{"id":69660,"date":"2024-05-01T17:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=69660"},"modified":"2024-05-01T17:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:39:01","slug":"roku-reimagines-tightrope-into-comedy-series-fronted-by-ty-burrell-and-executive-produced-by-bryan-cranston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/01\/roku-reimagines-tightrope-into-comedy-series-fronted-by-ty-burrell-and-executive-produced-by-bryan-cranston\/","title":{"rendered":"Roku Reimagines &#8220;Tightrope!&#8221; Into Comedy Series Fronted by Ty Burrell and Executive Produced by Bryan Cranston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69661\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bryan-Cranston-Ty-Burrell.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bryan-Cranston-Ty-Burrell.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bryan-Cranston-Ty-Burrell-300x202.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Roku announced the greenlight of the new scripted comedy series <em><strong>&#8220;Tightrope!&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> starring Emmy\u00ae and SAG Award-winning actor Ty Burrell and executive produced by Bryan Cranston. Through reimagined dialogue and a new lead actor in Ty Burrell,<em> &#8220;Tightrope!&#8221;<\/em> reshapes the drama of the vintage 1950s series into a slapstick comedy, where Burrell plays a lone wolf detective following cases city to city, while he searches for his long-lost love who got away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since <em>&#8216;Tightrope!&#8217;<\/em> is a comedy about a detective (and finding a Wallenda seemed off-brand) we&#8217;re thrilled to have Ty Burrell and Bryan Cranston join us at Roku for this imaginative, funny series.&#8221; said Charlie Collier, President, Roku Media. &#8220;What a joy to welcome Ty and Bryan to the Roku Originals lineup, along with the Moonshot and Desert Whale teams and our partners at Village Roadshow Television. We&#8217;re pleased to add &#8216;Tightrope!&#8217; to our growing originals slate to delight our audiences.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-991069214\" 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;I&#8217;m so thrilled to be working with Bryan, and Roku Originals, on this bonkers (in the best way) idea of a show,&#8221; said Ty Burrell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was inspired by the on-the-nose old drama series of the 50&#8217;s, to mess with the whole thing and create a new version of a lunatic comedy, never seen before in a TV series. <em>Tightrope<\/em> is a result of a fever dream, and conceived over a bowl of chili at Chasen&#8217;s, savvy?&#8221; said Bryan Cranston.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Tightrope!&#8221;<\/em> will be produced by Moonshot Entertainment, Desert Whale Productions, and Village Roadshow Television. Bryan Cranston and James Degus will serve as executive producers for Moonshot Entertainment. Ty Burrell will executive produce for Desert Whale Productions. Adam Small and Fax Bahr will also executive produce and direct the series. The series will be overseen by Morgan Pichinson on behalf of Roku Originals.<\/p>\n<p>Moonshot Entertainment was founded in 2013 by Bryan Cranston. The company has produced an eclectic mix of drama and comedy including, <em>Your Honor<\/em> (Showtime), <em>Sneaky Pete<\/em> (Amazon), <em>Dangerous Book for Boys<\/em> (Amazon), <em>Philip K. Dick&#8217;s Electric Dreams<\/em> (Amazon), <em>SuperMansion<\/em> (Crackle) and <em>All The Way<\/em> (HBO).<\/p><div id=\"morty-1717151687\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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>Ty Burrell&#8217;s <em>Desert Whale<\/em> Productions launched in May 2020, focusing on developing and producing half-hour comedies from emerging and underrepresented voices. 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