Larry Charles directing NBC pilot

Published Thursday, Nov 19 2009, 01:57 GMT | By Mike Moody
Larry Charles directing NBC pilot

Rex Features

Former Seinfeld producer Larry Charles is to write and direct a new comedy pilot for NBC.

The as-yet-unnamed show will feature an ensemble cast and be set in a small town, says The Hollywood Reporter. The programme follows a group of sci-fi fans who produce episodes of their favourite show after it is cancelled.

"Our show is a show about us, depicting contemporary American life through the prism of a do-it-yourself homemade aesthetic that will mix mediums to produce a modern mosaic of triumphs, glories and absurdities that we all experience and recognise," Charles said.

The 51-year-old, who directed Borat and Brüno, will also executive produce the project with McG and Peter Johnson.

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