NBC Gives 12-Episode Order To Comedy It Will Co-Produce - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

mr awesome · 11-14-2013, 05:57 PM

NBC has picked up 12-episode series single-camera comedy Working The Engels, starring SCTV alumna Andrea Martin. NBC will co-produce the series with Core Media/Noreen Halpern’s Halfire-CORE Entertainment, which has a 3-for-1 drama series deal at NBC, and Canada’s Shaw Media. American networks have teamed with Canadian broadcasters on comedy projects before — most recently last season when ABC partnered with Shaw to co-produce a half-hour by Bob Martin — but this is the first time such a collaboration has gone to series. Working The Engles, created and written by Katie Ford and Jane Ford, centers on a family who must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad’s storefront law firm, with one minor problem — daughter Jenna is the only one who is qualified to practice law. Martin will play Ceil, the overly confident family matriarch. Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Azura Skye (American Horror Story) and Benjamin Arthur (Less Than Kind) co-star. Katie Ford, Jane Ford, Howard Busgang, Tom Nursall and Halpern serve as executive producers. Halpern also exec produced ABC/Shaw’s Bob Martin project and,, in her former role as head of eOne’s scripted series she worked with Shaw on op drama Rookie Blue, which airs on ABC.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/nbc-...ire-core-shaw/

Marvo301 · 11-15-2013, 02:53 PM

I'm a fan of Andrea Martin. For her sake I hope this show is a success!

11-14-2013, 05:57 PM	#1
mr awesome Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 23, 2013 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 275	NBC Gives 12-Episode Order To Comedy It Will Co-Produce NBC has picked up 12-episode series single-camera comedy Working The Engels, starring SCTV alumna Andrea Martin. NBC will co-produce the series with Core Media/Noreen Halpern’s Halfire-CORE Entertainment, which has a 3-for-1 drama series deal at NBC, and Canada’s Shaw Media. American networks have teamed with Canadian broadcasters on comedy projects before — most recently last season when ABC partnered with Shaw to co-produce a half-hour by Bob Martin — but this is the first time such a collaboration has gone to series. Working The Engles, created and written by Katie Ford and Jane Ford, centers on a family who must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad’s storefront law firm, with one minor problem — daughter Jenna is the only one who is qualified to practice law. Martin will play Ceil, the overly confident family matriarch. Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Azura Skye (American Horror Story) and Benjamin Arthur (Less Than Kind) co-star. Katie Ford, Jane Ford, Howard Busgang, Tom Nursall and Halpern serve as executive producers. Halpern also exec produced ABC/Shaw’s Bob Martin project and,, in her former role as head of eOne’s scripted series she worked with Shaw on op drama Rookie Blue, which airs on ABC. http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/nbc-...ire-core-shaw/

11-15-2013, 02:53 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,452	I'm a fan of Andrea Martin. For her sake I hope this show is a success!
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