DirecTV has made a direct-to-series order for Entertainment One Television’s (eOne) comedy series You Me Her, created for television by John Scott Shepherd and inspired by the Playboy Magazine article titled “Sugar on Top” by John H. Richardson. The ten half-hour episode series will air on DirecTV’s Audience Network.
In You Me Her, Shepherd has crafted television’s first “polyromantic comedy,” infusing the sensibilities of a smart, grounded indie rom-com with a distinctive twist: One of the two parties just happens to be a suburban married couple.
You Me Her builds on the successful relationship between eOne and DirecTV whose suspense-drama Rogue starring Cole Hauser, Richard Schiff and Thandie Newton is in its third season. eOne will finance, produce and distribute You Me Her worldwide, with Gerard Bocaccio, SVP US Scripted Development, overseeing You Me Her for the studio.
Shepherd, who will serve as executive producer and showrunner for the series, created and executive produced the television series Save Me and The Days. He also penned the screenplays to feature films Life or Something Like it and Joe Somebody and authored the novels "Henry’s List of Wrongs" and "The Dead Father’s Guide to Sex and Marriage." Shepherd is represented by Paradigm and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Playboy’s Alta Loma Entertainment’s Peter Jaysen will serve as an EP along with Alan Gasmer (Vikings). Playboy has a history as a rich source for feature film material–The Hurt Locker, Born on The Fourth of July and A Christmas Story, all got their start as articles in Playboy Magazine and You Me Her marks the first time an article has been used as the genesis of a scripted television series.
eOne, DirecTV and Playboy will seek to create unique integrated advertising platforms, which will provide innovative opportunities for advertisers.
