Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells To Star In Hulu’s ‘Stay Tuned’ Comedy Series

A brand new comedy series called “Stay Tuned” is currently in development for Hulu, which is loosely based on the 1992 film of the same name, which starred John Ritter and Pam Dawber.

The original film told the story of a suburban couple who are unwittingly transported into their television by a satanic emissary and must survive 24 hours of being bounced from one dangerous situation to another inside various films and TV shows.

The new series will star and be executive produced by Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who will themselves be trapped on the wrong side of the screen and forced to navigate their way through TV’s most binge-worthy obsessions.

Disney Legend, Josh Gad, who has previously starred in “Frozen” and “Beauty And The Beast” said in a statement on social media regarding the new series:

“For over a decade Andrew and I have been the Laverne and Shirley of our generation (according to our mothers). It only makes sense to now do a TV series where we can literally do an episode as ‘Laverne and Shirley’ (assuming the rights to those characters aren’t prohibitively expensive and that the algorithm rewards ‘Laverne and Shirley’ viewership).”

Andrew Rannells, who previously starred in “Welcome To Chippendales” and “The Great North” added;

“Personally, Josh and I have always reminded me more of a Sam and Diane or at times a Cagney and Lacey, but either way, I am thrilled we are reuniting once again! This time with Akiva, Greg and Jordan, who seem even more unhinged than we are.”

Andrew also took to social media to add:

Joshie and I are putting on a show with some new friends! We are very excited to be working with Akiva Goldsman, Greg Lessans, Jordan Cahan and HULU!

Other executive producers involved in the project include “Stay Tuned” co-creators Akiva Goldsman, Jordan Cahan, and Greg Lessans. Jordon will also be the showrunner on the project. Morgan Creek, which produced the movie, will also be involved in the new show, with James G. Robinson & David Robinson, and Aaron Semmel from Morgan Creek also working on the project as executive producers.

No other details, such as when it will be released, have been revealed yet, but as with all Hulu Original shows, we should likely expect to see it released on Disney+ internationally.

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