all six main new girl The cast members reunited for a special event on Saturday night, but it’s not the only reunion on the horizon.
Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr., who co-starred in the hit series as well as the 2014 film let’s be policeare coming back together for a Hulu pilot inspired by the cable GuyA 1996 dark comedy starring Jim Carrey and directed by Ben Stiller. The untitled project was announced in June, with Johnson and Wayans Jr. both leading and executive producing.
“In a world of endless streaming, binging, and algorithms, old-school cable technician Chip Douglas (Johnson) lives alone – until Steven Stephens (Waynes) calls to turn his cable back on, reconnecting Chip with the childhood friend he never forgot,” the show’s logline reads. “The relationship gives each man something he’s been missing – until Chip’s enthusiasm turns to obsession. Inspired by the film, the show explores the dark absurd side of modern male friendship.”
In form of new girl As the cast came together at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball over the weekend, Johnson dropped some details about the pilot — which began when new girl Alumni unite to celebrate Max Greenfield’s wife Tess Sanchez and her book. We’ve decided to go in a different directionAt a party at Chateau Marmont.
“I hadn’t seen Damon in a bit and he was at a show with his dad [Poppa’s House for CBS]And he and I were walking to the car and I said, ‘If the show with your dad works, let’s do a TV show together.’ And he said okay; Two days later he called and he said, ‘Just cancelled,'” Johnson said. hollywood reporter. “So then we told our agents we’d like to make a pairing.”
He further said, “The cable guy The script came to us and we didn’t want to just remake the film, so we got new girl Writer – executive producer Rob Rowsell, who is incredible – coming on board and reshaping it a little bit. It was just using that as a starting point, then what they wrote was really funny. … We pitched it and Hulu bought it and shot a pilot. It’s really fun.”
And as Johnson and Wayans Jr. were joined by Greenfield, Zooey Deschanel, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone on the charity event carpet, Greenfield admitted to being a little jealous of the two reuniting, admitting that she hopes to be on the show — if it is ordered to series — “if they’ll have me. Maybe tonight I’ll introduce some characters.”