TV Land picks up George Lopez comedy ‘Lopez’
George Lopez is making his way over to TV Land with a new show.
The network picked up “Lopez,†a 12-episode, single-camera serialized comedy that will premiere in 2016 in an effort to expand its slate of original, contemporary comedies, TV Land announced Tuesday.
The stand-up comic didn’t jump too far from his own reality with this one, playing a successful Hispanic stand-up comedian who “struggles between his two worlds and crises — often of his own making.â€
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The synopsis adds: “Too rich to go back to his working-class Latino roots and too ‘brown’ to feel comfortable in his affluent celebrity life, being George Lopez comes with many problems.â€
“I’m excited that TV Land realizes that my personal challenges, insecurities and inability to connect are all part of my charm,†the comedian said in a statement.
“Lopez,†which promises to reveal him in “a hilarious, yet brutally honest way,†will be written and executive produced by John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (“Silicon Valley,†“King of the Hillâ€).
Lopez, Michael Rotenberg and Troy Miller will also executive produce.
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