Summary

• Steve Carell returns to television comedy in a new HBO series from the co-creator of Ted Lasso.
• The untitled project, set on a college campus, explores the complex relationship between an author (Carell) and his daughter.
• With a 10-episode straight-to-series order, the comedy is a collaboration between Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses, and Carell.

Steve Carell is set to star in a new HBO comedy from Ted Lasso's co-creator. Carell is a television veteran, as the Oscar nominee and multi-time Emmy contender got his start as a correspondent on The Daily Show. Best known for his role as Michael Scott in the American version of The Office, Carell has recently appeared in more dramatic projects like The Morning Show for Apple TV+ and FX's The Patient.

Deadline confirms that Carell is returning to comedy, as he'll headline a currently untitled show from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses of The Goldbergs, who previously worked with Lawrence on Scrubs. The project has received a 10-episode, straight-to-series order from HBO. The story will have a college setting, and will have focus on a complicated family dynamic.

What To Know About Steve Carell's New Show

Carell Plays An Author

The story unfolds in a college campus setting, with Carell's character having what's described as a complicated relationship with his daughter.

Although details about the plot are scarce, it's known that the Office alum will play an author in the series. The story unfolds in a college campus setting, with Carell's character having what's described as a complicated relationship with his daughter. The project, and the Netflix collaboration between Tina Fey and Carell, see the actor returning to lighter stories after complicated turns in The Patient and The Morning Show.

Though he had a 17-episode run as the protagonist of the short-lived Netflix comedy Space Force, Carell has mostly maintained more dramatic roles on the small screen since the end of The Office. That includes the 2022 limited series The Patient, in which the Oscar nominee plays a therapist who's held hostage. Also, in the first two seasons of The Morning Show, Carell plays a news anchor that is accused of sexual misconduct.

The project, which hails from Warner Bros. TV and Lawrence's Doozer production company, comes in the absence of any confirmation about Ted Lasso season 4. HBO is looking to get back in the comedy space in a big way as well. After the end of Barry and Curb Your Enthusiasm, the network has series from Shiva Baby and Bottoms star Rachel Sennott, in addition to a project from I Think You Should Leave's Tim Robinson. Carell's latest, with Lawrence and Tarses, makes for a strong addition.

Source: Deadline