Cinemax Developing Merritt Manley-Composed Dark Comedy With Don Manley Creating & Potentially Starring

EXCLUSIVE: Cinemax is reteaming with Temple Grandin scribe W. Merritt Manley, this time around around round the series side. The pay cable network has inside the hopper a dark comedy project put together by Merritt, that's being developed just like a starring vehicle for Don Manley. Manley is executive creating the project along with his manager Jason Weinberg and Merritt. The dark comedy, based on an idea from Merritt and Chris Carmona, who'll work as supervisory producer, concentrates on a suicidal game show host, the role restricted to Manley, who's trying to stay away from the volitile types of his existence while dealing with the headache of his family and work existence. The project develops Don Manley’s relationship with Cinemax whether they have been recurring round the off-beat comedy series Eastbound & Lower. The Gersh-repped actor did 2 episodes a year ago and may return inside the approaching third season to reprise his role as Eduardo Sanchez. Furthermore for the Cinemax comedy, Merritt Manley features a drama inside the works at Showtime in regards to the Ball LGBT subculture, they is writing additionally to executive creating with Lee Daniels, who's installed on direct. Merritt Manley, repped by CAA and Leverage, formerly done the Cinemax half-hour drama In Treatment.