In what is no surprise, Warner Bros Motion Picture Group is getting into business with its Dune and Wonka star Timothée Chalamet, and has hammered a multi-year first look feature film deal with the Oscar nominee as actor and producer.
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UPDATED, 10 AM: HBO has released the official trailer for Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show ahead of its debut later this month. Revolving around Carmichael’s personal life, the show is described as a darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod’s tumultuous quest for love, sex, and truth. New episodes of the eight-episode series will debut weekly beginning Friday, March 29 (11 PM). Check out the trailer above.
PREVIOUS, Feb. 1, 2023: HBO has handed a series order to a comedy documentary series about Jerrod Carmichael’s life. Carmichael will executive produce as part of his overall deal with HBO.
Per the network, the series will center on Carmichael’s personal life, following him through encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his quest for love, sex, and connection.
Ari Katcher and Eli Despres will also executive produce. Katcher is set to direct the series.
Carmichael inked a two-year overall deal with HBO last year following the success of his latest comedy special, Rothaniel, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special. The deal also includes a new comedy special, which will be his fourth at HBO. Previously, he debuted on the network with Love at the Store in 2014 and returned in 2017 with 8. His two-part video diary Home Videos and Sermon on the Mount debuted on HBO in 2019.
The comedian has been branching out as a prolific creator and producer with such praised series as The Carmichael Show, which he also headlined, and Ramy. Carmichael is repped by Range Media Partners, WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
His new docuseries will be executive produced by Susie Fox for Range Media Partners, as well as Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg for Edgeline Films.
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