Overview
- Netflix has greenlit "Free Bert" as a six-episode scripted comedy series co-created and executive-produced by Bert Kreischer, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogul, with Kreischer in the starring role.
- The series follows Kreischer and his family as they adjust to life at an elite Beverly Hills private school after his daughters’ admission.
- Arden Myrin will portray LeeAnn, Bert’s wife and mother of his two daughters; Ava Ryan plays their older daughter Georgia, who faces cyberbullying; and newcomer Lilou Lang appears as the younger daughter.
- Counterpart Studios produces the series with Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns and Elise Henderson serving as executive producers alongside Kreischer’s wife, LeeAnn Kreischer, and Judi Marmel.
- The series underscores Netflix's investment in scripted comedies built around stand-up comedians following recent projects from Shane Gillis, Michelle Buteau and Leanne Morgan.