NBC Buys Family Comedy Project Produced By John Legend

EXCLUSIVE: After extended discussions, NBC has closed a deal for Mixed Benefits, only one-camera comedy project executive produced by singer-songwriter John Legend and former NBC executive Teri Weinberg. Make the most of Pearlstein (Medium) will write and co-executive produce the comedy, which received interest from multiple systems before entering exclusive discussions with NBC, returning Weinberg while using network where she offered as EVP under Ben Silverman. John Legend and Mike Jackson are executive creating though their Get Lifted Film Co. and Weinberg’s through her Yellow Brick Road banner. Universal Television will produce. Inspired by Jacksons childhood maturing in suburban Philadelphia, Mixed Benefits concentrates on a prominent, black, street-bred stylish-hop artist experiencing his single existence who discovers he features a teenage boy and decides for hooking up with him and his white-colored suburban family. The show explores the culture clash as well as the complicated journey from the father and boy beginning their relationship since the father soon discovers that fame, talent, and wealth allow you to get nowhere if the involves nurturing. Pearlstein is writing feature comedy True North for Warner Bros with Imagine creating and Erection dysfunction Helms installed on star. He'll direct his original comedy script Someone Marry Craig in 2012. Before her stint NBC, Weinberg labored at then-upstart Reveille and produced numerous series, including Ugly Betty as well as the Tudors. She is constantly be the co-executive producer round the Office. This marks the initial major foray into TV for Legend and Jackson’s Get Lifted Film as well as the second high-profile comedy project at NBC this season with a b-level singer attached just like a producer. The network also provides a karaoke comedy inside the works, that's executive produced by Adam Levine. Mike Kasdan is installed on direct the chance pilot in the script by Gene Hong for 20th TV and Chernin Entertainment. Mixed Benefits was packed by CAA.