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Parks and Recreation writer-producer Alan Yang has signed a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios, the studio behind the single-camera NBC comedy. Under the pact, Yang will continue on Parks & Rec while also developing new projects for UMS. WME-repped Yang has several feature projects in the works, Jackpot at Fox, We Love You at Summit and White Dad at Sony.
The Koalition spoke to Executive Producers Lee Eisenberg, Alan Yang and Joshuah Bearman about putting together a show that finely balances entertainment with sincerity. You’ll quickly learn the producers were determined to make a show that led with the heart they were proud to show off to the world.
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Comic fans Rogen and Goldberg will write, direct and produce a movie adaptation, with 'The Walking Dead' creator also producing.
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Universal Studios has set Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis to star in One Night On The Hudson, a TJ Fixman-scripted comedy that will be directed by Seth Gordon. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter are producing at Disruption. This shapes up as a re-team between Day, Sudeikis and Gordon from Horrible Bosses, the New Line comedy that is in the process of being sequelized. The logline: rookie cop and the criminal he caught go on the lam from crooked cops.
