Brian Damage
10-17-2007, 08:17 AM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Damon Wayans, star of ABC's long-running comedy "My Wife & Kids," will reunite with the network for another family sitcom.
The untitled project is said to be edgier than "Wife" and will star Wayans as a recent widower who has to take in the 19-year-old stepson he never knew. Like "Wife," it will be written and executive produced by Wayans and Don Reo.
"Wife," which starred Wayans as a father of three, bowed out in April 2005 after five seasons. Since then, Wayans and Reo had been looking to collaborate on a new series project and, after bouncing around different ideas, settled on the premise of a widower living with his stepson.
The project garnered interest from several networks before landing at ABC with a script commitment.
The Wayans/Reo project marks the second multicamera family comedy starring a black comedian that ABC has in the works for next season. The network starts production next week on a sitcom pilot starring Cedric the Entertainer.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
The untitled project is said to be edgier than "Wife" and will star Wayans as a recent widower who has to take in the 19-year-old stepson he never knew. Like "Wife," it will be written and executive produced by Wayans and Don Reo.
"Wife," which starred Wayans as a father of three, bowed out in April 2005 after five seasons. Since then, Wayans and Reo had been looking to collaborate on a new series project and, after bouncing around different ideas, settled on the premise of a widower living with his stepson.
The project garnered interest from several networks before landing at ABC with a script commitment.
The Wayans/Reo project marks the second multicamera family comedy starring a black comedian that ABC has in the works for next season. The network starts production next week on a sitcom pilot starring Cedric the Entertainer.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter