IFC is moving forward on two new scripted comedies: Stan Against Evil and Brockmire. Stan Against Evil comes from writer/creator Dana Gould (The Simpsons). Brockmire is from Funny or Die and will star Hank Azaria who’s also executive producing along with writer Joel Church-Cooper, director Tim Kirkby, Mike Farah, and Joe Farrell. Both new comedies have received eight episode first season orders. According to IFC’s official announcement, Stan Against Evil will debut in late 2016 while Brockmire will arrive in early 2017.
“Demons and disgrace are at the forefront of IFC’s new comedy strategy,” said IFC President Jennifer Caserta. “And there’s no one we’d rather be in bed with – or save small towns with – than Hank and Dana. One of the hallmarks of IFC’s success is the exceptional caliber of creative genius that we get to partner with, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be making these shows.”
Details on Stan Against Evil: Comedic horror genre series Stan Against Evil follows Stan, a perpetually disgruntled former sheriff of a small New England town who was forced into retirement. Stan has trouble relinquishing his authority to Evie, the tough and beautiful new sheriff in town, but they form an unlikely alliance when both begin to realize things are not quite right. Together, they valiantly fight a plague of unleashed demons that have been haunting the town, which just happens to be built on the site of a massive 17th century witch burning.
Details on Brockmire: Hank Azaria will star as Brockmire, a famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife’s serial infidelity. A decade later, Jim Brockmire decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town, calling minor league baseball for the Morristown Frackers.
