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Netflix Greenlights Dan Levy's Family Crime Comedy Series

The eight-episode series, co-created by Levy and Rachel Sennott, will star Levy, Taylor Ortega, and Laurie Metcalf, with production beginning later this year.

Overview

  • Dan Levy will serve as showrunner, executive producer, and lead actor for the untitled family crime comedy series under his Netflix overall deal.
  • The series follows two inept siblings, played by Levy and Taylor Ortega, who are blackmailed into organized crime, with Laurie Metcalf portraying their mother.
  • Netflix confirmed the series’ greenlight during its 2025 upfront presentation in New York City, marking Levy’s first scripted comedy series since Schitt’s Creek.
  • The project underwent significant development adjustments, including a writers room overhaul and the recasting of the sibling role, now filled by Ortega.
  • Production is set to begin later in 2025, with the eight-episode series being produced under Levy’s Not a Real Production Company banner.