Exclusive: ABC has put in development a single-camera comedy from Peter Ackerman, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling’s Kapital-based TrillTV. 20th Television is the studio.
Written by Ackerman, the untitled project is based on his life. In it, after a man’s college girlfriend comes out to him, they remain friends through the ages, complicating and enriching their current marriages and family lives.
Ackerman executive produces with Kapital’s Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor and TrillTV’s Trilling.
At ABC, Kapital has another untitled single-camera comedy in development, also through 20th TV. Written by Chad Gervich based on personal experience, with Perfect Harmony creator/executive producer Lesley Wake Webster supervising, it is about two parents trying to navigate parenthood in L.A. raising a non-binary, gender-fluid child.
Ackerman co-wrote animated boxoffice hit Ice Age and trequel Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs.
Written by Ackerman, the untitled project is based on his life. In it, after a man’s college girlfriend comes out to him, they remain friends through the ages, complicating and enriching their current marriages and family lives.
Ackerman executive produces with Kapital’s Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor and TrillTV’s Trilling.
At ABC, Kapital has another untitled single-camera comedy in development, also through 20th TV. Written by Chad Gervich based on personal experience, with Perfect Harmony creator/executive producer Lesley Wake Webster supervising, it is about two parents trying to navigate parenthood in L.A. raising a non-binary, gender-fluid child.
Ackerman co-wrote animated boxoffice hit Ice Age and trequel Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs.
- 10/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: ABC has bought one of the first projects for the 2020-21 development cycle, and it falls right into the network’s sweet spot on the half-hour side — a family comedy with a unique twist.
The untitled single-camera comedy, from Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV, is about two parents, Ted and Mandy, trying to navigate parenthood in L.A. raising a non-binary, gender-fluid child.
Chad Gervich is writing the project based on personal experience, with Perfect Harmony creator/executive producer Lesley Wake Webster supervising.
The two will executive produce with Kapital’s Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Gervich has an extensive background in reality TV, most recently working on MTV’s Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny. His writing credits include Cake Wars and Dog with a Blog.
Wake Webster previously was a co-executive producer on ABC/20th TV’s family comedy Speechless and on...
The untitled single-camera comedy, from Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV, is about two parents, Ted and Mandy, trying to navigate parenthood in L.A. raising a non-binary, gender-fluid child.
Chad Gervich is writing the project based on personal experience, with Perfect Harmony creator/executive producer Lesley Wake Webster supervising.
The two will executive produce with Kapital’s Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Gervich has an extensive background in reality TV, most recently working on MTV’s Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny. His writing credits include Cake Wars and Dog with a Blog.
Wake Webster previously was a co-executive producer on ABC/20th TV’s family comedy Speechless and on...
- 7/6/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
We know it already: Everyone's got a script. But does everyone have a good script? Check out these tips to honing your script into something worth making, and best of luck getting your words onto the big screen! Attention Aspiring Screenwriters: How to Get Noticed By Top Industry Executives and Talent Representatives ScreenCraft announces its first annual 2013 Screenwriting Fellowship contest presented by Celtx for which it is currently accepting screenplay submissions until January 15 with the possibility of being granted a major leap into the industry as a screenwriter. 8 Questions about Agents Every Screenwriter Wants Answered Right Now In this adapted excerpt from Chad Gervich's book "How to Manage Your Agent," a number of seasoned literary agents offer their advice on the dynamics of working with an agent from asking for feedback to reconciling differences on a given project. Screenwriters: Why Having...
- 12/30/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
The following piece on TV writers’ interactions with their agents is excerpted from Chad Gervich’s just-released How to Manage Your Agent: A Writer’s Guide to Hollywood Representation. It can be purchased on Amazon at the link above. How much should I talk to my agent during staffing season? I know they’re superbusy, and super-stressed, so I don’t want to bug them, but I also want to know what’s going on. Should I call once a day? Once an hour? Once a week? What?! “It’s not about how frequently you call,” says Verve agent Amy Retzinger, “although please do not call […]...
- 11/26/2013
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The following piece on TV writers’ interactions with their agents is excerpted from Chad Gervich’s just-released How to Manage Your Agent: A Writer’s Guide to Hollywood Representation. It can be purchased on Amazon at the link above. How much should I talk to my agent during staffing season? I know they’re superbusy, and super-stressed, so I don’t want to bug them, but I also want to know what’s going on. Should I call once a day? Once an hour? Once a week? What?! “It’s not about how frequently you call,” says Verve agent Amy Retzinger, “although please do not call […]...
- 11/26/2013
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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