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EXCLUSIVE: Creatives from Jax Media and NBCUniversal International Studios have talked up “subverting traditional narratives” by bringing “heart and warmth” to upcoming Channel 4 religious comedy Everyone Else Burns.
The Simon Bird-starrer is the first to hail from Jax’s UK office, headed up by former Baby Cow exec Molly Seymour, and follows a family in a religious sect who believe the world is going to end. Bird stars as misguided patriarch David, with Kate O’Flynn, Lolly Adefope, Kadiff Kirwan and Morgana Robinson opposite the Inbetweeners alum.
Speaking to Deadline, Jax President Brooke Posch and Seymour said creators Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor never intended to poke fun at the subject matter. Each character goes on their own personal journey and there are nuances to the way in which they relate to their hyper-religious upbringing. The writers, who are currently working on an adaptation of their stage show Fix My Brain with Sex Education indie Eleven, were inspired by fast-paced, warmhearted comedies such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
“It’s easy to punch down in comedy and just write hard jokes that make fun of communities but it takes very skilled writers to bring heart and warmth,” said Posch. “Dillon and Oliver were aiming for that delicate balance. Family dynamics can be hard to talk about and this is essentially a family comedy where the stakes happen to be based on religion.”
Seymour added that “the more you watch the series, the more you will see the warmth come out.”
Kelsey Balance, co-producer NBCUniversal International Studios’ Senior Vice President, Scripted Programing, said the creative team “kept an eye on whether [the show] was being written with love” throughout the development process.
“We were
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