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EXCLUSIVE: Aya Cash (You’re The Worst) and Justin Linville (What We Do In The Shadows) are set as series regulars opposite Chelsea Holmes, Sam Straley and Seann William Scott in Fox's single-camera comedy pilot This Country. The project, based on the BBC series, hails from Jenny Bicks, Paul Feig's Feigco…

Fox is planning to produce all six of its pilot orders for this year's development season and will continue to ramp up its off-cycle pilot orders. The network has made the decision after its traditional pilot season was impacted by the COVID-19 production shutdown. Fox is the latest network to make its pilot…

And then there were none. The last two broadcast pilots that had remained in production as of Friday night — Fox comedy This Country, starring Seann William Scott and produced by Lionsgate, and the CW/WBTV drama The Lost Boys, a reimagining of the cult classic movie — have shut down production. Both had a couple of…

EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Holmes (At What Cost?, What r u doing rn?) and Sam Straley (The Kids Are Alright, Hala) are set as leads opposite Seann William Scott in Fox's single-camera comedy pilot This Country. Taylor Ortega (Kim Possible movie, Succession) and Krystal Smith (YouTuber Krissychula, A Lot) also have joined the…

Seann William Scott has been tapped to star in Fox’s single-camera comedy pilot This Country, based on the BBC series, from Jenny Bicks, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate, Fox Entertainment and BBC Studios. Scott was one of the most sought-after comedy actors this pilot season, fielding multiple offers. He…

Fox has given its first comedy greenlight this cycle, handing a pilot order to This Country, based on the BBC series, from Sex and the City writer and producer Jenny Bicks and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig. The pilot is a co-production between Lionsgate, Fox Entertainment, BBC Studios and Feigco Entertainment. <a href="https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/fox-logo.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"…

Fox has put into development two British adaptations – remakes of crime drama Silent Witness and off-beat comedy This Country — with significant commitments. The network has handed a script plus penalty to Silent Witness to star The Fighter's Melissa Leo, who will exec produce alongside Outlander writer Joy Blake and…