The show is about a wealthy young man from India who moves to America to become a country music singer.
Vir Das to develop and star in international comedy series Country Eastern
Mumbai - 08 Dec 2021 16:08 IST
Our Correspondent
Actor and stand-up comedian Vir Das is set to write and star in a new international comedy series for Fox, titled Country Eastern.
The single-cam comedy series will revolve around a wealthy young man from India who moves to the United States to pursue his passion of becoming a country music singer. The only hitch: he is pretty bad at it.
Das, 42, is thrilled to work on the series. "The writing is currently on," he said in a statement. "I'm excited to be collaborating with such immensely talented names, each of whom has an envious body of work. It’s a unique comedy and I’m looking forward to filming the series soon.”
Das will co-write and be executive producer on the show with Sam Laybourne, who will also serve as the showrunner.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg will also be executive producer on the show alongside Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Reg Tigerman and Ali Bell. CBS Studios and Fox Entertainment will produce the show.
Das has earlier featured in television shows like Whiskey Cavalier (2019) and Fresh Off The Boat (2015), besides various talk shows. He will be seen next in the Hollywood film The Bubble (2022), directed by popular American filmmaker and comedian Judd Apatow.
Das, who has been quite busy with his stand-up specials, was last seen in the Netflix original series Hasmukh (2020), where he also played a stand-up comedian.
