Forex sets June 28 launch for four series

Forex has set June 28 for launches of their new series "Anger Management" and "Oddly Beneficial" along with the return of comedies "Louie" and "Wilfred." "Anger Management" is really a half-hour laffer starring Charlie Sheen, in line with the feature starring Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler. Veteran TV author Bruce Helford is showrunner. Cabler bought the show from producers Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate underneath the same business design employed for the Tyler Perry comedies that air on The best spinner's. Forex has purchased 10 episodes, and when they achieve a sufficiently high rankings threshold, 90 more episodes will instantly be greenlit for production. Because of its June 28 debut, "Anger Management" will air consecutive at 9 and 9:30 p.m. Within the following days, a repeat will air at 9 o'clock along with new episode will immediately follow. Helford will professional produce with Joe Roth, Mark Burg and Dork Caplan. At 10 and 10:30 p.m. each Thursday, Forex will air season a couple of "Wilfred" and season three of "Louie," correspondingly. "Wilfred," a tale of the twentysomething slacker who imagines he's a friendship having a neighbor's dog, was modified in the Australian TV series and stars Elijah Wood and Jason Gann. The very first season ranks as FX's most-viewed newcomer comedy, calculating 2.two million audiences per episode and three.8 million over cumulative airings. Show was modified by David Zuckerman and it is created by Forex Prods. "Louie," also created by Forex Prods., stars and comedian Louis C.K., who also creates and directs. In season two, the skein came 1.4 million audiences and a pair of.six million on the multi-run of episodes. Forex has purchased 13 episodes for that new seasons of both "Wilfred" and "Louie." A new comer to the latenight fray, the half-hour "Oddly Beneficial" might find comedian Russell Brand getting together with an active audience on topical occasions. The series was designed to come from spring but needed to be gone to live in summer time to support Brand's film schedule. It'll air weekly for six episodes. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com