{"id":5171,"date":"2013-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2013\/08\/28\/hulu-teams-with-lionsgate-plan-b-for-supernatural-comedy\/"},"modified":"2013-08-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T00:00:00","slug":"hulu-teams-with-lionsgate-plan-b-for-supernatural-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/hulu-teams-with-lionsgate-plan-b-for-supernatural-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulu Teams with Lionsgate, Plan B for Supernatural Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LOS ANGELES: Hulu has ordered the ten-episode comedy <em>Deadbeat<\/em>, co-produced by Lionsgate and Brad Pitt&#8217;s Plan B Entertainment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The supernatural comedy is from creators Cody Heller and Brett Konner, who previously worked on the FX show <em>Wilfred<\/em>. It focuses on a male medium who helps New York&#8217;s ghosts to settle their unfinished business. Troy Miller (<em>Flight of the Conchords<\/em>) of Dakota Pictures will direct and executive produce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Production is set for fall, with a debut next year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;On behalf of the Hulu team, we are very proud to be working with Cody, Brett, Troy and the talented executives of Lionsgate and Plan B on this uniquely funny and imaginative show,&quot; said Charlotte Koh, Hulu&#8217;s head of development. &quot;<em>Deadbeat<\/em> is a welcome addition to our growing slate of smart, distinctive original programming.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Hulu has ordered the ten-episode comedy Deadbeat, co-produced by Lionsgate and Brad Pitt&#8217;s Plan B Entertainment. 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