Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to Star in Netflix Comedy Series
. @melissamccarthy and @benfalcone to star in #Netflix comedy series https://t.co/LEgnYld8WP pic.twitter.com/UDaJQhfZND
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) December 1, 2020
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are reteaming for a Netflix workplace comedy.
The couple will star in God's Favorite Idiot. Falcone is the series creator and the couple will be executive producers, via their On the Day production company.
The plot: A mid-level tech support employee Clark Thompson (Falcone) falls in love with his co-worker Amily Luck (McCarthy). At the same time, he discovers he has become the unwilling messenger of God. Also, there’s rollerskating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.
Netflix has sent out an order for 16 episodes.
This is Falcone’s and McCarthy’s sixth collaboration. Falcone and McCarthy previously teamed on Tammy, The Boss, Life of the Party, Superintelligence and Thunder Force.
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