Bill Lawrence: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Jodi Balfour (For All Mankind) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso. She is the first known cast addition for the upcoming third season of the Emmy-winning comedy series.

EXCLUSIVE: Christa Miller (Head of the Class) is set as a lead opposite Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams in Shrinking, Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series written and executive produced by Segel and Ted Lasso‘s co-creator/executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence and star-writer-producer Brett Goldstein.

Jessica Williams (Love Life) is set as a lead opposite Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in Shrinking, Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series written and executive produced by Segel and Ted Lasso‘s co-creator/executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence and star/writer/producer Brett Goldstein. James Ponsoldt has signed on to direct multiple episodes, including the first, and executive produce the project, from Warner Bros Television.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJessica Williams has signed on to star opposite Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in the Apple comedy series “Shrinking,” Variety has learned.In addition, James Ponsoldt has boarded the show to direct multiple episodes and executive produce. That marks a reunion for Ponsoldt and Segel, who previously worked together on the film “The End of the Tour.”“Shrinking” follows Jimmy (Segel), a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks.

Harrison Ford is set to make his debut as a cast member in an ongoing television series in the upcoming program Shrinking.The news about the 79-year-old performer was revealed by several sources on Monday, and The Hollywood Reporter noted that he would be starring alongside Jason Segel.The program is being produced for the Apple TV+ streaming platform and will premiere on the service at an unspecified date in the future. Going to the small screen:Harrison Ford is set to make his debut as a cast member in an ongoing television series in the upcoming program Shrinking; he is seen in 2019Shrinking will follow a grieving therapist named Jimmy, portrayed by the How I Met Your Mother star, as he adopts a new approach to his practice by telling his clients exactly how he feels about their troubles.In doing so, the character begins to make major changes to both his life and the lives of the people he services.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHarrison Ford has signed on to star opposite Jason Segel in the Apple comedy series “Shrinking,” Variety has learned.The show was first announced in October 2021. Segel will write the series alongside “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence and “Ted Lasso” star, writer, and co-executive producer Brett Goldstein.“Shrinking” follows Jimmy (Segel), a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks.

In first major TV series role, Harrison Ford has signed on to star opposite Jason Segel in Shrinking, Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series written and executive produced by Segel and Ted Lasso‘s co-creator/executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence and star/writer/producer Brett Goldstein.

EXCLUSIVE: Just days after she became available following the cancellation of NBC’s Ordinary Joe, Natalie Martinez has been tapped as a series regular opposite Vince Vaughn in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey, written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. Martinez replaces Ana Villafañe who had originally been cast in the role. Recastings are unfortunate but inevitable part of the business that could be for various of reasons. In this case, I hear the character had been written older than Villafañe’s age, leading to the decision to replace her.

Jason Sudeikis, star and co-creator of Ted Lasso, asked “How’s it going?” when he joined a SXSW panel on the Apple comedy virtually to a room of laughter.

Grammy winner Zach Braff revealed Wednesday that the cast of Scrubs would all love to reunite 'in some capacity whether it's a movie or a limited series or something' but there are no current plans.'It's just that we can't do it without the king of all things Scrubs, Bill Lawrence,' the 46-year-old New Jersey native told THR.'He just signed the biggest deal of all time [with Warner Bros. TV] and he is a bit busy. When Bill's available, so sometime in 3004.

Grammy winner Zach Braff revealed Wednesday that the cast of Scrubs would all love to reunite 'in some capacity whether it's a movie or a limited series or something' but there are no current plans.'It's just that we can't do it without the king of all things Scrubs, Bill Lawrence,' the 46-year-old New Jersey native told THR.'He just signed the biggest deal of all time [with Warner Bros. TV] and he is a bit busy. When Bill's available, so sometime in 3004.

Grammy winner Zach Braff revealed Wednesday that the cast of Scrubs would all love to reunite 'in some capacity whether it's a movie or a limited series or something' but there are no current plans.'It's just that we can't do it without the king of all things Scrubs, Bill Lawrence,' the 46-year-old New Jersey native told THR.'He just signed the biggest deal of all time [with Warner Bros. TV] and he is a bit busy. When Bill's available, so sometime in 3004.

Zach Braff is being honest about a possible Scrubs reboot.

Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison have reunited for an advert which featured at the Super Bowl last night (February 13).The commercial, which you can view below, sees the pair changing the words to ‘I Feel Pretty’ from West Side Story.In the ad, Braff complains that he is tired of paying so much for the internet, before Faison tries to persuade him to switch to T-Mobile.During the Super Bowl, ads featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Larry David also aired.Meanwhile, Braff and Faison recently reunited to compete on an episode of Celebrity Family Feud.The pair were among the cast members appearing on Steve Harvey’s legendary game show, where they faced off against Neil Flynn, their on-screen Scrubs nemesis, who played the janitor on the show.Braff also previously said there could be a Scrubsmovie in the pipeline, if series creator Bill Lawrence and Disney, who own the show via ABC, would be interested in the idea.The sitcom ran from 2001 to 2010 on NBC, focusing on the lives of trainee doctors and nurses at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.Braff said: “I think it would be fun for us to all do something like that. We just have to get Disney to be into it and Bill Lawrence to be into it.

Bill Lawrence, the top comedy showrunner at the moment amid the enormous critical and commercial success of Ted Lasso, is staying put at Warner Bros. TV Group through 2028. After lengthy negotiations, Emmy winner Lawrence, who had a little time left on his current overall pact at the studio, has closed a blockbuster new five-year deal for his Doozer production company, I have learned. Noone is commenting but sources value the pact at more than $100 million, catapulting Lawrence in the very top tear of TV showrunners.

Saturday Night Live‘s Alex Moffat has joined Bill Lawrence’s Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey in a key recurring role opposite Vince Vaughn. Written and executive produced by Lawrence based on Carl Hiaasen’s popular 2013 novel, Bad Monkey tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), a one-time detective demoted to restaurant inspector in Southern Florida. A severed arm found by a tourist out fishing pulls Yancy into the world of greed and corruption that decimates the land and environment in both Florida and the Bahamas. And yes, there’s a monkey. Moffat will play Evan Shook, an obnoxious real estate developer from Maryland who has bought the land next door to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn) on a secluded promontory in Big Pine Key and is in the process of developing a hideous spec house that is an affront to Yancy’s environmentalist sensibilities. Yancy makes it his mission to scuttle Shook’s plans, creating one problem after another for Shook as he desperately tries to find a buyer for his McMansion. Moffat has been a cast member on SNL since 2016. His other credits include features Clifford the Big Red Dog, Holidate and Someone Great and a guest-starring role on Billions.

Naman Ramachandran Young British actor Ahmed Elhaj is all set for Apple TV Plus series “Bad Monkey,” from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence, who has written the series and will serve as executive producer.Headlined by Vince Vaughn, the series is based on Carl Hiaasen’s 2013 novel of the same name. Elhaj plays a character named Neville, a tame and relaxed fisherman who lives in the Bahamas, whose life is completely turned around when his house is sold and destroyed. He then goes on a journey of retribution.The heavyweight cast also includes Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Meredith Hagner and Rob Delaney.

EXCLUSIVE: Toheeb Jimoh, who broke out this past year on the Emmy-winning series Ted Lasso, has signed with WME for representation.

Ted Lasso has been one of the only positive things in the lives of many over the past few years.And since many are anticipating when kindness will make a comeback, co-creator and co-star Brendan Hunt revealed when the gang will be back together again.The 50-year-old American writer and actor recently appeared on podcast After School Radio With Mark Hoppusand spilled the details on when season three of the Apple TV+ series will be filming. Man with the plan: Brendan Hunt (seen at the Primetime Emmys in September) talked about filming the upcoming season three of Ted Lasso Tremdous trio: Hunt, co-created the series with and also plays Lasso's second-in-command, Coach Beard, he is seen here with Jason Sudeikis (center) and Nick Mohammed (right)He was asked by the 49-year-old Blink-182 bassist and singer about the upcoming filming schedule.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple has rounded out the ensemble cast for drama Bad Monkey, written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. Ana Villafañe (Younger), Rob Delaney (Catastrophe), newcomer Ahmed Elhaj and Arturo Luis Soria (Insatiable) are set as series regulars, joining Vince Vaughn, who also serves as EP, Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith and Meredith Hagner.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has opted not to renew the its Head of the Class series reboot for a second season. The news comes a little over a month after the entire 10-episode first season of the followup was released on the streamer Nov. 4.  The multi-camera series, from executive producer Bill Lawrence and executive producers/showrunners Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen, launched to OK reviews (67% on Rotten Tomatoes.)