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Comedy Central has picked up a 16-episode seventh season of Emmy-winning series Drunk History . The renewal is part of a first-look, all-media deal the network has signed with series’ co-creator Derek Waters . In partnership with Comedy Central Productions, the network’s new studio-production arm, Waters will develop premium comedy content for TV and digital platforms via his Be Nice or Leave production company. “Derek Waters has repeatedly proven his comedic genius as a creator, actor, and director across multiple platforms through our hit, Drunk History. That series merely scratches the surface of his creative output, and we’re so excited to develop even more projects with him through Comedy Central Productions,” said Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Co-Heads of Original Content, Comedy Central. Related Story 'South Park' Sets Second Pandemic Special; Hourlong Episode To Simulcast On MTV2 Boundary-pushing Drunk History is nominated for three Emmy … [Read more...] about ‘Drunk History’ Renewed For Season 7 As Series Co-Creator Derek Waters Inks First-Look Deal With Comedy Central

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Channel has ordered a second season of multicamera comedy Just Roll With It , a unique scripted/improvisational hybrid that includes the live participation of the studio audience. Additionally, the network has entered into an overall development deal with the show’s creators and executive producers Adam Small and Trevor Moore to write and produce programming for Disney Channel and Disney+. Production on season two will begin this month. Just Roll With It blends a scripted family sitcom with improvisational elements and allows the studio audience the opportunity to vote on the outcome of certain scenes. It follows the newly blended Bennett-Blatt family as they navigate everyday family life and the ups and downs of adolescence. Tobie Windham ( Walk the Prank) and Suzi Barrett (Upright Citizens Brigade comedy group, Disney’s Kirby Buckets ) star as fun-loving newlyweds and parents Byron and Rachel. Ramon Reed (Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway) and … [Read more...] about ‘Just Roll With It’ Renewed For Season 2 By Disney Channel; Show Creators Ink Overall Deal

Apple TV+ has greenlit female-driven anthology series Roar starring Nicole Kidman , Cynthia Erivo , Merritt Wever and Alison Brie . Roar comes from GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, who have signed an overall deal with the streamer. The series, which has been in the works since 2018 , is based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories. It will feature eight, half-hour episodes, each told from a female point of view. Flahive and Mensch created the TV series and will showrun. They will exec produce alongside Kidman and Per Saari via Blossom Films, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Allie Goss via Made Up Stories, Ahern and Theresa Park. It will be produced by Endeavor Content. The book collection of 30 short stories, which was published by HarperCollins in the UK and Grand Central Publishing in the U.S., each features a woman exploring a different absurd contradiction or issue in her life. Related Story Golden Globes Finalizes … [Read more...] about ‘Roar’: Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever & Alison Brie To Star In Anthology Series From ‘GLOW’ Creators Ordered At Apple