By Variety | Created at 2024-11-21 17:21:33 | Updated at 2024-11-27 18:48:59
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The team behind indie streamer Nebula‘s hit travel competition series “Jet Lag: The Game” has revealed their next project: “Abolish Everything!,” a comedy debate series based on comedian Chandler Dean’s live show of the same name in New York City.
Per the description for “Abolish Everything!,” which will be hosted by Dean himself, “comedian-abolitionists roast a pet peeve they want banned from society, while a panel of improvisers dubbed ‘The Political Establishment’ argue on behalf of the status quo. The audience chooses their champion each episode, each of whom will come back to compete in the season finale.”
The series will be executive produced by Sam Denby, who is both chief content officer at Nebula and founder of “Jet Lag: The Game” maker Wendover Productions, alongside Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus and Dean, as well as Wendover Productions’ Amy Muller, who will act as showrunner and director on the “Abolish Everything!” TV series.
Nebula’s Graham Haerther will serve as co-executive producer and Wendover’s Adam Chase and Ben Doyle (who star on “Jet Lag: The Game” alongside Denby) will serve as supervising producers. Muller, Chase and Doyle all work closely together on gameplay development for seasons of “Jet Lag: The Game,” which will soon release its 11th season.
Filming on “Abolish Everything!” is set to take place in New York City. The show is targeting a Spring 2025 release.
“I’m beyond thrilled about ‘Abolish Everything!’ I’ve loved this show from the start. I’ve loved performing on it, I love watching it, and, I already love what we’re cooking up for Nebula,’” Muller said. “But, don’t let all that love fool you: This show is by haters, for haters—and I can’t wait to bring its élite caliber of petty grievance to the People.”
“It is only fitting that Nebula has decided to broadcast our radical movement to the masses,” Dean said. “With the help of some of the finest creators in entertainment, we will now get that much closer to achieving our aim of abolishing everything in the universe.”
Denby added: “The Nebula audience loves nothing more than short little videos explaining why some part of society is bad. This show gives you five of those, plus a panel of angry people disagreeing with all of it, every episode. It’s like the YouTube comments of comedy panel shows.”
