'Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character-he is a born anarchist-and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.

'A synopsis for Russo's novel reads: 'William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. We're honored to be bringing Richard Russo's amazing novel to life here.'įast track: AMC green-lit Straight Man a little over two weeks after first announcing that an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's book was in development. Ever since Mad Men we've wanted a show on this network, where risk taking is par for the course. 'AMC Networks and Sony/Tristar have been uniquely supportive partners in sharing our vision for the show. Oh, and did we mention the legendary Peter Farrelly? 'And it's a dream to be working with Mark Johnson, who literally has Jedi powers to make everyone think they came up with his idea. We're thrilled to swim in the depth of his range. They continued, 'We don't know another actor who can give you three different emotions on his face at the same time, in a reaction shot. In a statement, Zelman and Lieberstein said, 'We're so excited to work with Bob.' Seen in April 2022ĪMC green-lit Straight Man a little over two weeks after first announcing that an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's book was in development. The first half premiered on April 18 and the second half will debut on July 11. Wrapping up: Better Call will conclude with a two-part sixth season.

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