ABC is making some changes to its lineup following the resolution of the writers strike.
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
- 9/29/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When Adam Scott was cast as struggling actor and cater waiter Henry Pollard on the Starz comedy “Party Down” back in 2008, there was a bit of art imitating life. Up to that point in his career, Scott had appeared on countless shows and in supporting roles in major films, but hadn’t yet broken through to mainstream success and name recognition.
“I connected very directly with the character in a lot of ways,” Scott tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview of getting cast on the series. “I think for everyone in the cast, we all had this connection to the predicament all these characters were in – it’s part of what bonded us to the show and to each other so intensely back then: This show about this specific thing made us feel better about that specific thing. And it was really good and super funny, and so fun.
“I connected very directly with the character in a lot of ways,” Scott tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview of getting cast on the series. “I think for everyone in the cast, we all had this connection to the predicament all these characters were in – it’s part of what bonded us to the show and to each other so intensely back then: This show about this specific thing made us feel better about that specific thing. And it was really good and super funny, and so fun.
- 5/9/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
After waiting 13 years for the long-discussed Season 3 revival of the Starz comedy Party Down, will fans have to wait just as long for another installment?
“Probably,” said showrunner and EP John Enbom today at Deadline’s Contenders TV. “But hopefully [it’ll come] sooner.”
“We would love to do more, and Starz has been so incredible with the show this season that we would do anything to work with them some more,” added actor-ep Adam Scott. “It would be fun.”
Related: The Contenders TV – Deadline’s Full Coverage
The series co-created by Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd originally ran for two critically acclaimed seasons from 2009-2010, lingering as a cult classic in the years since after being cancelled in part due to low ratings. It in its first two seasons introduced a troupe of creatives hoping to make it big in Hollywood, as they stumble through their lives, working for a Los Angeles catering company.
“Probably,” said showrunner and EP John Enbom today at Deadline’s Contenders TV. “But hopefully [it’ll come] sooner.”
“We would love to do more, and Starz has been so incredible with the show this season that we would do anything to work with them some more,” added actor-ep Adam Scott. “It would be fun.”
Related: The Contenders TV – Deadline’s Full Coverage
The series co-created by Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd originally ran for two critically acclaimed seasons from 2009-2010, lingering as a cult classic in the years since after being cancelled in part due to low ratings. It in its first two seasons introduced a troupe of creatives hoping to make it big in Hollywood, as they stumble through their lives, working for a Los Angeles catering company.
- 4/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Party Down returned to television after 12 years, and even set against the high bar of a beloved cult show trying to re-capture lightning in a bottle, the six-episode third season was very good. The comedy was sharp, the characters had grown (or not grown) in believable ways, and the new characters and storylines were all quite satisfying. Sometimes nostalgic yearning works out, and the Party Down revival was one of those times. Now the show is faced with a new question: Will there be a Season 4? And if so, how do creators/producers John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd keep these good times rolling?...
- 4/13/2023
- by Joe Reid
- Primetimer
This post contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “Party Down”
It took almost the entire season, but “Party Down” fans finally got a long-awaited reunion between Henry (Adam Scott) and Casey (Lizzy Caplan). In the Season 3 finale episode tag, a disillusioned Casey returns to Los Angeles to promote her latest project and finally reconnects with Henry during the press junket. The brief interaction, where Casey reveals she hasn’t found happiness even in success and might seek to explode her current life and return to the city and presumably Henry, sets up another season of the cult comedy that would presumably feature Caplan in a starring role. Or, if “Party Down” never returns to Starz, it serves as an unresolved finish reminiscent of “The Graduate.”
Caplan missed the reunion season because of her busy 2022 production schedule. The actress shot FX’s “Fleishman Is In Trouble” and the Paramount+ series...
It took almost the entire season, but “Party Down” fans finally got a long-awaited reunion between Henry (Adam Scott) and Casey (Lizzy Caplan). In the Season 3 finale episode tag, a disillusioned Casey returns to Los Angeles to promote her latest project and finally reconnects with Henry during the press junket. The brief interaction, where Casey reveals she hasn’t found happiness even in success and might seek to explode her current life and return to the city and presumably Henry, sets up another season of the cult comedy that would presumably feature Caplan in a starring role. Or, if “Party Down” never returns to Starz, it serves as an unresolved finish reminiscent of “The Graduate.”
Caplan missed the reunion season because of her busy 2022 production schedule. The actress shot FX’s “Fleishman Is In Trouble” and the Paramount+ series...
- 4/1/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
[This story contains spoilers from the season three finale of Starz’s Party Down.]
The revival of Starz’s cult-favorite comedy Party Down finally found a way to reunite Adam Scott’s Henry and Lizzy Caplan’s Casey.
After much media discussion surrounded Caplan being unable to appear in the six-episode third season due to scheduling issues, the show managed to keep secret its final twist — and her brief appearance. As a tag at the end of the season finale, viewers got to see Casey, who has landed a role on a hit TV series that makes her miserable, during her chance encounter with Henry following his decision to end things with Evie (Jennifer Garner).
This was a long-awaited moment for fans who loved Henry and Casey’s chemistry in the first two seasons before the series about a catering team initially signed off back in June 2010. Co-created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd, Party Down features a...
The revival of Starz’s cult-favorite comedy Party Down finally found a way to reunite Adam Scott’s Henry and Lizzy Caplan’s Casey.
After much media discussion surrounded Caplan being unable to appear in the six-episode third season due to scheduling issues, the show managed to keep secret its final twist — and her brief appearance. As a tag at the end of the season finale, viewers got to see Casey, who has landed a role on a hit TV series that makes her miserable, during her chance encounter with Henry following his decision to end things with Evie (Jennifer Garner).
This was a long-awaited moment for fans who loved Henry and Casey’s chemistry in the first two seasons before the series about a catering team initially signed off back in June 2010. Co-created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd, Party Down features a...
- 4/1/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a 13-year hiatus, the third season of “Party Down” premiered on Starz last month, proving it’s still the most underrated laugh riot on TV. The series boasts an all-star cast including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge and Megan Mullally, working as caterers whose hopes at Hollywood superstardom have been dashed.
With a stellar rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics’ consensus reads, “Returning after a long layoff, Party Down brings patient fans a third season that’s every bit as sharp — and laugh-out-loud funny — as its predecessors.” Ignored by major awards shows for its first two cycles, the comedy created by John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd and Rob Thomas won the AFI TV Program of the Year Award in 2010, where they called it “wickedly funny” and “television’s best-kept secret.” Read our review roundup for Season 3 below.
See Revived comedy ‘Party Down’ debuts trailer
Rendy Jones of RogerEbert.
With a stellar rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics’ consensus reads, “Returning after a long layoff, Party Down brings patient fans a third season that’s every bit as sharp — and laugh-out-loud funny — as its predecessors.” Ignored by major awards shows for its first two cycles, the comedy created by John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd and Rob Thomas won the AFI TV Program of the Year Award in 2010, where they called it “wickedly funny” and “television’s best-kept secret.” Read our review roundup for Season 3 below.
See Revived comedy ‘Party Down’ debuts trailer
Rendy Jones of RogerEbert.
- 3/16/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Amirah J (“Shameless”) has been added to the cast of ABC’s untitled Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi) remake as Ava, the network announced.
Based on the popular French series of the same name, the show follows a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. Per the official logline, “When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
“Hpi” was created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Stéphane Carrié and Nicolas Jean and starring Audrey Fleurot and Mehdi Nebbou.
She joins previously announced cast member Kaitlin Olson, who will play the lead role in the procedural drama.
Drew Goddard serves...
Based on the popular French series of the same name, the show follows a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. Per the official logline, “When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
“Hpi” was created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Stéphane Carrié and Nicolas Jean and starring Audrey Fleurot and Mehdi Nebbou.
She joins previously announced cast member Kaitlin Olson, who will play the lead role in the procedural drama.
Drew Goddard serves...
- 3/10/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Amirah J (Shameless) has been cast as a series regular opposite Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ABC‘s character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based. Javicia Leslie also stars.
Written by Goddard, the Untitled Hpi Remake Pilot centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
J will play Ava.
In the original...
Written by Goddard, the Untitled Hpi Remake Pilot centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
J will play Ava.
In the original...
- 3/10/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nick Offerman plays a food-obsessed neo-Nazi in an upcoming episode of Starz’s “Party Down.” In a clip exclusive to Variety, Offerman’s alt-right character compliments the food cooked by Party Down’s head chef Lucy, played by Zoë Chao. As a flustered Chao picks up a knife for self-defense, Offerman praises her: “I just wanted to offer my sincere compliments. The food is sublime.”
Premiering on Feb. 24 with episodes releasing weekly, Season 3 of “Party Down” picks up a decade after the first two seasons, which aired in 2009 and 2010. Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr and Megan Mullally (Offerman’s real-life wife) reprise their original roles. “Party Down” is created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd.
Watch the clip below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) are back in the world of “Schmigadoon,...
Premiering on Feb. 24 with episodes releasing weekly, Season 3 of “Party Down” picks up a decade after the first two seasons, which aired in 2009 and 2010. Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr and Megan Mullally (Offerman’s real-life wife) reprise their original roles. “Party Down” is created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd.
Watch the clip below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) are back in the world of “Schmigadoon,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Thirteen years later, “Party Down” is back in business. Season 3 features most of the iconic catering crew reuniting under unexpected circumstances, after they seemed to move onto bigger and better things when the second season ended in 2010. Creators John Enbom, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd are behind the return of the comedy, as are most of the original cast.
Lizzy Caplan, who played Casey Klein, won’t be returning this time around. Her character got a “Saturday Night Live” gig back in Season 2. From Adam Scott to Jane Lynch to Ken Marino to Martin Starr, many familiar faces will return to the fan-favorite comedy. Several newcomers like Jennifer Garner and James Marsden will spice up the show, along with some surprise special guest stars. Season 3 launches Friday, Feb. 24, with a whole new buffet of shenanigans, entanglements and more.
Here are the cast and characters in Season 3 of “Party Down”:...
Lizzy Caplan, who played Casey Klein, won’t be returning this time around. Her character got a “Saturday Night Live” gig back in Season 2. From Adam Scott to Jane Lynch to Ken Marino to Martin Starr, many familiar faces will return to the fan-favorite comedy. Several newcomers like Jennifer Garner and James Marsden will spice up the show, along with some surprise special guest stars. Season 3 launches Friday, Feb. 24, with a whole new buffet of shenanigans, entanglements and more.
Here are the cast and characters in Season 3 of “Party Down”:...
- 2/24/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“Party Down” is back 13 years after its first season debuted. The Starz sitcom was canceled after its second season came out in 2010, but its revival for a third season was a long time coming. The show’s plot picks up ten years later with most of the original cast members.
Returning names behind the camera for this third season include executive producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Paul Rudd, Dan Etheridge and Adam Scott, who also stars in the show. Enbom serves as showrunner.
Fans of the first two seasons, or of Scott’s more recent work in “Severance,” may be wondering how to watch “Party Down” Season 3 and where it’s streaming. We have the details about below:
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The third season of “Party Down” premieres Friday, Feb.
Returning names behind the camera for this third season include executive producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Paul Rudd, Dan Etheridge and Adam Scott, who also stars in the show. Enbom serves as showrunner.
Fans of the first two seasons, or of Scott’s more recent work in “Severance,” may be wondering how to watch “Party Down” Season 3 and where it’s streaming. We have the details about below:
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‘Party Down’ Season 3 Trailer: Being a Loser in LA Should Never Be This Fun (Video) When Does “Party Down” Season 3 Premiere?
The third season of “Party Down” premieres Friday, Feb.
- 2/24/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Revivals have been all the rage in Hollywood for the last few years, but for “Party Down,” there’s essentially been talk of some kind of reunion or continuation since it was canceled in 2010. At long last, 13 years later, Season 3 has arrived.
The half-hour comedy series launched in 2009, a story of Hollywood malaise as told through the eyes of the workers at a catering company, with each episode taking place at a different event. Ahead of its time, the ensemble cast ranged from Adam Scott to Lizzy Caplan to Jane Lynch to Martin Starr, all of whom would go on to star in massively successful shows of their own in the ensuing years.
While the series wasn’t formally canceled until after Season 2 aired, Adam Scott said he had an inkling during the filming of the second season finale that they wouldn’t be back.
“There was a feeling — at...
The half-hour comedy series launched in 2009, a story of Hollywood malaise as told through the eyes of the workers at a catering company, with each episode taking place at a different event. Ahead of its time, the ensemble cast ranged from Adam Scott to Lizzy Caplan to Jane Lynch to Martin Starr, all of whom would go on to star in massively successful shows of their own in the ensuing years.
While the series wasn’t formally canceled until after Season 2 aired, Adam Scott said he had an inkling during the filming of the second season finale that they wouldn’t be back.
“There was a feeling — at...
- 2/24/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
“Party Down” was an underdog show about underdogs — out-of-luck caterers who dreamed of one day rubbing shoulders with Hollywood rainmakers rather than serving them hors d’oeuvres.
In the series, which ran on Starz for two seasons (2009-10), an ensemble cast led by Adam Scott and Ken Marino paraded around Los Angeles, working funerals, orgies and everything in between. The scrappy comedy got creative with a small budget, centering episodes around a corporate picnic or a one-man birthday party, which didn’t require hiring extras. Showrunner and co-creator John Enbom says the team wouldn’t pitch a “dog wedding,” for example, because they knew they “couldn’t afford to hire 20 animal trainers.”
“Party Down” drew a cult following and critical acclaim — but also low ratings, so it was canceled by Starz, the underdog premium cabler. Since then, the show has enjoyed a second life on Hulu, picking up viewers who...
In the series, which ran on Starz for two seasons (2009-10), an ensemble cast led by Adam Scott and Ken Marino paraded around Los Angeles, working funerals, orgies and everything in between. The scrappy comedy got creative with a small budget, centering episodes around a corporate picnic or a one-man birthday party, which didn’t require hiring extras. Showrunner and co-creator John Enbom says the team wouldn’t pitch a “dog wedding,” for example, because they knew they “couldn’t afford to hire 20 animal trainers.”
“Party Down” drew a cult following and critical acclaim — but also low ratings, so it was canceled by Starz, the underdog premium cabler. Since then, the show has enjoyed a second life on Hulu, picking up viewers who...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
What would happen if “Glee” cutthroat cheer coach Sue Sylvester met ditzy “Party Down” actor Constance Carmell? Well, according to Jane Lynch, the performer behind both characters, the two would actually get along quite nicely.
“I think they’d be fast friends,” Lynch told Variety at the Season 3 premiere of “Party Down.” “Constance is not the smartest person in the world, but she’s confident in her own goodness. And she has great self-esteem, and deep down inside Sue Sylvester does not. They would be a great…good cop, bad cop. They could do a comic cop show, but I would have to play both characters, and it would be a lot more. Wouldn’t it be great, though?”
The original “Party Down” series, which debuted in 2009, depicts struggling actors working for a Los Angeles catering company as they await their big break. The reboot catches the stars a decade later,...
“I think they’d be fast friends,” Lynch told Variety at the Season 3 premiere of “Party Down.” “Constance is not the smartest person in the world, but she’s confident in her own goodness. And she has great self-esteem, and deep down inside Sue Sylvester does not. They would be a great…good cop, bad cop. They could do a comic cop show, but I would have to play both characters, and it would be a lot more. Wouldn’t it be great, though?”
The original “Party Down” series, which debuted in 2009, depicts struggling actors working for a Los Angeles catering company as they await their big break. The reboot catches the stars a decade later,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Judy Reyes is set as a series regular opposite Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ABC‘s character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Reyes will play Selena Soto.
In addition to Olson and Sunjata, series regular...
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Reyes will play Selena Soto.
In addition to Olson and Sunjata, series regular...
- 2/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Over a decade after serving up sarcasm and canapés, the aspiring actors of Party Down are back. The cult-favorite comedy series that first aired in 2009 has been revived for its third season on Starz, reuniting returning stars Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Jane Lynch and bringing on newcomers Jennifer Garner, Zoë Chao and Tyrel Jackson Williams. (Original star Lizzy Caplan was unable to join due to scheduling conflicts.)
Premiering Feb. 24, the latest season kicks off with Kyle (Hansen), who is on the verge of stardom and hires his old catering employer, Party Down, for an event and invites former colleagues Henry (Scott), Lydia (Mullally) and Constance (Lynch) as party guests. Ron (Marino) manages the business and Roman (Starr) is still on the team,...
Over a decade after serving up sarcasm and canapés, the aspiring actors of Party Down are back. The cult-favorite comedy series that first aired in 2009 has been revived for its third season on Starz, reuniting returning stars Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Jane Lynch and bringing on newcomers Jennifer Garner, Zoë Chao and Tyrel Jackson Williams. (Original star Lizzy Caplan was unable to join due to scheduling conflicts.)
Premiering Feb. 24, the latest season kicks off with Kyle (Hansen), who is on the verge of stardom and hires his old catering employer, Party Down, for an event and invites former colleagues Henry (Scott), Lydia (Mullally) and Constance (Lynch) as party guests. Ron (Marino) manages the business and Roman (Starr) is still on the team,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Flight Attendant star Deniz Akdeniz has been cast as a series regular opposite Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ABC‘s character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Akdeniz will play Lev “Oz” Osman.
In addition to Olson and Sunjata,...
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Akdeniz will play Lev “Oz” Osman.
In addition to Olson and Sunjata,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The great frustration of Party Down failing to find an audience when it aired on Starz in 2009 and 2010 didn’t stem from how good the show was. I’m used to great shows not generating big numbers.
No, what rankled was that if you looked at the ratings for Party Down, you’d get the impression that it was in some way an esoteric show, intended for a niche demographic. The reality was that not only was Party Down packed with already-familiar actors who have only become more familiar and more beloved in the subsequent decade; it was also a really broad, really accessible, often downright zany show. Sure, it was a bit smarter than your average bear and its perspective on Hollywood-adjacent culture was a bit inside-baseball. But it was structured as a reasonably traditional workplace sitcom, one with an endlessly renewable narrative engine that should have set it...
No, what rankled was that if you looked at the ratings for Party Down, you’d get the impression that it was in some way an esoteric show, intended for a niche demographic. The reality was that not only was Party Down packed with already-familiar actors who have only become more familiar and more beloved in the subsequent decade; it was also a really broad, really accessible, often downright zany show. Sure, it was a bit smarter than your average bear and its perspective on Hollywood-adjacent culture was a bit inside-baseball. But it was structured as a reasonably traditional workplace sitcom, one with an endlessly renewable narrative engine that should have set it...
- 2/22/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When "Party Down" was cancelled in 2010, fans of the acclaimed catering company comedy clamored for a comeback. Thirteen years later, Starz finally complied and have started the party once again by bringing back the series created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd. However, the sitcom, which stars Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Jane Lynch, and Megan Mullally (but unfortunately not Lizzy Caplan due to scheduling conflicts), is only returning for a six-episode third season. But it sounds like this won't be the last hurrah for our beloved caterers.
With the past two seasons clocking in at ten episodes each, many are wondering why the comeback is cut a little short. But on the flip side, maybe it means that there's actually more story to be told. During a recent roundtable discussion with Hansen and Starr, /Film's Ryan Scott asked whether the show would...
With the past two seasons clocking in at ten episodes each, many are wondering why the comeback is cut a little short. But on the flip side, maybe it means that there's actually more story to be told. During a recent roundtable discussion with Hansen and Starr, /Film's Ryan Scott asked whether the show would...
- 2/22/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Everyone involved in the long-awaited Party Down season 3 experienced a moment in which they finally realized that this was happening … that Starz’ little-watched but much-loved comedy was really coming back to television after 12 years away.
For Henry Pollard actor and producer Adam Scott (Severance), that moment arrived in fall of 2021 when Starz provided the cast and crew with a greenlight to begin shooting.
“I was like ‘Oh my god, this is a real TV show again.'”
For showrunner John Enbom, it was when the studio opened up its checkbook.
“I think it became really real when we were able to open an office. Because when somebody actually writes a check, then it’s real.”
That moment for Ron Donald actor Ken Marino didn’t arrive until he was actually on set for the first day of shooting.
“We’ve been talking about this for a long time. At a...
For Henry Pollard actor and producer Adam Scott (Severance), that moment arrived in fall of 2021 when Starz provided the cast and crew with a greenlight to begin shooting.
“I was like ‘Oh my god, this is a real TV show again.'”
For showrunner John Enbom, it was when the studio opened up its checkbook.
“I think it became really real when we were able to open an office. Because when somebody actually writes a check, then it’s real.”
That moment for Ron Donald actor Ken Marino didn’t arrive until he was actually on set for the first day of shooting.
“We’ve been talking about this for a long time. At a...
- 2/22/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The actress formerly known as Batwoman isn’t done busting bad guys just yet.
Javicia Leslie, fresh off her two-season run as The CW’s titular heroine, has joined the cast of ABC’s yet-untitled reboot of the French drama series Hpi (aka High Intellectual Potential), our sister site Deadline reports.
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Hpi, which also stars Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata, “centers on Morgan...
Javicia Leslie, fresh off her two-season run as The CW’s titular heroine, has joined the cast of ABC’s yet-untitled reboot of the French drama series Hpi (aka High Intellectual Potential), our sister site Deadline reports.
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Hpi, which also stars Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata, “centers on Morgan...
- 2/21/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Javicia Leslie (Batwoman) is set as a lead opposite Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ABC‘s character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Leslie will play Daphne.
In the original French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi), created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot,...
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
Leslie will play Daphne.
In the original French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi), created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In the new Ant-Man film, Paul Rudd’s character learns all about the concept of alternate timelines. In an alternate version of our own timeline, he would have starred in Party Down.
Rudd co-created the great Starz comedy, which is improbably rising from the dead later this month, with TV producer pals John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, and Rob Thomas. The series was inspired by their viewing of the original British version of The Office, along with Rudd’s pre-acting work as a DJ for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other events in LA.
Rudd co-created the great Starz comedy, which is improbably rising from the dead later this month, with TV producer pals John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, and Rob Thomas. The series was inspired by their viewing of the original British version of The Office, along with Rudd’s pre-acting work as a DJ for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other events in LA.
- 2/20/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Daniel Sunjata (Echoes) has been tapped as the male lead opposite Kaitlin Olson in ABC‘s character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
In the original French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi), created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Stéphane Carrié and Nicolas Jean,...
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec (Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
In the original French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi), created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Stéphane Carrié and Nicolas Jean,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Daniel Sunjata has joined the cast of the drama pilot at ABC based on the French detective series “Hpi,” Variety has learned.
Sunjata will star in the pilot alongside previously announced lead Kaitlin Olson. The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC in September. Per the official logline, “Single mom Morgan (Olson) with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
Sunjata will star as Karadec, who was played by Mehdi Nebbou in the original series. Sunjata is known for his roles in shows like “Rescue Me” at FX, “The Bronx is Burning,...
Sunjata will star in the pilot alongside previously announced lead Kaitlin Olson. The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC in September. Per the official logline, “Single mom Morgan (Olson) with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
Sunjata will star as Karadec, who was played by Mehdi Nebbou in the original series. Sunjata is known for his roles in shows like “Rescue Me” at FX, “The Bronx is Burning,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Kaitlin Olson is set to lead the drama pilot at ABC based on the French detective series “Hpi,” Variety has learned.
In addition, Rob Thomas has signed on to serve as showrunner while Alethea Jones will direct and executive produce the pilot.
The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC in September. Per the official logline, “Single mom Morgan (Olson) with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
Morgan is further described as “Assertive, fearless, and possessed with a serious anti-authority streak, Morgan is able to spot details that...
In addition, Rob Thomas has signed on to serve as showrunner while Alethea Jones will direct and executive produce the pilot.
The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC in September. Per the official logline, “Single mom Morgan (Olson) with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”
Morgan is further described as “Assertive, fearless, and possessed with a serious anti-authority streak, Morgan is able to spot details that...
- 2/15/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star and Hacks standout Kaitlin Olson has been tapped as the lead of ABC character-based procedural drama pilot based on TF1’s popular detective series Hpi (High Intellectual Potential), from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.
Rob Thomas & Alethea Jones
Olson also will serve as a producer on the high-profile pilot, which has added Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas as executive producer and showrunner and prolific TV helmer Alethea Jones (Mrs. Davis) as director and executive producer.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of...
Rob Thomas & Alethea Jones
Olson also will serve as a producer on the high-profile pilot, which has added Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas as executive producer and showrunner and prolific TV helmer Alethea Jones (Mrs. Davis) as director and executive producer.
Written by Goddard, the untitled Hpi remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of...
- 2/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
One sunny winter morning on a Malibu cliff overlooking the Pacific, a luau for radio-contest winners is in full swing. Dozens of middle-aged men in loud Hawaiian shirts are pregaming for a Sting concert, and mostly being ignored by a staff of cater-waiters tripping balls on mushrooms. Bartender Henry Pollard, clad in a white button-down and pink bow tie, is struggling to focus on the drinks rather than the guests’ attire. His new co-worker Sackson smiles and explains that he’s happy because “a bird just looked at me in a certain way.
- 2/13/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The Party Down gang is back for seconds in the first full trailer teasing the Starz comedy’s long-awaited return.
In the footage released Thursday ahead of the Feb. 24 launch, Adam Scott reprises his role as actor-bartender Henry Pollard, who finds himself unexpectedly reuniting a decade later with his former co-workers from the Party Down catering team. The series, which has built a cult following, concluded its original two-season run in June 2010.
“This is not how I envisioned my 40s,” Scott tells a fellow member of the crew in the trailer.
During a different moment, a frazzled Constance Carmell (Jane Lynch) exclaims while at an event, “This is no joke. This is catering!”
Also returning from the original cast alongside Scott and Lynch are Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. Lizzy Caplan will not return due to scheduling conflicts.
New to the cast for the six-episode third season are Jennifer Garner,...
In the footage released Thursday ahead of the Feb. 24 launch, Adam Scott reprises his role as actor-bartender Henry Pollard, who finds himself unexpectedly reuniting a decade later with his former co-workers from the Party Down catering team. The series, which has built a cult following, concluded its original two-season run in June 2010.
“This is not how I envisioned my 40s,” Scott tells a fellow member of the crew in the trailer.
During a different moment, a frazzled Constance Carmell (Jane Lynch) exclaims while at an event, “This is no joke. This is catering!”
Also returning from the original cast alongside Scott and Lynch are Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. Lizzy Caplan will not return due to scheduling conflicts.
New to the cast for the six-episode third season are Jennifer Garner,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the age of revival television, it is still genuinely hard to believe that Starz is bringing the cult comedy favorite "Party Down" back for a long (long!) awaited third season, but it is indeed happening. As evidence of that, we have a brand new trailer for the new batch of episodes, which will be arriving via the premium cable channel next month. And yes, most of the original cast is back! Sadly, Lizzy Caplan isn't here as Casey Klein for another round of "will they, won't they" with Adam Scott's Henry Pollard. Be that as it may, it very much looks like the show folks like myself fell in love with. And in the third season...
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the...
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
It’s about to turn up because “Party Down” is back!
The beloved Starz original comedy series has officially returned 14 years since the show debuted in 2009. Original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, and Martin Starr, plus Season 2 addition Megan Mullally, are reprising their respective roles for the revival series. Lizzy Caplan is the only original actor not returning for the reboot. Check out the trailer below.
The cater-waiter comedy centers on aspiring actor Henry (Scott), whose apathetic bartending skills sustain his dreams of being a Hollywood star. Henry works for Party Down catering company, managed by Ron (Marino). Each episode centered around a different catering job: from Sweet Sixteens to Bar Mitzvahs, funerals to pre-school fundraisers. The series ran for two seasons before being axed in 2010.
“This is not how I envisioned my 40s,” Henry says in the trailer for the highly anticipated revival.
Per the official Season 3 synopsis,...
The beloved Starz original comedy series has officially returned 14 years since the show debuted in 2009. Original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, and Martin Starr, plus Season 2 addition Megan Mullally, are reprising their respective roles for the revival series. Lizzy Caplan is the only original actor not returning for the reboot. Check out the trailer below.
The cater-waiter comedy centers on aspiring actor Henry (Scott), whose apathetic bartending skills sustain his dreams of being a Hollywood star. Henry works for Party Down catering company, managed by Ron (Marino). Each episode centered around a different catering job: from Sweet Sixteens to Bar Mitzvahs, funerals to pre-school fundraisers. The series ran for two seasons before being axed in 2010.
“This is not how I envisioned my 40s,” Henry says in the trailer for the highly anticipated revival.
Per the official Season 3 synopsis,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
We’re mere weeks away from the long overdue return of Starz’s cult hit series “Party Down,” and as the first trailer will prove, we’re delighted to report the gang are all still living that cautionary don’t-move-to-la life, even into their 40s and 50s. I mean, we’re delighted for you, the fans. We feel kind of bad for the characters.
You can see for yourself at the top of the page. It’s been 10 years and ostensibly they’ve all moved on. But after a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
But time has not exactly been kind. It’s not just that actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) is grappling with the reality that he’s well into his 40s and still doing that for a living. It’s...
You can see for yourself at the top of the page. It’s been 10 years and ostensibly they’ve all moved on. But after a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
But time has not exactly been kind. It’s not just that actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) is grappling with the reality that he’s well into his 40s and still doing that for a living. It’s...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Starz is ready to get this party started: It released the official trailer for Party Down, the revival of the cult comedy series from 2009-10. Starz will debut the laugher at midnight on Friday, February 24 on its app and streaming platforms. Its linear debut is set for later that night at 9 Pm Et/Pt on Starz.
The third season will consist of six all-new episodes and take place 10 years later, when most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. New cast members include Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao and James Marsden. Guest stars include Dan Bakkedahl,...
The third season will consist of six all-new episodes and take place 10 years later, when most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. New cast members include Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao and James Marsden. Guest stars include Dan Bakkedahl,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz today has released first-look images from the highly anticipated third season of “Party Down.” Season three of the cult hit comedy series is set to premiere on Friday, February 24 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platform in the UK, Brazil and Latin America. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada. The third season will consist of six new episodes. Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard. After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles. Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. Previously announced new cast members...
- 1/23/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Ryan Hansen, Zoe Chao, Martin Starr, Adam Scott, and Tyrel Jackson Williamsin ‘Party Down’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)
It’s been 12 and a half years since the final episode of Party Down season two aired and none of the series’ stars has aged a day in a dozen years. Seriously, just look at the first batch of photos Starz released from the upcoming third season.
Returning Party Down stars include Adam Scott (Severance) as Henry Pollard, Ken Marino (The Other Two) as Ron Donald, Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Constance Carmell, Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) as Roman DeBeers, Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars) as Kyle Bradway, and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) as Lydia Dunfree. Joining the gang for season three are Jennifer Garner (The Adam Project), Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire), and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty).
James Marsden (Dead to Me) shows up as a recurring guest star.
Adam Scott...
It’s been 12 and a half years since the final episode of Party Down season two aired and none of the series’ stars has aged a day in a dozen years. Seriously, just look at the first batch of photos Starz released from the upcoming third season.
Returning Party Down stars include Adam Scott (Severance) as Henry Pollard, Ken Marino (The Other Two) as Ron Donald, Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Constance Carmell, Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) as Roman DeBeers, Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars) as Kyle Bradway, and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) as Lydia Dunfree. Joining the gang for season three are Jennifer Garner (The Adam Project), Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire), and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty).
James Marsden (Dead to Me) shows up as a recurring guest star.
Adam Scott...
- 1/23/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
All the cater-waiters of "Party Down" might not be having fun yet, but fans of the show can't wait for their return in the upcoming revival. The original series aired for only two seasons on Starz from 2009-2010. Watching these misanthropes bide their time working at the titular catering company while trying to find their big breaks in Hollywood is a true joy: The show is absolutely hysterical, with unforgettable characters and a surprising amount of heart. I've lost count of how many times I've watched those first two seasons.
Fans were crushed when the series got the axe so quickly, and there was talk of a "Party Down" film for a time, but sadly, that never materialized. Considering the fact that this cast has been super busy with other projects in the years since, it's pretty miraculous that they are able to don their pink bow ties once more.
Fans were crushed when the series got the axe so quickly, and there was talk of a "Party Down" film for a time, but sadly, that never materialized. Considering the fact that this cast has been super busy with other projects in the years since, it's pretty miraculous that they are able to don their pink bow ties once more.
- 12/14/2022
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
We’ve had to wait, what, 12 years for a third season of Party Down? Wow, it really doesn’t seem that long ago, but I checked and it definitely was. Starz just announced they’re making fans of the ensemble comedy wait just a few months longer for the long-awaited third season, setting a February 24, 2023 premiere date for the launch of new episodes.
The premiere date announcement arrived along with a short teaser featuring the show’s cast. Returning stars include Adam Scott (Severance), Ken Marino (The Other Two), Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace). Joining the motley crew for season three are Jennifer Garner (The Adam Project) Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire), and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty).
Dead to Me‘s James Marsden will show up in a recurring guest star role.
The cast of ‘Party Down...
The premiere date announcement arrived along with a short teaser featuring the show’s cast. Returning stars include Adam Scott (Severance), Ken Marino (The Other Two), Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace). Joining the motley crew for season three are Jennifer Garner (The Adam Project) Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire), and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty).
Dead to Me‘s James Marsden will show up in a recurring guest star role.
The cast of ‘Party Down...
- 12/14/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fans of the comedy, Party Down, rejoice as the revival has just released a teaser trailer. The date for the return of the all-star ensemble has been set, and it’s coming sooner than you think. Party Down will be making its triumphant comeback on the premium movie network Starz on February 24. The late-night show will stream on the channel’s app and other streaming platforms at midnight. Then the show will air on the Starz channel later that night at 9 Pm Et.
Deadline has the exclusive teaser trailer on their site and reports that the cult show was given a third season at Starz after lengthy negotiations went down with the comedy series cast. Returning for the revival will be Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally. However, the only original cast member whose schedule wasn’t accommodated was Lizzy Caplan. Although, earlier,...
Deadline has the exclusive teaser trailer on their site and reports that the cult show was given a third season at Starz after lengthy negotiations went down with the comedy series cast. Returning for the revival will be Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally. However, the only original cast member whose schedule wasn’t accommodated was Lizzy Caplan. Although, earlier,...
- 12/14/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
the long-awaited return of the hit comedy series Party Down has a premiere date!
Starz revealed Wednesday that the new season will premiere on Friday, February 24 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platform in the UK, Brazil and Latin America.
On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada.
The third season will consist of six new episodes.
Here's the official logline:
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard.
After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally.
Previously announced new cast members...
Starz revealed Wednesday that the new season will premiere on Friday, February 24 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platform in the UK, Brazil and Latin America.
On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada.
The third season will consist of six new episodes.
Here's the official logline:
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard.
After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally.
Previously announced new cast members...
- 12/14/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Starz has unveiled the first teaser for its revival of “Party Down,” showing the return of characters played by Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally and Adam Scott. The footage also unveils a premiere date of Feb. 24, 2023.
The revival of “Party Down” picks up 10 years after the series’ last episode, finding most of the characters having moved on from catering as they cross paths at a surprise reunion in Los Angeles. Set to the pumped-up beat of Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” the teaser introduces the Party Down gang all dressed up in formal attire once again.
the gang is Back! #partydown returns for the biggest event ever on February 24. tag your +1 below. pic.twitter.com/drMKzlHc3Y
— Party Down (@PartyDownSTARZ) December 14, 2022
The new season of “Party Down” will compose of six new episodes. Adam Scott once again leads the series as Henry Pollard, alongside returning cast members Ken Marino,...
The revival of “Party Down” picks up 10 years after the series’ last episode, finding most of the characters having moved on from catering as they cross paths at a surprise reunion in Los Angeles. Set to the pumped-up beat of Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” the teaser introduces the Party Down gang all dressed up in formal attire once again.
the gang is Back! #partydown returns for the biggest event ever on February 24. tag your +1 below. pic.twitter.com/drMKzlHc3Y
— Party Down (@PartyDownSTARZ) December 14, 2022
The new season of “Party Down” will compose of six new episodes. Adam Scott once again leads the series as Henry Pollard, alongside returning cast members Ken Marino,...
- 12/14/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
“Party Down” Season 3 is officially a reality, as Starz has offered a first look at (most of) the cast of the cult hit comedy series back together again, while announcing that it will premiere on Feb. 24.
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard. After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
You can watch a short teaser in the video above, and check out a full “Party Down” Season 3 cast image below.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally.
Lizzy Caplan was not able to return due to scheduling conflicts.
Also Read:
‘Party Down’ Revival Ordered at Starz, All Original Stars to Return Except Lizzy Caplan
The first two seasons of...
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard. After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.
You can watch a short teaser in the video above, and check out a full “Party Down” Season 3 cast image below.
Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally.
Lizzy Caplan was not able to return due to scheduling conflicts.
Also Read:
‘Party Down’ Revival Ordered at Starz, All Original Stars to Return Except Lizzy Caplan
The first two seasons of...
- 12/14/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Starz is almost ready to party. The premium cable network is bringing back its beloved series “Party Down” on February 24, it was announced Wednesday. Accompanying the date announcement is a new teaser that sees the returning cast members — recent “Severance” Emmy nominee Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally — back in their white dress shirts and pink bowties.
Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd, “Party Down” focuses on employees at the titular Los Angeles catering company, largely consisting of aspiring actors or writers, as they take on new events each episode and get tangled up in the drama of their employers and guests. The first two seasons, which aired in 2009 and 2010, received critical acclaim but low ratings, and the series eventually lost Lynch and Scott to “Glee” and “Parks and Recreation,” dooming it to cancellation.
The revival series picks...
Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd, “Party Down” focuses on employees at the titular Los Angeles catering company, largely consisting of aspiring actors or writers, as they take on new events each episode and get tangled up in the drama of their employers and guests. The first two seasons, which aired in 2009 and 2010, received critical acclaim but low ratings, and the series eventually lost Lynch and Scott to “Glee” and “Parks and Recreation,” dooming it to cancellation.
The revival series picks...
- 12/14/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Are we having fun yet… again?
The cult hit comedy Party Down has booked a new gig at Starz: The revived Season 3 will premiere Friday, Feb. 24 at 9/8c, TVLine has learned. We also have a new teaser for the revival below, with original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Megan Mullally, Martin Starr and Ryan Hansen unpacking Champagne and dropping confetti — and Scott’s frustrated actor Henry uttering his famous catchphrase, “Are we having fun yet?”
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The cult hit comedy Party Down has booked a new gig at Starz: The revived Season 3 will premiere Friday, Feb. 24 at 9/8c, TVLine has learned. We also have a new teaser for the revival below, with original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Megan Mullally, Martin Starr and Ryan Hansen unpacking Champagne and dropping confetti — and Scott’s frustrated actor Henry uttering his famous catchphrase, “Are we having fun yet?”
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- 12/14/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
A date has finally been set for the return of Party Down, the revival of the cult comedy series from 2009-10. Starz will debut the laugher at midnight on Friday, February 24 on its app and streaming platforms. Its linear debut is set for later that night at 9 Pm Et/Pt on Starz.
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As Deadline reported exclusively in November 2021, Starz gave the third season a green light after lengthy negotiations with the cast. Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally all closed deals to return for the new season. Not returning, however, is original cast member Lizzy Caplan, whose schedule...
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As Deadline reported exclusively in November 2021, Starz gave the third season a green light after lengthy negotiations with the cast. Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally all closed deals to return for the new season. Not returning, however, is original cast member Lizzy Caplan, whose schedule...
- 12/14/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Quinta Brunson, creator and star of the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” will guest star on the upcoming Starz revival of “Party Down.” The appearance inadvertently leaked during an April 21 taping for Variety‘s Actors on Actors series, in which Brunson was paired with Adam Scott, of both Apple TV+’s “Severance” and the revived Starz series, which ran for two seasons in 2009 and 2010.
During the conversation, it became clear that Brunson and Scott knew one another. At one point, Brunson said, “After doing Janine for months straight on ‘Abbott,’ I remember getting so excited to come do another thing in a way that almost felt juvenile,” to which Scott replied, “But that was announced, right? We can say it — you’re guest starring on ‘Party Down.'”
“I don’t think that was announced,” Brunson replied. “It wasn’t?” Scott asked.
It had not been.
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During the conversation, it became clear that Brunson and Scott knew one another. At one point, Brunson said, “After doing Janine for months straight on ‘Abbott,’ I remember getting so excited to come do another thing in a way that almost felt juvenile,” to which Scott replied, “But that was announced, right? We can say it — you’re guest starring on ‘Party Down.'”
“I don’t think that was announced,” Brunson replied. “It wasn’t?” Scott asked.
It had not been.
Variety’s Actors on...
- 6/8/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Put on your party hats and pink bowties because “Party Down” is officially (almost) back.
Adam Scott confirmed that production on the Starz revival series is complete.
“We just finished on Saturday night, or Sunday morning at 3 a.m. It’s going to be great,” Scott told Vulture. “It was a really magical month and a half or so while we were shooting.”
Scott joked, “‘Magical’ is gross. I don’t want to say that. It’s that particular combination of people where you have the greatest time. When you’re laughing and you can’t really breathe — we all needed it.”
Starz confirmed the revival series from Rob Thomas, showrunner John Enbom, and producers Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd in March 2021. Former stars Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally reprise their respective roles in the six-episode reboot series, while co-lead Lizzy Caplan had scheduling...
Adam Scott confirmed that production on the Starz revival series is complete.
“We just finished on Saturday night, or Sunday morning at 3 a.m. It’s going to be great,” Scott told Vulture. “It was a really magical month and a half or so while we were shooting.”
Scott joked, “‘Magical’ is gross. I don’t want to say that. It’s that particular combination of people where you have the greatest time. When you’re laughing and you can’t really breathe — we all needed it.”
Starz confirmed the revival series from Rob Thomas, showrunner John Enbom, and producers Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd in March 2021. Former stars Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally reprise their respective roles in the six-episode reboot series, while co-lead Lizzy Caplan had scheduling...
- 3/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
After a few false starts over the years, Starz is finally back in the catering business thanks to a revival of "Party Down." The short-lived but beloved series created by Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd received a six-episode order back in November 2021. And in addition to all the original series creators returning, nearly the entire cast including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally are set to reprise their roles. Lizzy Caplan, who played aspiring actress and comedienne Casey Klein, is the only hold out due to scheduling conflicts with her...
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- 2/1/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Several new faces have been added to the Season 3 cast of Starz’s “Party Down.”
“Alias” alum Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zoë Chao are joining the show, which is returning for its third season more than a decade after Season 2, in series regular roles.
Additionally, Starz announced on Monday that “Westworld’s” James Marsden will be a recurring guest star.
Garner will play Evie, “a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices. A fledgling relationship with Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) becomes a way for her to explore possible new directions,” per Starz.
Williams will play Sackson, “a handsome, confident, driven, wannabe influencer/internet personality. He’s knowledgeable and savvy about his specific internet niche, but a bit lost in every other aspect of life,” the network said in a release.
Chao is playing Lucy, “a passionate, outspoken,...
“Alias” alum Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zoë Chao are joining the show, which is returning for its third season more than a decade after Season 2, in series regular roles.
Additionally, Starz announced on Monday that “Westworld’s” James Marsden will be a recurring guest star.
Garner will play Evie, “a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices. A fledgling relationship with Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) becomes a way for her to explore possible new directions,” per Starz.
Williams will play Sackson, “a handsome, confident, driven, wannabe influencer/internet personality. He’s knowledgeable and savvy about his specific internet niche, but a bit lost in every other aspect of life,” the network said in a release.
Chao is playing Lucy, “a passionate, outspoken,...
- 1/31/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Starz has set new cast additions for its upcoming Party Down revival. Jennifer Garner (Yes Day), Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire) and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty) have been tapped as series regulars and James Marsden (Dead to Me) has signed on for a key recurring role in the new iteration of the cult comedy.
They join original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally who are all returning for the six-episode new season. (The only original cast member not coming back is Lizzy Caplan who had a scheduling conflict.)
Like the original series, the new Party Down installment follows a Los Angeles catering team – a sextet of Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their “big break.” Each episode finds the hapless catering team working a new event – and inevitably getting tangled up with the colorful guests and their absurd lives.
They join original stars Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally who are all returning for the six-episode new season. (The only original cast member not coming back is Lizzy Caplan who had a scheduling conflict.)
Like the original series, the new Party Down installment follows a Los Angeles catering team – a sextet of Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their “big break.” Each episode finds the hapless catering team working a new event – and inevitably getting tangled up with the colorful guests and their absurd lives.
- 1/31/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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