Steve McPherson is betting on young new comedy voices in his first turn as a producer this season. The former ABC topper is backing a half-hour project by Juilliard graduate student Kate Gersten, which has sold to Fox through McPherson’s first-look deal with the network. Lionsgate TV, where McPherson also has a deal, is producing, along with McPherson’s Wonder Monkey and Fishbowl. The Fox project, which marks her first TV sale, is based on a play by her and centers on two best friends from high school who reconnect later in life. McPherson is executive producing the Gersten project, with her serving as co-executive producer.
Source: deadline
Source: deadline
