Friday, March 29, 2024

Fox Gives Huge Pilot Commitment to Royal Family Comedy from Meghan Markle’s Ex

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Trevor Engelson and Meghan Markle
Trevor Engelson and Meghan Markle

*Fox has given a big put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy from Trevor Engelson that appears to be loosely based on his own former relationship with ex-wife – and Prince Harry’s fiancée – Meghan Markle.

The untitled project’s premise: “Divorce is hard. Sharing custody is harder. Sharing custody with the British Royal family when your wife marries a prince, in the unforgiving spotlight of London’s tabloid media, is next level.”

Engelson will executive producer with “Modern Family” EP Danny Zuker, Jake Kasdan (“New Girl”) and Dan Farah (“The Shannara Chronicles”).

The comedy is fictional, the lead characters are not based on Markle or Engelson, who have no kids together, and she has had no involvement in the project. Still, it appears as if the show was inspired by real-life events.

The comedy originated with Engelson and fellow producer Farah who, after Markle began dating Prince Harry, mused one day about what would’ve been if Engelson and Markle had kids and he had to share custody with the British Royal family. The two liked the idea as a potential TV series which they pitched to WME. The agency packaged it up to sell to 20th TV with studio-based clients; “Modern Family” executive producer Zuker, who was brought on to write, producer-director Jake Kasdan and his producing partner Melvin Mar, and British TV director Christine Gernon (“Speechless”) who was tapped to direct.

There was a lot of curiosity about the project among the broadcast networks, which wanted to hear the pitch. 20th TV sibling Fox, which had first dibs, bought the comedy on the spot with what is believed to be the biggest commitment for a comedy pitch at the network so far this season.

Engelson, meanwhile, has two series on the air that he executive produces, drama “Snowfall” at FX, which has been renewed for a second season, and the upcoming Paramount Network dramedy “Heathers.” He is currently in production ion the Netflix movie “The After Party.”

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