Steve Carell attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “IF” at the SVA Theatre in New York on Monday, May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP

Steve Carell, former star of Office, will lead the cast of a comedy play ted lasso Co-producers Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses (Scrubs), The Hollywood Reporter informed of.This series will be a 10-episode drama.

The series, about a writer’s complicated relationship with his daughter, is set on a college campus. The first episode will be written by Lawrence and Tarses, who collaborated scrub, and currently working bad monkey, An Apple series.

“HBO has long been the standard-bearer for quality TV. Doing a show there with Steve Carell is an instant career highlight for Matt and me. Nothing can go wrong now,” Lawrence said.

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“We are very excited to collaborate with the dream team of Steve Carell, Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses on what is sure to be a fantastic new series,” said Channing Dungey, President of Warner Bros. TV Group.