News: Production Begins on Freeform’s New Pilot Everything’s Gonna Be Okay From Josh Thomas.

By YEC-Admin
July 9, 2018
7 mins to read

UPDATED Mon 7/09/18 – Production Begins on Everything’s Gonna Be Okay

FREEFORM BEGINS PRODUCTION ON JOSH THOMAS’

‘EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY’ PILOT

KAYLA CROMER, MAEVE PRESS AND ADAM FAISON JOIN AS SERIES REGULARS

(July 9, 2018) — Freeform officially begins production on the pilot “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” in Los Angeles. Written by Josh Thomas, the creator of the critically acclaimed, heartwarming dramedy-series “Please Like Me,” the half-hour comedy pilot introduces Nicholas (played by Thomas), a neurotic 25-year-old who suddenly has to grapple with the loss of his father while figuring out how to be a guardian to his two teenage half-sisters.

Joining Thomas as series regulars are newcomers Kayla Cromer (“South of Hell”) who will portray Nicholas’ 17-year old half-sister Matilda, a witty, wide-eyed musician who is on the autism spectrum; Maeve Press (“Theresa Is a Mother”) will portray 14-year-old comedic oddball Genevieve, who is the youngest of the siblings and the most dramatic; and Adam Faison (“Liberty Crossing”) rounds out the cast portraying Alex, Nicholas’ love interest who finds himself in the middle of family drama.

Thomas created the concept, wrote and stars in the pilot with David Martin, Jon Thoday, and Richard Allen-Turner serving as executive producers for Avalon Television. Stephanie Swedlove and Kevin Whyte also serve as executive producers. Produced by Avalon Television and Freeform Studios, it will be distributed internationally by Avalon Distribution. The pilot is directed by Rebecca Thomas (“Stranger Things”).

Freeform’s growing slate of original scripted comedies includes smash hit “grown-ish,” executive produced by Kenya Barris and starring Yara Shahidi; critically-acclaimed breakout series “The Bold Type”; buddy comedy “Alone Together” from The Lonely Island; and fan favorite “Young & Hungry.”
– – – – – – – – – – –

———— Posted May 10, 2018 ————

FREEFORM ORDERS ‘EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY’ PILOT
FROM CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED WRITER AND COMEDIAN JOSH THOMAS

(May 10, 2018) — Freeform announced a pilot order for Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, a half-hour comedy from Please Like Me creator, writer and comedian Josh Thomas. The pilot introduces Nicholas, a typical 25-year-old still living at home with his single dad and two teenage half-sisters, who is not particularly helpful in raising his siblings, one of which has autism. However, when their dad becomes terminally ill, the girls have to cope with not only a devastating loss but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who will have to hold it all together.

Josh Thomas – Photo by Pivot-Narelle Sheean

Freeform’s growing slate of original scripted comedies includes the smash hit grown-ish, executive produced by Kenya Barris and starring Yara Shahidi; critically-acclaimed breakout series The Bold Type; buddy comedy Alone Together from The Lonely Island and fan favorite Young & Hungry.

About Avalon Television
Operating out of the USA and UK, in 2018 Avalon was again named the number one true independent television production company in the UK and has produced numerous ground-breaking television shows including: Emmy and Peabody award winner Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), multi-award winning and Emmy-nominated Catastrophe (Channel 4/Amazon Prime), RTS and Rose d’Or winning Not Going Out (the BBC’s longest running sitcom currently on air), BAFTA and RTS nominated Taskmaster (UKTV/Comedy Central USA), multi-BAFTA award winning TV Burp (ITV1), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC2), Fantasy Football League (BBC/ITV) and Workaholics (Comedy Central USA).

Other shows currently in production include: Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas (HBO); The Button (BBC One), “The Chris Ramsey Show” (Comedy Central UK), Alternatino (Comedy Central USA), Russell Howard & Mum: Road Trip (Comedy Central UK), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), The Week That Wasn’t (Sky One) and Stand Up Central with Rob Delaney (Comedy Central UK); whilst the catalogue is sold worldwide by Avalon Distribution.