Weekly World News Studios Orders Six-Episode Comedy Series
Robert Ben Garant and Cathy Shim are co-showrunners on the improvised mockumentary, financed with $2.5 million from six private investors.
Weekly World News Studios has commissioned a six-episode comedy series set in the world of the Weekly World News tabloid, with production scheduled to begin the first week of February in Simi Valley, California, according to Deadline.
The season was financed with $2.5 million raised from six private investors. Robert Ben Garant and Cathy Shim serve as co-showrunners and executive producers, and Weekly World News editor-in-chief Greg D'Alessandro is a writer and executive producer on the project.
The comedy follows the tabloid's reporters and is shot in an improvised mockumentary style. Producers plan to pitch the finished series to platforms and distributors once filmed footage exists.
The season does not qualify for a California tax credit because of the current $1 million per episode minimum budget threshold.
Weekly World News ran as a print supermarket tabloid from 1979 to 2007 and has remained active on social media since. Weekly World News Studios produced The Zombie Wedding, released in 2024, and is working on a documentary and a slate of film and TV projects, including a live-action Bat Boy series previously set up at Netflix.
Quick answers
When does the Weekly World News comedy series start production?
Production is set to begin the first week of February in Simi Valley, California.
Who is behind the Weekly World News series?
Robert Ben Garant and Cathy Shim are co-showrunners and executive producers, and editor-in-chief Greg D'Alessandro is a writer and executive producer.
Where will the series be released?
No platform has been announced; producers plan to pitch it to platforms and distributors after filmed footage exists.