Phil Dunster and Steve Carell to star in HBO comedy series

HBO prepares a comedy series still without official title with a dream team: Phil Dunsterthe star of Ted Lassowill be the protagonist alongside Steve Carellin the series created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Shrinking) y Matt Tarses (Scrubs).

According to Deadline reports, Dunster's role is a regular role, with no details about it.

The series takes place on a university campus and focuses on the complicated relationship of an author (Carell) with his daughter..

The premiere episode is written by Lawrence and Tarses, who previously collaborated on the series Scrubs. Both are also executive producers alongside Carell, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Doozer Productions.

The series is produced by Doozer in association with Warner Bros. TV, where Lawrence's Doozer and Tarses have overall deals.

Last May, HBO gave the direct order to turn the television project into a series of 10 episodes. It will be a thirty-minute, single-camera series..

The series marks a new collaboration between Dunster and Lawrence, after the actor played Jamie Tartt for three seasons in the Apple TV+ hit and Lawrence, Ted Lasso. This performance earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2023 for best supporting actor in a comedy series.

In addition to Ted LassoDunster has participated in the psychological thriller series Surface from Apple TV+, and the series The Devil’s Hour from Prime Video. In cinema he has participated in Murder on the Orient Express by Kenneth Branagh, The Good Liar y Judy. He recently made his directorial debut with the short film Idiomaticwhich he wrote, produced and starred in.

Best known for his comedic roles in the iconic The Officeand movies like The 40 Year Old VirginCarell's most recent roles include the Apple TV+ drama series, The Morning Showthe suspense series The Patient from FX and Hulu, the comedy series Space Force from Netflix, and reprise his role lending his voice to Gru in Minions: Rise of Gru y Despicable Me 4.