Nathan for You’s Nathan Fielder is headed for HBO.
The writer, actor and comedian will star in satire The Rehearsal, which has been gotten straight to series at the premium cable network. In addition to top-lining the series, he will likewise compose, direct and executive produce it.
The series stems from a general deal Fielder inked with WarnerMedia-upheld HBO last year under which he likewise executive produces critical breakout docuseries How To… With John Wilson. The arrangement incorporated a pilot request for what turned into The Rehearsal, with HBO bypassing that stage and going straight to series instead.
The Rehearsal, a half-hour comedy, is set in this present reality where nothing appears to at any point work out as you had trusted and features Fielder offering individuals the chance to rehearse for their own lives. It’s hazy if The Rehearsal will be scripted or a docuseries like How To; HBO declined comment when requested extra subtleties on the series.
Defender’s managers, Christie Smith and Dan McManus at Rise Management, will likewise executive produce The Rehearsal.
Defender is most popular for creating and starring in Comedy Central’s Nathan for You, the farce arrangement wherein he played a skewed version of himself and offered outlandish ideas to help battling organizations and people. The series, which additionally saw Fielder broadly detail how to hack Emmy casting a ballot in a FYC stunt, ran for four seasons from 2013-17. While the TV Academy never perceived Nathan for You, the series acquired a best comedy/variety series prize from the WGA. Nathan for You is as of now streaming on HBO Max.
Repped by UTA, Rise Management and Ziffren Brittenham, Fielder’s credits likewise include The Disaster Artist, The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers and Drunk History.