Channel 4 Commissions Apocalyptic Comedy Series

Everyone Else Burns, a six-part apocalyptic comedy from Jax Media and Universal International Studios, has been ordered by Channel 4.

The series centers on a Mancunian family and the puritanical Christian sect they are devoted to. It explores life in a hyper-religious community and how a family navigates modern-day life while still protecting themselves from eternal damnation.

The ensemble cast, led by Simon Bird (Friday Night Dinner, The Inbetweeners), includes Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers, Death in Paradise), Amy James-Kelly (Gentleman Jack, The Bay, Safe), Lolly Adefope (Shrill, Chivalry, Feel Good), Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats, Starstruck), Soph Galustian (Peck’Eds), Harry Connor, Ali Khan (The School for Good and Evil, Halo), Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso, It’s a Sin), Kadiff Kirwan (This is Going to Hurt, I May Destroy You, Timewasters), Morgana Robinson (Newark, Newark; Taskmaster), Arsher Ali (Avenue 5, Funny Girl), Liam Williams (Pls Like, Ladhood), Kath Hughes (After Life, The Joy of Missing Out) and Seb Cardinal (The Witchfinder, Sally 4Ever).

Everyone Else Burns is written by Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor and directed by Nick Collett (Maxx, Ghosts). Executive producers are Jax Media’s Tony Hernandez and Brooke Posch.

“Jax Media have made some of the most iconic comedies of recent years, and we are so delighted to be working with them, Universal International Studios, Oli and Dillon on a project they are so passionate about,” said Laura Riseam, commissioning editor of Channel 4. “We can’t wait for audiences to enter the pressure cooker of life with the Lewis family as they righteously try and defend the ideology and logic of a life of purity with the vices of the modern world encroaching fast. It’s a glorious comedy trap—contemporary, relevant and very funny.”

“Everyone Else Burns is an irreverent, hilarious and heartwarming series from the brilliant creative minds of Dillon and Oliver,” notes Beatrice Springborn, president of Universal International Studios. “We’re excited to be partnering with Jax Media and Channel 4 to bring this show to life.”

Posch, president of Jax Media, added, “We are thrilled to announce our first Jax U.K. original from the brilliant minds of Dillon and Oliver and our partners at Universal International Studios. There is no better home than Channel 4 to champion such a brilliantly fresh and subversive comedy.”