{"id":40692,"date":"2022-08-01T23:14:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40692"},"modified":"2022-08-01T23:14:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:14:04","slug":"showtime-orders-comedy-pilot-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/01\/showtime-orders-comedy-pilot-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Orders Comedy Pilot &#8220;Mason&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10029\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Showtime_logo-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>SHOWTIME announced today that it has greenlit the half-hour comedy pilot MASON, produced by A24 and created and executive produced by Nathan Min (<em>Joe Pera Talks To You<\/em>), who also stars. Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), the team behind the film <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>, will direct and executive produce alongside Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (<em>Minari, Nope<\/em>). A24 is producing the project, with Daniels&#8217; producing partner Jonathan Wang, and Adam Kopp of Universal Remote, Yeun&#8217;s banner. The announcement was made today by Amy Israel, EVP, Original Programming, Global Scripted, Showtime Networks Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1175762\/3065\">Get Paramount+ and SHOWTIME\u00ae for just $11.99\/mo. for a limited time. Bundle and save up to 25%!<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1175762\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MASON is a surrealist comedy about a quiet man named Nathan, often misheard as &#8220;Mason,&#8221; seeking connection in a loud world. Based on the real-life experiences of comedian Nathan Min.<\/p><div id=\"morty-151364805\" 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>&#8220;Nathan has brought SHOWTIME a disarmingly funny and emotional project that feels like a punch to the gut in how astutely it conveys the trials and tribulations of being a human today.&#8221; said Israel. &#8220;We can&#8217;t wait to see him team up with Daniels &#8211; who have emerged as a force with their incredible, mind-bending film that revolutionized what seemed possible on the screen &#8211; as well as the immensely multi-talented Steven Yeun and our friends at A24. MASON has every chance of emerging as a brilliant and cathartic comedy for our viewers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Daniels wrote and directed the critically acclaimed box-office hit <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>, the highest-grossing movie in A24 history. Their other credits include Swiss Army Man, which earned them a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination, <em>Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens<\/em> and ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.<\/p>\n<p>Min is a writer, cartoonist, and stand-up comedian based in New York City. He was previously supervising producer on Ten Year Old Tom and prior to that had worked as a co-producer <em>Joe Pera Talks with You<\/em>. He began his career as a sketch writer on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Yeun starred in and executive produced A24&#8217;s Minari, earning Oscar\u00ae, SAG, and Film Independent Spirit Award lead actor nominations. 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