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“Josef”
A new comedy pilot for ABC from star and executive producer Jo Koy asks whether mother truly does know best. The series will pull from his standup act, which centers on Filipino American culture and identity. Koy will star as a nurse and recent divorcée who moves back in with his mother—with his own son in tow. McCarthy/Abellera Casting is finding actors for the single-camera comedy from producers Randall Park and Michael Golamco. So far, Koy is the only performer attached. Production is slated to take place in Los Angeles during pilot season in mid-March.
“Girl You Know It’s True”
It was a revelation that shook the music industry to its core: ’80s R&B sensation Milli Vanilli was riding high with a best new artist Grammy win when it was discovered that they not only regularly lip-synced to a prerecorded track, but that the vocals were dubbed. Fab Morvan and the late Rob Pilatus are now the subject of a new documentary from director-producer Luke Korem, which will follow the German-French duo’s rise and fall. “Girl You Know It’s True” will feature interviews with Morvan and the actual vocalists behind Milli Vanilli’s chart-topping hits. Automatic Sweat Casting is tapping actors for reenactments to be seen in the documentary. Though it’s still in the early stages of preproduction, filming is rumored to begin in South Africa this fall.
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 27 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe here.