{"id":32980,"date":"2022-02-07T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T01:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=32980"},"modified":"2022-02-07T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T01:06:08","slug":"apple-studios-greenlights-new-comedy-mrs-american-pie-starring-academy-award-nominee-kristen-wiig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/07\/apple-studios-greenlights-new-comedy-mrs-american-pie-starring-academy-award-nominee-kristen-wiig\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Studios Greenlights New Comedy &#8220;Mrs. American Pie&#8221; Starring Academy Award-Nominee Kristen Wiig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21429\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Apple-TV-small-e1621556314386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"192\" \/>Apple Studios Greenlights new comedy &#8220;<strong><em>Mrs. American Pie<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; starring Academy Award-nominee Kristen Wiig<\/p>\n<p>Academy Award-winner Laura Dern to executive produce new series from creator Abe Sylvia and directed by Tate Taylor<\/p><div id=\"morty-2989750795\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple TV+ today announced a series order for &#8220;<em>Mrs. American Pie<\/em>,&#8221; a new 10-episode comedy from creator Abe Sylvia (&#8220;<em>The Eyes of Tammy Faye<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Dead to Me<\/em>&#8220;) that will star Kristen Wiig (&#8220;Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Bridesmaids<\/em>&#8220;), with Laura Dern (&#8220;<em>Big Little Lies<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Marriage Story<\/em>&#8220;) eyeing a key role.<\/p>\n<p>A story about gorgeously impossible people, &#8220;Mrs. American Pie&#8221; follows Maxine Simmons&#8217; (played by Wiig) attempt to secure her seat at America&#8217;s most exclusive table: Palm Beach high society. 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