David Fincher’s HBO Comedy Series Halts Filming, Might Never Air
Production has ceased for David Fincher’s HBO comedy series. Maybe for good.
The series, entitled Videosyncrazy and set in 1980s Los Angeles, draws from Fincher’s early-career experience directing music videos. Charlie Rowe stars as Robby, an eager naive dropout who moves to Hollywood with the dream of directing a sci-fi film. After arriving in Hollywood, Robby’s aspirations are quickly shut down. He takes a job as a production assistant for music videos. The series was set to provide a glimpse into the burgeoning rock music video scene in the ’80s, with sex and leather jackets and drugs aplenty. The half-hour comedy series was described as being “in the vein of Entourage.”
Deadline reports that after HBO saw several of the early completed episodes, they expressed concern. In response, Fincher asked HBO if he could pause production to reevaluate the show and its creative direction. Script revision is a possibility. However, some cast members were reportedly told that production is permanently shut down.
Fincher’s work is extensive. Some of his films he has directed include Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and The Social Network, among others. In television, Fincher is executive producer and has directed two episodes of House of Cards.
No official word on whether Videosyncrazy will resume production.
