Comedy From ‘Cougar Town’ Co-Creator Kevin Biegel Sells To Fox With Penalty
EXCLUSIVE: Cougar Town co-creator Kevin Biegel has set up his first project as a solo creator, a single-camera sibling comedy. The untitled project, which landed at Fox with penalty, is based on Biegel’s relationship with his siblings and follows three very different brothers working together in the Army at a small base in Florida. Biegel is writing/executive producing. 20th Century Fox TV is producing the project, which stems from a blind script deal the studio had with Biegel.
Biegel co-created Cougar Town with Bill Lawrence. He served as a co-executive producer in the first season and executive producer in Seasons 2 and 3. He segued to a consulting role on the show after its move to TBS and Lawrence’s departure as showrunner to focus on development. Before Cougar Town, UTA-repped Biegel worked on Lawrence’s medical comedy Scrubs.
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