HBO Max Orders Comedy ‘Head of the Class’ From Bill Lawrence, Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterHalf-hour multicamera comedy “Head of the Class” has been given a 10-episode series order from streaming platform HBO Max.The original series, which is being executive produced by Bill Lawrence (of “Ted Lasso” and “Scrubs”) alongside exec producers and writers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen (of “Paradise PD” and “American Vandal”), stars “One Day at a Time” actor Isabella Gomez as well as Jorge Diaz, Jolie Hoang Rappaport, Gavin Lewis, Dior Goodjohn, Brandon Severs, Adrian Matthew Escalona, and Katie Beth Hall, plus guest star Christa Miller.“Head of the Class” — a reboot of the original 1980s comedy created by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias — centers on a “group of overachieving high school students who meet their