The Daily Show‘s Samantha Bee and Jason Jones are behind a new comedy series coming later this year to TBS. The untitled comedy is set to star Natalie Zea, Ashley Gerasimovich, and Liam Carroll and will begin filming this summer.
The untitled series is inspired by Bee and Jones’ family getaway experiences. Season one will be made up of 10 episodes, with the pilot episode to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine).
“This show delivers on exactly the direction we are taking our TBS comedies – honest, smart and provocative,” said Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS. “We couldn’t be happier to be in business with Sam and Jason on what we hope will be the first of many more projects together. Watching them step into the creator/executive producer role on the pilot really allowed the characters and the show to find solid footing from the very first frame. We can’t wait to see where they take this mildly dysfunctional family.”
The Plot:
An honest and darkly comedic look at family, TBS’s new series will follow a couple and their two young kids as they take a road trip to Florida. Jones stars as unfiltered dad Nate, who packs his wife, Robin (Zea), along with their rebellious daughter Delilah (Gerasimovich) and simpleton son Jared (Carroll), into the family car for what Nate is convinced will be the adventure of a lifetime. Every leg of their trip, however, is fraught with unforeseen disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. Plans call for each season of the show to chronicle a different family adventure.
-By Rebecca Murray
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