TBS Comedy Series ‘Kill The Orange-Faced Bear’ Axed As Warner Bros. Discovery Leadership Examines Slate

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EXCLUSIVE: Kill the Orange-Faced Bear starring Damon Wayans Jr. will not be going forward at TBS. The cast and crew were just told about the decision, which comes a week before the comedy series was scheduled to begin production on its 10-episode order in Vancouver.

I hear the project, which has a filmed pilot, will be shopped to other outlets by the producers.This marks the first major decision to kill a WarnerMedia entertainment project following the completion of Discovery’s acquisition.

It follows the new leadership’s recent move to swiftly pull the plug on CNN+ after just weeks of operation. Warner Bros. Discovery has pledged to deliver $3 billion in cost savings from the deal, and the demise of Kill the Orange-Faced Bear is believed to be a business, not a creative decision.

Further culling of WarnerMedia divisions’ slates is expected as the new top executives examine the newly acquired assets.The modestly budgeted Kill the Orange-Faced Bear, which was picked up to series in November, is about one man’s (Wayans Jr.) epic revenge journey after a bear eats his girlfriend.The comedy fit into TBS’ brand lane, always here for a good time, developed by Brett Weitz, General Manager, TNT, TBS, and truTV, alongside TNT’s always here for a thrill ride and TruTV’s always here for a good laugh.