Overview
- Deadline reported that Natasha Rothwell has been cast in Hulu’s pilot inspired by the 1996 film The Cable Guy, with other outlets republishing the item from that exclusive.
- Rothwell will play Gina, the oddball sister of Steven Stephens who lives with their parents after an injury and is described as having a dark sense of humor.
- Jake Johnson is attached to star as cable technician Chip Douglas and Damon Wayans Jr. will play Steven; both Johnson and Wayans also serve as executive producers.
- Rob Rosell, Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas co-wrote the pilot and are named co-showrunners, with Sony Pictures Television producing and Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty listed as additional executive producers.
- The project remains at the pilot-development stage with no public series pickup, filming start, or release date reported, and the casting suggests the show will recast the film’s dark satire around streaming culture and modern male friendship.