Mike Schur-Shea Serrano Comedy Among Shows on Amazon’s IMDb TV Development Slate
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon’s IMDb TV, the free-streaming, ad-supported service, is bulking up its originals lineup — announcing five new series in development, including a comedy from “The Good Place” creator Michel Schur and author Shea Serrano.The projects are part of Amazon’s first-ever NewFronts presentation to advertisers on Monday.“Primo,” from Serrano and Schur, billed as a coming-of-age story about a Mexican-American teenager balancing cultural norms, college aspirations, societal expectations and the hectic home life of being raised by his single mom and five uncles.The series is written and executive produced by Serrano, who based the comedy on his upbringing.