Will Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase star in a new TV series?
last year during season 4, there had been rumors Chase would for a new film starring Ed Helms as a听grown-up Rusty Griswold, undoubtedly suffering though his own arduous family vacation. New Line has since placed that project , and now it seems Chase is in discussion with ABC about a new comedy series for himself and Vacation co-star,听Beverly D鈥橝ngelo.
confirms the story as well as ABC鈥檚 offer of a production commitment, which means a pilot is a sure bet once the details are hammered out. As of now no听script, writer or studio are attached, but听Aaron Kaplan () is on board as a producer of the single-camera comedy.
Chase and D鈥橝ngelo will star as a couple in their sixties looking forward to enjoying the golden years together, but instead get stuck raising their grandchildren. reports that producer Kaplan is a big fan of the Vacation films, which is why he approached D鈥橝ngelo, who then reached out to Chase.听The two actors last appeared as听Clark and Ellen Griswold in the short film, , which first premiered as a series of Super Bowl ads for Home Away, Inc. in 2010.
While Chase and D鈥橝ngelo aren鈥檛 reprising their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold, it鈥檚 obvious this new series is banking on the nostalgia of the Vacation听films for its allure. It will almost certainly be a series about The Griswolds as grandparents (in all but name).
It will also be a test to see whether Chase still has the comedic chops to carry a series without his Community safety net. His role as Pierce Hawthorne was a significant part of the show, but it was by no means a linchpin for its success ().
Community is going forward without Chase, time will tell if he can do the same without them.
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