Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Peacock Orders Animated Comedy In the Know; Not 1 But 2 Dexter Projects in the Works

Peacock announced today additional voiceover cast Caitlin Reilly (Loot, Hacks), Charlie Bushnell (Diary of a Future President, Percy Jackson and The Olympians), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession, Rectify), and Carl Tart (Grand Crew) have been cast to voice the streamer's first adult animated comedy In the Know. As previously announced, Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office) and Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley, King of the Hill) will also star. Mike Judge, Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner will co-create and executive produce. Judge and Woods will both star. Alongside Judge, Greg Daniels (The Office) and Dustin Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment in addition to Alexander Bulkley and Corey Campodonico for Shadowmachine. The series comes from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producers Bandera Entertainment and Shadowmachine. In the series, Lauren Caspian is NPR's third most popular host. He's a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He's also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren's show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
Showtime announced it has placed a straight-to-series order for the new drama Dexter: Origins (w/t), to be executive produced by Emmy nominee Clyde Phillips, based upon the Emmy-nominated hit series Dexter that starred Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall. The network is also developing a new version of Dexter: New Blood, which depicts the ongoing emergence of Dexter's son Harrison. In addition, Showtime is exploring projects based on other characters from the Dexter universe, such as the makings of the notorious Trinity Killer originally played by Emmy winner John Lithgow.
Dexter: Origins (w/t) will dramatize young Dexter Morgan at the outset of his transition into the avenging serial killer he would become. Set in the Miami that was a hotbed of real serial killers of his time, the show will begin as Dexter graduates college to join Miami Metro, where he meets younger versions of many of the characters we came to know in the original Dexter. And, of course, the show will also focus on Dexter's family, including a very-much-alive Harry and a very formidable, teenage Deb.
Dexter: New Blood is a new incarnation of the 2021-22 drama that became the most-watched series in SHOWTIME history. The drama focuses on Dexter's son Harrison, who survived his tumultuous reintroduction with his father and flees to New York City where he must wrestle with his own violent nature and whether, like his father, he too is compelled to kill. Dexter: New Blood will explore the kinds of themes and scenarios seen in the original series on SHOWTIME but through a new lens.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, March 18
St. Denis Medical - "You Gotta Have a Plan" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Joyce asks Alex to be the executor of her estate; Matt and Serena are forced to keep watch over a bickering family; Bruce grapples with unexpected DNA test results.
Night Court - "Age Against the Machine" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dan must defend his job after he gets a bad review on one of the city's new satisfaction kiosks; Abby and Gurgs receive some shocking information from Wyatt's daughter.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 17)
Tuesday, March 18
- Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Catch Bill on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Roy Wood Jr. (Sullivan & Son) - Roy appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Melissa Rauch (Night Court/The Big Bang Theory), Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) and Nico Santos (Superstore) - Melissa, Jessica and Nico are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo. She also talks about The White Lotus on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Garcelle Beauvais (The Other Black Girl/Survival of the Thickest/The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) - Garcelle appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
- Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva talks about Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. Eva and Paulina Chavez will be on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Nina Dobrev (Fam) - Good Morning America celebrates World Recycling Day with Nina sometime between 7-9am.
- Dulcé Sloan (The Great North) - Dulcé joins Tamron Hall for a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE as she serves laughs and looks from her brand-new tour, so check your local listings.
- Debra Messing (Will & Grace/Ned & Stacey) - Debra talks about The Alto Knights on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am. NBC's Today catches up with Debra in the 9am hour.
- Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet is telling Drew about staying authentic growing up in Hollywood, being three years sober and making his country music debut on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- RonReaco Lee (Survivor's Remorse/Let's Stay Together/In the Motherhood/Sister, Sister) - RonReaco is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
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