Netflix Orders Dark Comedy Series From Tom Segura
Netflix has greenlit a six-episode dark comedy series from Tom Segura.
Per the official description, the currently untitled series “centers on Segura, who also serves as the show’s narrator, as he takes us through each episode in a series of vignettes. The twisted comedic sensibility of Tom’s standup is the core DNA of this series, where every story will unfold in a hilariously disturbing way only he could imagine.”
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Segura wrote, self-financed and produced the pilot before selling it to Netflix, which is producing the full series later this year and releasing it in 2025. Rami Hachach directed the pilot.
Netflix ordered the series based on a pilot that Segura produced himself. Segura also wrote the pilot, which was directed by Rami Hachach.
Jeremy Konner will serve as head writer. He is best known for co-creating the educational comedy series “Drunk History,” which ran on Comedy Central for six seasons from 2013 to 2019, as well as the children’s puppet series “Waffles & Mochi,” which had one season and a special on Netflix in 2021 as well as a six-episode spinoff in 2022.
Segura and Ryan Hall will produce through Your Mom’s House Studios.
Segura has previously worked with Netflix on five comedy specials: “Sledgehammer” (2023), “Ball Hog” (2020), “Disgraceful” (2018), “Mostly Stories” (2016) and “Completely Normal” (2014). He is currently on a stand-up tour titled “Come Together.” In 2022, he published the bestselling comedic essay collection “I’d Like to Play Alone, Please.” Via his YMH Studios banner, he co-hosts the podcasts “Your Mom’s House” with his wife, comedian Christina Pazsitzky and “2 Bears 1 Cave” with comedian Bert Kreischer.
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