Sharon Horgan to shine in, Exec to produce new HBO comedy about a separate
‘Bad Sisters’ Maker Sharon Horgan has concluded a two-year First-Look Deal with HBO, who also gave Horgan and its production company Merman a straight-to-series Order for a new comedy series in which she will write, Exec products and stars.
Per HBO follows the series-the first to come from the new deal “50-year-old divorce examination into sex and love, while juggling with the care of her sick parents and the education of her should be expressed, so.”
The deal with Horgan, which is behind the series, including ‘Pulled’, ‘Catastrophe’, ‘Motherland’ and ‘Amandaland’ (next to ‘Bad Sisters’) started earlier this month. She was previously founded on Apple TV+, where “Bad Sisters” recently returned for season 2. That show yielded her Emmy Noms for main actress in a drama series and excellent writing for a drama series – next to Bafta and Peabody victories.
This brings Horgan back to the HBO fold; Earlier she created the ‘Divorce’ series by the pay Cabler, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church.
“We are very happy to be reunited with Sharon,” said Amy Gravitt, Executive VP, HBO & Max Comedy Programming, in a statement. “Her willingness to offer her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all a little less lonely, that is what her comedy distinguishes so brilliantly. She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd the stories of other people, we are looking forward to the new talent that she will bring in the fold. “
The new series with in the lead role, exec produced by and written by Horgan comes from her Merman Shingle. That label, launched in 2014, is behind ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Motherland’ and his spin-off ‘Amandaland’, which was just launched at the beginning of 2025.
“I am so happy to work together again with Casey, Amy, Francesca and the HBO team, and really excited that Merman can continue to tell stories for a company that has been home to some of the most iconic television programs that have ever been made,” Horgan said in a statement.
