According to EW, Men in Shorts, a single-camera comedy based on the career of professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, will air on ABC. Rogers came out last year and became the first out man to play in a major North American sports league.
The show, written by Jordon Nardino and Claudia Lonow, will follow a young pro soccer player who comes out of the closet. Rogers himself has signed on as producer. The show will feature family and workplace comedy, hopefully in a 30 Rock/Parks and Recreation vein.
The Out100 2013 honoree is currently dating TV producer and writer Greg Berlanti
No word yet on any casting decisions, but if there's any influence from Berlanti, who has been stocking his new show The Flash with plenty of cute, young, gay actors (such as Wentworth Miller and Andy Mientus), it should be sweet.
I have to give it to ABC they are very progressive in being LGBT friendly. Also when looking at shows like Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, their characters are much more diverse in comparison to other networks.
Robbie Rogers-inspired comedy 'Men in Shorts' coming to ABC
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Men in Shorts is coming to ABC.
The network closed a deal for the single-camera comedy inspired by professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, EW has confirmed. Rogers is the first openly gay man to play in a major North American professional sports league.
Jordon Nardino and showrunner Claudia Lonow are set to write the comedy, which follows a young pro soccer player who takes one small step out of the closet and one giant leap into the spotlight. The show will include family and workplace comedy.
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Lonow, and Nardino will executive produce. Rogers is attached as a producer. Storyline VP Mark Nicholson developed the project, and will be a consulting producer.
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Storyline Entertainment, along with Universal Television, optioned Rogers’ story rights for a comedy series in July. The project is part of Storyline’s deal at UTV.
