Hulu has ordered the Steven Levitan and 20th Television comedy Reboot to series.Judy Greer has notched the female lead character role of Bree Marie Larson in the Keegan-Michael Key and Johnny Knoxville comedy series, replacing Leslie Bibb.
Deadline hears that the writers took the direction of the female lead character in a different direction.The nine-time Emmy winning Levitan created, wrote, is executive producing and is show-running Reboot.Steeped in the irony of the television’s industry continuing inclination to “reboot” hit shows from the past, the series begins when Hulu reboots an early 2000’s family sitcom, forcing its dysfunctional cast back together.
Now they must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world.In Reboot, Key plays Reed Sterling, a fussy actor on the fictitious family multi-cam sitcom, “Step Right Up,” who graduated from the Yale school of drama and resents the show for ruining his career; Knoxville is Clay Barber, a dark and filthy standup comedian who’s only real acting job was on the same bright and sunny sitcom; Greer will play Bree Marie Larson, a small-town pageant girl who always dreamed of being an actress and a princess and both somehow came true; and Rachel Bloom is Hannah, a sitcom writer with a “fresh take;” Calum Worthy is Zack, the hyphenate movie star/hip-hop artist; and Krista Marie Yu plays a former tech exec, Elaine.
The cast was announced during Reboot‘s pilot stage.“Steve’s incredible track record speaks for itself. Modern Family was brilliant and massively appealing, making millions upon millions of viewers laugh week-after-week and quickly becoming a global sensation,” said Hulu’s Head of Scripted Content Jordan Helman. “We’re honored that Hulu will be
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