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[04/18/23 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 18
Updates include: Netflix orders second season of "Perfect Match"; Anna Camp among latest bound for Peacock's "Hysteria!"; and Paramount+ takes new stab at "Galaxy Quest" TV series.
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[02/28/23 - 11:01 AM]
HBO Max Begins Production on Comedy Series "How to Be a Bookie," From Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, Starring Sebastian Maniscalco
A veteran bookie (Maniscalco) struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
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[12/13/22 - 11:50 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, December 13
Updates include: Netflix axes "Warrior Nun" after two seasons; Starz pulls the plug on "Step Up: High Water"; and Garcelle Beauvais to recur on Hulu's "The Other Black Girl."
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[11/07/22 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 7
Updates include: Sasheer Zamata cast in "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" at Disney+; Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis tapped for the Norman Reedus-led "The Walking Dead" spin-off; and Dave Foley is bound for FX's "Fargo."
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[10/04/22 - 09:00 AM]
HBO Max Orders Comedy Series "How to Be a Bookie," from Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay, and Warner Bros. Television
Actor/comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is set to star in the single-camera series, which has received an order for eight episodes.
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HOW TO BE A BOOKIE (HBO MAX)
Premieres in TBA 2023 or 2024 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
???
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STATUS:
new in 2023/2024 (date TBA) |
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Warner Bros. Discovery's press release, February 2023) A veteran bookie (Sebastian Maniscalco) struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Andrea Anders as Sandra
· Charlie Sheen
· Jorge Garcia as Hector
· Maxim Swinton as Anthony
· Omar J. Dorsey as Ray
· Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny
· Vanessa Ferlito as Lorraine
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Andy Tennant as EP
· Chuck Lorre as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Judi Marmel as EP
· Nick Bakay as CRTR/EP
· Sebastian Maniscalco as EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Chuck Lorre Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
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