Jane Espenson may just be the busiest scriptwriter in TV right now. Pick a popular genre show (and even several mainstream ones) from the last ten years or so and chances are good that Jane has written for it. Her scripts are usually uncompromising, yet distinctly funny and are generally regarded as the best episodes of any given show. It comes a no surprise that her latest series firmly embraces a current hot button topic, namely that of marriage equality. Of course, being co-created by Jane means that it will be unexpected, irreverent and witty. In short, it will be awesome! Be sure to read below for all the details and catch the premiere of Husbands: The Series on Tuesday, September 13 at the Husbands website.
From executive producer Jane Espenson (“Ellen”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” “Dollhouse,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood,” “Game of Thrones” “Once Upon A Time,”etc), and director Jeff Greenstein (“Friends,””Will and Grace,” “Desperate Housewives”) comes the first ever marriage equality comedy, Husbands: The Series.
“I’m so excited about this project!” says Jane Espenson. “It was a matter of having the right people and the right premise and the means to create this on our own… It was irresistible. I’m so proud of how it has turned out. This is the right time for Husbands, and I just couldn’t wait. Making it for the web allowed us to make it right now.”
For too long, the world of newlywed-humor has been defined as being between one man and one woman. But now anyone can get drunk-motivated and end up married to someone they hardly know.
Enter our husbands, Cheeks and Brady. Cheeks is an outrageous, and very out, actor, who lives to push the envelope. How will his fans react when he becomes a settled married man? Brady Kelly is a professional baseball player whose fans are still adjusting to him being gay. Being gay and married–to someone named Cheeks – that’s going to require even more adjustment.
Completing the mix is Haley, Cheeks’ best gal pal, who is not at all sue she’s ready to share her best friend. They’re doing it all wrong. And that’s their right.
“Not long ago, Jane and I met on Twitter after she saw some of my YouTube videos. As our friendship itself is a testament to the power of new media, it’s fitting that our venture into sociopolitical newlywed comedy should be debuted online,” says Brad Bell. “With her pedigree, we could have pitched networks, but we were far more interested in executing our own vision. We wanted to capture the lightening we had before us–the script, the cast, the director–in our own bottle”
Husbands stars Brad Bell as Cheeks, Sean Hemeon as Brady Kelly and Alessandra Torresani (“Caprica”)as Haley. It is co-created and directed by Jeff Greenstein (“Will and Grace,” “Desperate Housewives,” produced by M. Elizabeth Hughes and co-created and executive produced by Jane Espenson.
