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[06/28/18 - 02:56 PM]
YouTube Orders New Comedy "Weird City" from Jordan Peele and Charlie Sanders
The series is an anthology set in the not-too-distant future metropolis of Weird.
[via press release from YouTube]

YOUTUBE ORDERS NEW COMEDY "WEIRD CITY" FROM JORDAN PEELE AND CHARLIE SANDERS

PRODUCED BY MONKEYPAW PRODUCTIONS, SONAR ENTERTAINMENT, MOSAIC AND RASKAL PRODUCTIONS

LOS ANGELES -- June 28, 2018 -- YouTube has given a straight-to-series order for WEIRD CITY, a half-hour comedic sci-fi anthology co-created by Academy Award and Emmy Award winning writer Jordan Peele and Emmy Award nominated writer Charlie Sanders (Key and Peele). The six-episode series will debut exclusively on YouTube Premium in 2019. Emmy winner Adam Bernstein (Fargo, Scrubs, 30 Rock) is set to direct the first two episodes.

WEIRD CITY is an anthology set in the not-too-distant future metropolis of Weird. Each episode is an exploration of issues that pertains to present day life, stories that could only be told now through the prism of sci-fi and comedy.

WEIRD CITY is written by Jordan Peele (Get Out, Key & Peele, The Last O.G.) and Charlie Sanders (Key & Peele), and produced by Monkeypaw Productions, Sonar Entertainment, Mosaic and Raskal Productions. Jose Molina (The Tick, Marvel's Agent Carter, Sleepy Hollow) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Peele, Sanders and Bernstein will also serve as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld who will executive produce through Monkeypaw, Tom Lesinski and Jenna Santoianni through Sonar Entertainment, Sam Hansen and Jimmy Miller through Mosaic and Keith Raskin and Linda Morel through Raskal Productions.

"We are thrilled to be in business with Jordan, Charlie and Jose, who have brilliantly created a highly entertaining satire that will be a timely send up of modern society," said Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content, YouTube. "We are excited to partner with Sonar Entertainment and all of the innovative storytellers behind 'Weird City' to push boundaries and redefine what a comedy series can be."

"Writer/creator Charlie Sanders and I collaborated on some Key & Peele sketches that took on everything from the 'Black Republicans' to 'Continental Breakfasts' to 'Family Matters'," said Jordan Peele. "Now, with YouTube we present a series of comedy driven twisted-ass science fiction stories that take place in a world close to ours but just a little bit off."

"We're excited to work with Jordan, Charlie and YouTube to share this unique and timely series with audiences," said Tom Lesinski, CEO, Sonar Entertainment. "Jordan's ability to capture the zeitgeist through genre-bending storytelling is unparalleled, and that certainly is the case with Weird City."

YouTube Premium is a subscription service that offers access to YouTube Original series and movies, a streaming music platform, and an uninterrupted, ad-free experience across all of YouTube. YouTube Premium is currently available in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

About YouTube

Launched in May 2005, YouTube's mission is to give everyone a voice and show them the world. We believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share and build community through our stories. YouTube is a Google company.





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