Nathan Lane-Matt Bomer Multi-Cam, From Will & Grace Creators and EP Ryan Murphy, Ordered at Hulu
Nathan Lane and Matt Bomer are going live in front of a studio audience with Mid-Century Modern.
Hulu on Tuesday handed a series order to the multi-camera comedy, which also stars Nathan Lee Graham (LA to Vegas) and sitcom legend Linda Lavin (Alice). The pickup comes two months after the streaming service first commissioned a pilot.
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Mid-Century Modern — which hails from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, and executive producer Ryan Murphy — is loosely inspired by The Golden Girls, and “follows three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother,” according to the official logline. “As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.”
Sitcom legend James Burrows directed the pilot and serves as an executive producer, alongside Mutchnick, Kohan, Burrows, Lane, Bomer and Murphy. Scroll down to learn more about each character in Mid-Century Modern…
Nathan Lane is Bunny Schneiderman
“A successful businessman with one foot in retirement, Bunny is forever in search of love, but he first has to be convinced he’s worthy of it.”
Linda Lavin is Sybil Schneiderman
“Like her son, Sybil’s strengths are her weaknesses — wise, caring and iconoclastic — which sometimes means she’s critical, smothering and amoral.”
Matt Bomer is Jerry Frank
“Jerry left the Mormon Church and his marriage in his early 20s after his wife informed him and the rest of the congregation that he was a homosexual. Now a latter-day saint in the literal sense of the term, Jerry is pure of heart. He is also hard of body and soft of head.”
Nathan Lee Graham is Arthur
“Arthur is a dignified, elegant, fashion industry veteran who believes that life will never quite match the grace and panache that would exist if only he were in charge.”
TVLine will keep you posted as we learn more about Mid-Century Modern — release date, trailer, etc. — so be sure to bookmark this page and check back for updates. In the interim, drop a comment and tell us if you’re looking forward to the show.
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