Nicole Byer & Lauren Lapkus To Star In Netflix Animated Comedy Series ‘Bad Crimes’ From Nicole Silverberg, Greg Daniels & Mike Judge

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Netflix has ordered an animated comedy series starring Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus.The streamer has handed a ten-episode order to Bad Crimes, a dark comedy procedural from creator Nicole Silverberg, previously a writer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and Greg Daniels and Mike Judge.Byer, the host of unscripted series Nailed It!, and Lapkus, who has starred in Orange Is The New Black, will voice two FBI agents, who travel across the country to solve grisly crimes while juggling their friendship, career ambitions, and as many men as possible.Friends Byer and Lapkus have worked together before, hosting their own podcast.The series comes from New Bandera Entertainment Company, the production business set up by The Office’s Daniels and Beavis and Butt-head creator Judge.

It is the latest animated show from the pair, who co-created King of the Hill, after Freeform ordered Praise Petey from SNL’s Anna Drezen.Silverberg, Judge, Daniels, Byer, Lapkus, Bandera’s Dustin Davis and Erica Hayes, who has worked on shows including Big Mouth and Rick and Morty, exec produce.Nicole Silverberg said, “Making Bad Crimes with Greg and Mike and Bandera, who are the whole reason I dreamed of one day getting to write TV, has been such a surreal and incredible experience.

We all feel that working with Netflix – which not only permits, but encourages my grossest, most violent comedy fantasies – is a dream come true.

Plus, I am partnering with Erica Hayes and a genius team of writers who are building this show into something unique and special.”Mike Moon, Head of Adult Animation at Netflix, added, “This is a dream project.