Exclusive: The cast, crew and producers of Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons’ new Fox comedy series Call Me Kat, set in Louisville, Ky, have joined together to make a donation to the city’s Community Bail Fund to help those arrested in recent protests.
Protests over the deaths of Breonna Taylor, who lived in Louisville and was shot and killed by police executing a no-knock search warrant at her home, and George Floyd are entering their 23rd day in the city and have resulted in multiple arrests.
Louisville is the hometown of the show’s writer Darlene Hunt.
“I set our upcoming Fox series in Louisville to honor my hometown,” said Hunt. “But in light of current events, supporting the Louisville Community Bail Fund seemed like an important way to not only honor my hometown but to also hopefully promote positive change.”
Added Bialik: “Because our show is set in...
Protests over the deaths of Breonna Taylor, who lived in Louisville and was shot and killed by police executing a no-knock search warrant at her home, and George Floyd are entering their 23rd day in the city and have resulted in multiple arrests.
Louisville is the hometown of the show’s writer Darlene Hunt.
“I set our upcoming Fox series in Louisville to honor my hometown,” said Hunt. “But in light of current events, supporting the Louisville Community Bail Fund seemed like an important way to not only honor my hometown but to also hopefully promote positive change.”
Added Bialik: “Because our show is set in...
- 6/19/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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