Ron Howard leads a black comedy pilot for the Paramount network

With a premise that looks like a mix between Stanley Kubrick Full Metal Jacket and sitcom M * A * S * H Paramount Network gave a pilot order to the dark series of military black comedy 68 Whiskey (working title). Adapted from the Israeli television series Charlie Golf One the project stems from the Oscar winners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Imagine Television Studios and CBS TV Studios ; with the pilot directed by Howard and written by The Brink co-creator Roberto Benabib ( Weeds ).

The Series 68 Whiskey follows a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as army doctors to an advanced operational base in Afghanistan nicknamed " The Orphanage ". Together, they endure a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and, occasionally, a deep sense of purpose.

Howard, Grazer, Benabib and Imagine Television Group President Francie Calfo ( Empire, Genius ) serve as executive producers. Charlie Golf One creator Zion Rubin will also be executive producer, alongside Efrat Shmaya Dror United Studios of Israel and Danna Stern of Yes Studios

Benabib was writer / executive producer at Showtime & # 39; s Weeds ; and co-authored, written and produced HBO The Brink with his brother Kim Benabib . Benabib is currently a writer and executive producer on Showdown Kidding with Jim Carrey . The programming of Imagine Television Studios includes the Empire of Fox ; The arrested development of Netflix ; and GenGe Genius, Mars and Breakthrough .

Although CBS TV Studios continues to actively produce series for the CBS All Access streaming service (including Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fight, Twilight Zone, $ 1 and Strange Angel ), the company has expanded its presence to other parts of the cable / streaming landscape. Other projects under the banner of CBS TV Studios include Carpool Karaoke for Apple Music; Place the microphone for TBS; Insatiable, Incredible and Dead to Me for Netflix; The Golden Book for TBS; and Our Cartoon Chairman and Your Honor for Showtime.

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(Last updated 9 July 2018 7:58 pm )