New NBC comedy series to shoot in SA

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New NBC comedy series to shoot in SA --

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:06

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A new NBC dramedy Apocalypse Slough, starring Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation), Megan Mullally (Will and Grace), Jenna Fischer (The Office) and Matthew Baynton (Horrible Histories) is set to shoot in Malta, the UK and South Africa later this month.

The series is a co-production with Sky TV created by Iain Hollands, who is also lead writer. Set against a backdrop of apocalyptic chaos, the story follows an extended family whose lives start to intersect in the most unexpected ways. Their renewed connections are triggered by the news that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course toward Earth. Characters include a foul-mouthed priest, an unhinged white supremacist, a mild-mannered bank manager, a germ-phobic cyber-terrorist, a five-star general and a child who (possibly) rose from the dead. Some of them are destined to make it to a bunker deep beneath the ground, and as a result will become the unlikely (and frankly, somewhat unsuitable) future of mankind. Season 1 of the series is comprised of 10 hour-long episodes.

This is an out-of-the-box and wholly original project that offers just the right combination of both high drama and humour, said Jennifer Salke, president, NBC Entertainment.

NBCUniversal International Television Production operates a joint television production venture with Working Title Television. NBCUniversal International Television Distribution will distribute the series worldwide.

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