Variety reports that linehan is on board to write and executive produce an american. Producer bill lawrencethe guy behind an upcoming rush hour tv seriesis working with nbc to produce. Nbc is in the works on a remake of the popular uk sitcom the it crowd with original creator graham linehan. Failed us pilot of a popular british show about two computer geeks, who work in the it. Graham linehan confirms the it crowd is set for us remake. A us remake of the it crowd is in development for the. Nbc is remaking the it crowd with original creator graham linehan. Channel 4 british actor richard ayoade may be preaching to the anglophile choir when reflecting on his decision to take part in the 2006 u. Get the latest on the it crowd remake after the jump. In 2007, nbc made an american version of the it crowd, with original creator writer graham linehan acting as executive producer. The it crowd is getting another us reboot and noone knows. The pilot for the american remake of the it crowd is online. Deadline reports nbc gave the it crowd remake a put pilot commitment after outbidding other interested parties.
Nbc is going to try that american it crowd one more time. Kevin fraser its not always a simple task to adapt a british television series for american. Top 10 awful american remakes of great british shows duration. Nbc is producing another american remake of the it crowd. With american audiences already going bazinga over nerdbased and workplace comedies, the combination seemed like a homerun. Tv, with nbc hoping its third time lucky the network has tried making an american version of the show twice already, but this new attempt will be the first to involve original series creator graham linehan, according to variety hell write and executive produce a u. A us remake of the it crowd is in development the third time that the cult channel 4 sitcom has attempted to transform for a transatlantic audience a. An american version of the it crowd was never a bad idea. This will be nbcs third attempt to make the comedy work for an american audience. The most notable, and pissawful, of these attempts came in 2007 when nbc attempted to make a carboncopy remake of the hugely beloved uk series, the it crowd.
The it crowd follows the exploits of the it department of a major corporation and ran for four seasons or series on britains channel 4. This week, nbc ordered a put pilot commitment for an american remake of. Big enough, in fact, that an american remake of the series was commissioned by nbc in 2007, with joel mchale playing the odowd role and ayoade remaining intact. Christ almighty, america wants another crack at remaking. The us version, which you can watch below, has ayoade back in the part of moss and the not nearly nerdy enough joel mchale taking on the role. The us version, which you can watch below, has ayoade back in the part of moss and the not nearly nerdy enough joel mchale taking on the. Failed us pilot of a popular british show about two computer geeks, who work in the it department of a major company, and their female supervisor whos actually a grifter. The us version, which you can watch below, has ayoade back in the part of moss and the not nearly nerdy enough joel mchale taking on the role of roy, originated by odowd. Nbc has tried and failed to get two previous remakes off. Aided by a techilliterate manager, a pair of basementdwelling dweebs makes the most of life in it at a. Ayoade was the only cast member to be ported over to the states to star in the american version and even he couldnt save the unused pilot from. America has been trying to make the it crowd happen in the states for quite some time.
British actor richard ayoade may be preaching to the anglophile choir when reflecting on his decision to take part in the 2006 u. The it crowd to get another us reboot with new cast. After trying and failing to make an american version of the it crowd once before, nbc is once again trying to adapt the popular british comedy for u. American it crowd pilot leaked online video huffpost uk. Back in 2007, joel mchale was set to play the lead role in the american version of the it crowd. The it crowd may finally get that american remake, get the. Nbc is going to try that american it crowd one more. The it crowd is getting another us reboot and even the shows stars dont know why tilly pearce sunday 22 jul 2018 8. The main cast of the american version left to right jen, roy, moss and denholm. Here we go again nbc taking another crack at remaking the it crowd december 14, 2017 by. Nbc is developing a remake of the british sitcom the it crowd, according to variety. Graham linehan confirms the it crowd is set for us remake this article is more than 2 years old. Nbc is developing a remake of the it crowd 411mania. The it crowd us remake has been confirmed by writer graham linehan with a brand new cast taking on the hilarious channel 4 comedy.
The it crowd will undergo yet another attempted reboot for the us audience with writer graham linehan more than likely welcoming a brand new cast to take on the roles of roy, moss and jen. Here we go again nbc taking another crack at remaking. Nbc is taking another crack at adapting the british sitcom the it crowd for american audiences, variety has learned exclusively. Geeky brits moss, roy and jen will return to tv but this time as unappreciated american computer nerds. How the it crowd is getting a remake, again cinemablend.
Nbc developing it crowd remake with original graham linehan. The pilot for the american remake of the it crowd is. British comedy it crowd gets another shot at us remake. The american version of the it crowd that never made it.
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