MTV Studios Re-Unites with Academy Award Winners Phil Lord & Chris Miller to Re-Imagine Clone Highwith Emmy(R)-Nominated Co-Creator Bill LawrenceOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY MTV NEW YORK -- (July 2) -- MTV Studios (part of the Entertainment and Youth Group), a unit of ViacomCBS, announced today that Academy Award and Golden Globe(R)-winning creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller will reimagine the iconic "Clone High" television series with Emmy(R)-nominated co-creator Bill Lawrence. Together with MTV and Erica Rivinoja, the trio will reunite to develop and produce new episodes of the animated series, which was widely regarded as a time capsule of the early 2000s with its loving satire and wry parody of emo culture. Rivinoja, who was a writer on the original series will serve as showrunner and will co-write the pilot with Lord and Miller. Like the original, "Clone High" will follow prominent historical figures who have been cloned and placed back in high school, including Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, John F. Kennedy and more, as they face the trials and tribulations of normal teenage life. "We thrilled to reunite with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence to re-imagine this cult classic as we rapidly grow our portfolio of beloved and iconic adult animation series," said Chris McCarthy, President, ViacomCBS Entertainment and Youth Group. Lord and Miller began their careers with writing, directing and executive producing "Clone High" alongside Lawrence in 2002. The pair went on to win an Academy Award for "Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse" and have originated feature franchises such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "21 Jump Street" and "The Lego Movie," all of which have grossed more than $3.3 billion at the global box office and prove pair's extraordinary range and ability to deliver on compelling ideas. On the television side the pair were behind the comedy series "The Last Man on Earth", which was written by and starred Will Forte. The series was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, including a nomination for Lord and Miller for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. They are currently behind the animated comedy series "Bless the Harts" which is getting ready to debut its second season on Fox and is from creator Emily Spivey. Lawrence went on to create the Emmy-winning "Scrubs" and "Cougar Town." Lord and Miller are represented by UTA and Ziffren Brittenham LLP. Lawrence is represented by ICM Partners and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman. AboutAbout Lord and Miller On the television side, Lord Miller has a massive first look deal with Sony Pictures Television where they continue to develop live-action and animated series in both comedy and drama and is involved with developing a suite of television series based on Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters. It was recently announced that Lord Miller is behind the upcoming Apple series "The Afterparty" which is a murder-mystery comedy set at a high school reunion afterparty. Each of the eight episodes will feature a retelling of the same night told through a different character's perspective, each with its own unique visual format and film genre to match the teller's personality. About Bill Lawrence
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July 2, 2020 3:02pm ET by MTV |