastor’ and ‘Teachers’ are perfect examples of the type of comedies we’re looking for as TV Land evolves its original series – innovative, unconventional, and hilariously funny for an audience that enjoys smart humor with a hint of heart,” said Jones.
“Impastor,” a single-camera comedy from Christopher Vane (“Wings”), stars Michael Rosenbaum (“Smallville”), Sara Rue (“Less Than Perfect”), Aimee Garcia (“Dexter”), Mircea Monroe (“Episodes”), Mike Kosinski (The Second City Chicago), and David Rasche (“Ugly Betty”). The series revolves around Buddy Dobbs (Rosenbaum), a gambling, pot-smoking slacker on the run from a loan shark, who steals a man’s identity and ends up posing as the new gay pastor in a small, tight-knit town. Though he’s tempted to immediately run off with the pastor’s money, Buddy has a change of heart when he realizes that the people there, including his prim church assistant Dora (Rue), actually like this new and semi-improved alter ego… and he kind of likes them back.
Other officials at Buddy’s new church include Alexa Cummings (Monroe), the gorgeous treasurer that has Buddy rethinking his whole con; Russell Kerry (Kosinski), the young secretary who’s very excited to have a gay pastor; and Alden Schmidt (Rasche), the church president and the only person who seems to be just a little suspicious of Buddy. As Buddy deals with his new life, his bartender ex-girlfriend Leanne (Garcia), has to deal with the huge mess he left behind.
“Impastor” is executive produced by Vane and Rosenbaum, along with Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (“Two and a Half Men”). Rob Greenberg (“How I Met Your Mother”) directed the pilot.
“Teachers” revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America’s youth, even though they don’t really seem to have their own lives together at all. From refusing to read fairytales because “sometimes Prince Charming wants to date other people” to hitting on the resident “hot dad,” these teachers are certainly changing the world, one student at a time. The series stars improv group The Katydids – Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Katie Thomas – who also wrote and starred in the web hit that the TV series is based on. In addition to writing for and starring in “Teachers,” they will also serve as executive producers alongside Alison Brie (“Community”) and showrunners Ian Roberts and Jay Martel (“Key and Peele”).
Matt Miller and Cap Gun TV also serve as executive producers of “Teachers.”
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What do you think? Do you plan on checking out either of these new TV Land shows?
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I think teachers is going to be another stupied idea ..the commercials alone suck..what are they teaching writers in college..your waisting your money
I know the show hasn’t aired yet, but in this day and age where teachers are constantly under fire, just the commercials are offensive to teachers. Some people will view the commercials and believe the uneducated view “that those who can’t, teach”. I will hope that the commercials do not indicate the entire tone of the show. We are professionals, and by the way, when did insulting and inappropriate become “innovative television”, it just a cheap way to earn money at the expense of an entire profession. I watch your channel with my kids, even my kids can tell the… Read more »
I agree with another poster here to pull the Tv Show ‘Impastor’ from the Air;
I find it offensive to my belief in Almighty God and so should you guys at TV Land;
Stop this trend in UnGodliness in America, we need God now more than ever before.
Hello. Many of the Nick series we like , but the new series Impastor is one that angers and disappoints me for important reasons: the fact that it pokes fun at the sinful desires and actions of a man who takes on the identity of an implied minister of a Christian church. These supposedly “funny” actions and reactions of the congregation are very unrealistic. and a slap in the face to Christian beliefs in what is holy and pure . The plots are slanderous and defame the character of the Christian religion. I am asking you to reconsider continuing this… Read more »
https://www.change.org/p/tv-land-refuse-to-air-impastor-on-their-network please sign my petition to stop Impastor from airing on TV Land. It is an irreverent look at Christianity which mocks its very core. Not something to help each other or this country,,,, ever!