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Source: Jean Baptiste Lacroix / Getty Since his Oscar win for his critically acclaimed film Get Out , Jordan Peele has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after names. THR reports Peele, and his MonkeyPaw Productions inked an overall TV deal with Amazon Studios less than a month ago, and now his “twisted-ass science fiction” show Weird City has been ordered to series by YouTube. The show is written and co-created by Peele alongside Key & Peele’s Charlie Sanders. The show will take place in the “not-too-distant future metropolis of weird.” Using sci-fi and comedy, the show will explore issues that pertain to present-day life in “weird” stories. Peele spoke on his latest move adding in a statement: “Writer/creator Charlie Sanders and I collaborated on some Key & Peele sketches that took on everything from the ‘Black Republicans’ to ‘Continental Breakfasts’ to ‘Family Matters.’ Now, with YouTube, we present a series of comedy-driven twisted-ass science fiction stories that take place in a world close to ours but just a little bit off.” YouTube content chief Susanne Daniels added: “We are thrilled to be in business with Jordan, Charlie, and Jose, who have brilliantly created a highly entertaining satire that will be a timely send-up of modern society. We are excited to partner with Sonar Entertainment and all of the innovative storytellers behind Weird City to push boundaries and redefine what a comedy series can be.” Adam Bernstein ( Fargo , Scrub ) will direct two episodes out of the six-episode first season, Jose Molina ( The Tick ) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Weird City premieres on YouTube Premium in July 2019. We still waiting on some good news about the Get Out sequel though. — Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix / Getty
YouTube Orders Jordan Peele’s Sci-Fi Anthology ‘Weird City’ To Series
