Amy Poehler & Difficult People’s Scott King Team For Gay Odd Couple Style Comedy Series

For the last few years US network TV has been trying to find a gay-themed breakout hit, with mixed success. However they’re not giving up, with ABC keeping The Real O’Neals on the air despite not great ratings, a revival of Will & Grace being mooted by NBC, and Kit Williamson writing a show centring on a gay character for CBS.

Now we’ve got another to add to the list, as ABC has made a script commitment to Family Style, which THR describes as a ‘Gay Odd Couple Comedy’. Amy Poehler and her Paper Kite production company are behind the show, which is inspired by the life of Difficult People showrunner Scott King, who will co-write the script for the pilot alongside Claudia Lonow.

There’s now too much info on the series itself, other than that it will be, #a single-camera comedy described as a multi-generational half-hour about two mismatched men from different cultures who find love in a family-run restaurant in Miami.’ At least one of those men will be gay.

At the moment, ABC has only committed to a script, but they must think there’s a good chance it will work, as there’s a financial penalty in the contract if they don’t move forward with the show (presumably at least with a pilot).