Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 alumna Meaghan Rath and former Deception star Jack Cutmore-Scott are set to star in and executive produce Wouldn’t It Be Nice, a single-camera comedy series in development at CBS from CBS Studios.
Written by Kristen Bartlett (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) and to be directed by James Griffiths, Wouldn’t It Be Nice is a romantic workplace comedy inspired by Cutmore-Scott’s family wedding business in the UK.
Set at Walnut Hill on the Water, a small family-run wedding venue in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Wouldn’t It Be Nice centers around Georgina (Rath) and Nick (Cutmore-Scott), two co-managers who both wish they were a solo act. Together with their dedicated but dysfunctional staff, they work each week to set aside their hatred for each other and celebrate couples in love. The show is a celebration of partnerships – in love, business, and friendship – and...
Written by Kristen Bartlett (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) and to be directed by James Griffiths, Wouldn’t It Be Nice is a romantic workplace comedy inspired by Cutmore-Scott’s family wedding business in the UK.
Set at Walnut Hill on the Water, a small family-run wedding venue in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Wouldn’t It Be Nice centers around Georgina (Rath) and Nick (Cutmore-Scott), two co-managers who both wish they were a solo act. Together with their dedicated but dysfunctional staff, they work each week to set aside their hatred for each other and celebrate couples in love. The show is a celebration of partnerships – in love, business, and friendship – and...
- 12/15/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Prolific TV pilot director James Griffiths has been tapped to direct and executive produce ABC’s fairytale drama pilot Epic, from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and ABC Signature. Shooting is currently underway in Ireland.
Epic, starring Brittany O’Grady, is described as a romantic anthology series that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.
Epic was penned by former Once Upon a Time writer Brigitte Hales, who executive produces with Horowitz, Kitsis and Griffiths.
BAFTA-nominated Griffiths just wrapped directing and executive producing the pilot of the upcoming Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks, based on the hit film franchise. Griffiths has had nine of 11 pilots he’s directed and executive produced picked up to series, including the ongoing hit series A Million Little Things, Black-ish, which has become one of ABC’s flagship comedy series, and Freeform spinoff Grown-ish. Most recently, Griffiths directed and executive...
Epic, starring Brittany O’Grady, is described as a romantic anthology series that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.
Epic was penned by former Once Upon a Time writer Brigitte Hales, who executive produces with Horowitz, Kitsis and Griffiths.
BAFTA-nominated Griffiths just wrapped directing and executive producing the pilot of the upcoming Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks, based on the hit film franchise. Griffiths has had nine of 11 pilots he’s directed and executive produced picked up to series, including the ongoing hit series A Million Little Things, Black-ish, which has become one of ABC’s flagship comedy series, and Freeform spinoff Grown-ish. Most recently, Griffiths directed and executive...
- 4/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: James Griffiths, who has emerged as an Mvp director on ABC Studios’ roster, is staying put at the studio, which has extended his overall deal for an additional two years.
Under the new pact, Griffiths, who has been at ABC Studios since 2015, will be exclusive across all Disney platforms/networks. The agreement also includes a development component for Griffiths’ company, Fee Fi Fo Films, which he runs with head of development Brett Pirtle.
Griffiths has had a great track record for ABC Studios, now part of Disney Television Studios, directing some of the studio’s hottest recent pilots that have gone to series, both on the drama and comedy side. This season, he helmed and executive produced the pilot for buzzy new drama series Stumptown, starring Cobie Smulders, which landed on ABC’s fall schedule. Last season, he directed the pilot for A Million Little Things, which became ABC...
Under the new pact, Griffiths, who has been at ABC Studios since 2015, will be exclusive across all Disney platforms/networks. The agreement also includes a development component for Griffiths’ company, Fee Fi Fo Films, which he runs with head of development Brett Pirtle.
Griffiths has had a great track record for ABC Studios, now part of Disney Television Studios, directing some of the studio’s hottest recent pilots that have gone to series, both on the drama and comedy side. This season, he helmed and executive produced the pilot for buzzy new drama series Stumptown, starring Cobie Smulders, which landed on ABC’s fall schedule. Last season, he directed the pilot for A Million Little Things, which became ABC...
- 6/21/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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