Jordan Peele Creating “Twisted Ass” Sci Fi Comedy
Jordan Peele has announced a sci-fi comedy anthology series that will broadcast on YouTube. “Weird City” is set in the near future big city of Weird, with episodes exploring day to day life in the bustling future hub. The six episode anthology will air on YouTube premium in 2019.
In a statement released on Thursday, Jordan Peele said “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.”
Which sounds a bit like Peele’s sleeper success motion picture debut, “Get Out.”
YouTube content chief Susanne Daniels said “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.”
Peele is also creating content for Amazon a drama and a doc series, and he’s behind a reboot of the Twilight Zone for CBS All Access.
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