Exclusive: Kaylani Esparza, who was formerly director of development at Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video, where she produced series such as HBO Max’s The Other Two, is moving into audio.
Esparza has joined SomeFriends, the podcast company launched by former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma.
She becomes Head of Development at the company to oversee its slate of original fiction and non-fiction podcasts.
Separately, the business has received additional funding from New Media Ventures.
During her time at Broadway Video, Esparza worked on shows such as Detroiters, Documentary Now!, Shrill, Portlandia, and Los Espookys and prior to that she worked at CAA with managing partner Steve Lafferty.
SomeFriends launched earlier this year to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector. Its upcoming slate includes projects from creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who...
Esparza has joined SomeFriends, the podcast company launched by former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma.
She becomes Head of Development at the company to oversee its slate of original fiction and non-fiction podcasts.
Separately, the business has received additional funding from New Media Ventures.
During her time at Broadway Video, Esparza worked on shows such as Detroiters, Documentary Now!, Shrill, Portlandia, and Los Espookys and prior to that she worked at CAA with managing partner Steve Lafferty.
SomeFriends launched earlier this year to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector. Its upcoming slate includes projects from creators behind popular television shows, including Abdullah Saeed, a Pakistani-American writer who...
- 11/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
After a long delay between its first two seasons, and shifting from Comedy Central to HBO Max, “The Other Two” is has found a happy home: HBO Max has renewed the comedy for a third season.
“The Other Two” premiered on Comedy Central in January 2019, and was renewed the next month. But when the Viacom-owned channel shifted its programming strategy to focus on adult animation, HBO Max bought “The Other Two” in August 2020, and premiered the second season last month. As the season unfolded weekly, it garnered praise on social media, and its season finale dropped on Thursday.
“The Other Two,” according to HBO Max, “has ranked among HBO Max’s most popular series since the release of season two and has seen steady growth each week as new episodes have been released.”
“The Other Two” was created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, former co-head writers of “Saturday Night Live.
“The Other Two” premiered on Comedy Central in January 2019, and was renewed the next month. But when the Viacom-owned channel shifted its programming strategy to focus on adult animation, HBO Max bought “The Other Two” in August 2020, and premiered the second season last month. As the season unfolded weekly, it garnered praise on social media, and its season finale dropped on Thursday.
“The Other Two,” according to HBO Max, “has ranked among HBO Max’s most popular series since the release of season two and has seen steady growth each week as new episodes have been released.”
“The Other Two” was created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, former co-head writers of “Saturday Night Live.
- 9/24/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
The Other Two, the comedy series from former SNL co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, has scored a third-season pickup from HBO Max.
The series, which originally launched on Comedy Central before moving the WarnerMedia streamer for its second season, debuted its sophomore season on HBO Max in August. The streamer, which didn’t release viewing data, said that the show has been its most popular series since the release of Season 2 and has seen “steady growth each week” as new episodes dropped.
The comedy, which might be the only show on television that has a storyline based on Justin Bieber getting ill as a result of eating too many eggs, stars Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Case Walker, Ken Marino and Molly Shannon.
With their pop star brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), officially entering retirement at the ripe old age of 14, Brooke (Yorke) and Cary (Tarver) now must contend with...
The series, which originally launched on Comedy Central before moving the WarnerMedia streamer for its second season, debuted its sophomore season on HBO Max in August. The streamer, which didn’t release viewing data, said that the show has been its most popular series since the release of Season 2 and has seen “steady growth each week” as new episodes dropped.
The comedy, which might be the only show on television that has a storyline based on Justin Bieber getting ill as a result of eating too many eggs, stars Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Case Walker, Ken Marino and Molly Shannon.
With their pop star brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), officially entering retirement at the ripe old age of 14, Brooke (Yorke) and Cary (Tarver) now must contend with...
- 9/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Other Two” duo of Drew Tarver and Heléne Yorke are back! The series, focused on the lives of brother and sister Cary and Brooke Dubek, is moving from its original home on Comedy Central over to the HBO Max streaming service. The first trailer for Season 2 dropped and, dare we say, Cary and Brooke might be acting a little bit more mature than they once were?
The comedy follows Cary and Brooke who are the “other two” older siblings of superstar Chase Dubek (Case Walker). Unfortunately, Cary and Brooke are still having a hard time breaking into the industry; the former looks to be hosting a digital E! series while the latter is participating in her mom Pat’s (Molly Shannon) new talk show.
“The Other Two” hails from former “Saturday Night Live” co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. Recurring cast this season includes Brandon Scott Jones, Gideon Glick,...
The comedy follows Cary and Brooke who are the “other two” older siblings of superstar Chase Dubek (Case Walker). Unfortunately, Cary and Brooke are still having a hard time breaking into the industry; the former looks to be hosting a digital E! series while the latter is participating in her mom Pat’s (Molly Shannon) new talk show.
“The Other Two” hails from former “Saturday Night Live” co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. Recurring cast this season includes Brandon Scott Jones, Gideon Glick,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
After a very long hiatus following its first season, “The Other Two” is finally debuting its second season later this month. On Wednesday, HBO Max — the new home of the former Comedy Central series — released the trailer for the upcoming episodes, which see siblings Cary (Drew Tarver) and Brooke (Heléne Yorke) play second fiddle yet again, but this time not to their famous brother, Chase Dubek (Case Walker).
Nope, now it’s their mom Pat Dubek (played by Molly Shannon) who is hogging all the spotlight from her desperate-to-be-famous kids.
Per HBO Max’s description for Season 2 of “The Other Two”: With their pop star brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), officially entering retirement at the ripe old age of fourteen, Brooke and Cary (Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver) must now contend with a new famous family member: their 53-year-old mother Pat (Molly Shannon), and her eponymous daytime talk show. Humiliated...
Nope, now it’s their mom Pat Dubek (played by Molly Shannon) who is hogging all the spotlight from her desperate-to-be-famous kids.
Per HBO Max’s description for Season 2 of “The Other Two”: With their pop star brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), officially entering retirement at the ripe old age of fourteen, Brooke and Cary (Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver) must now contend with a new famous family member: their 53-year-old mother Pat (Molly Shannon), and her eponymous daytime talk show. Humiliated...
- 8/11/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
HBO Max released a trailer for the second season of “The Other Two,” premiering Aug 26.
The second season sees ChaseDreams (Case Walker) entering retirement, leaving his older siblings Cary (Drew Tarver) and Brooke (Heléne Yorke) to contend with a new famous family member: their mother Pat (Molly Shannon), who is now a talk show host.
The first two episodes will launch on Aug. 26, and then the next eight episodes of the season will drop two at a time up to and including on Sept. 16. The show is created, written and executive produced by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider and also executive produced by by Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer and Tony Hernandez. Eddie Michaels, Toye Adegboro and Kaylani Esparza produce. Directors for the season include Kelly, Schneider, Kim Nguyen, Mike Karnell and Charlie Gruet.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates Epix announced that “Fiasco,” a...
The second season sees ChaseDreams (Case Walker) entering retirement, leaving his older siblings Cary (Drew Tarver) and Brooke (Heléne Yorke) to contend with a new famous family member: their mother Pat (Molly Shannon), who is now a talk show host.
The first two episodes will launch on Aug. 26, and then the next eight episodes of the season will drop two at a time up to and including on Sept. 16. The show is created, written and executive produced by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider and also executive produced by by Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer and Tony Hernandez. Eddie Michaels, Toye Adegboro and Kaylani Esparza produce. Directors for the season include Kelly, Schneider, Kim Nguyen, Mike Karnell and Charlie Gruet.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates Epix announced that “Fiasco,” a...
- 8/11/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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