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ABC Greenlights Pilot for 'Do You Want Kids?' Parallel-Universe Comedy

The order underscores ABC’s cautious development strategy by tapping Bloom’s partnership with Dan Gregor to co-write a high-concept rom-com under Steven Levitan’s banner.

Overview

  • ABC has officially ordered a pilot for Do You Want Kids?, a half-hour single-camera comedy about a couple navigating parallel universes where they do and don’t have a child.
  • Rachel Bloom co-wrote the pilot script and will star in the series, marking her return to broadcast television since Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
  • Dan Gregor joins Bloom as co-writer and producer, drawing on their real-life marriage to inform the story.
  • Veteran producers Steven Levitan and Danielle Stokdyk will executive produce the project for 20th Television’s Levitan Productions.
  • This represents ABC’s first comedy pilot order of 2025 and the network’s second overall pickup in its selective development cycle.