December 15, 2020
Showtime ordered the half-hour comedy series “The Curse,” starring Oscar winner Emma Stone, who will also serve as an executive producer on the project under her Fruit Tree banner. The series will be directed by and co-star Nathan Fielder, who will also executive produce alongside brothers Josh and Benny Safdie and their Elara Pictures banner. A24 will produce the series.
Fielder co-created the series with Benny Safdie, who will also star. The announcement was made by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
The short description reads, “The Cure is a genre-bending scripted comedy that explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.”
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Quite a commitment doing a half-hour comedy series, after all.
“The Curse” sounds good better than that title..
LOS ANGELES – December 10, 2020 – SHOWTIME announced today it is has ordered the half-hour comedy series THE CURSE, to star Oscar winner Emma Stone (La La Land, The Favourite, Birdman), who will also serve as an executive producer on the project under her Fruit Tree banner. The series will be directed by and co-star Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You, How To with John Wilson), who will also executive produce alongside brothers Josh and Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) and their Elara Pictures banner. A24 will produce the series. Fielder co-created the series with Benny Safdie, who will also star. The announcement was made by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
Emma Stone to Star in and Executive Produce Comedy Series The Curse for Showtime Author: Paige Gawley Updated: 12:59 PM PST December 10, 2020
Emma Stone is returning to TV! Showtime announced on Thursday that it s ordered
The Curse, a half-hour comedy from A24 starring Stone and Nathan Fielder, both of whom are also signed on to executive produce.
The network describes
The Curse as a genre-bending scripted comedy that explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
In addition to Stone and Fielder,
[12/10/20 - 11:02 AM]
Oscar Winner Emma Stone Set to Star in The Curse for Showtime Created by and Co-Starring Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie
The project is a genre-bending scripted comedy that explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
[via press release from Showtime]
OSCAR(R) WINNER EMMA STONE SET TO STAR IN THE CURSE FOR SHOWTIME(R) CREATED BY AND CO-STARRING NATHAN FIELDER AND BENNY SAFDIE
Network Orders Comedy Series Executive Produced by Stone, Fielder and the Safdie Brothers and Produced by A24