Ty Burrell teams up with executive producer Bryan Cranston for a comedy reimagining of the 1950s drama series Tightrope for Roku
After starring in one of the most successful sitcoms of all time – Modern Family – Ty Burrell returns to the small screen, with Bryan Cranston by his side.
Burrell, 56, has signed on to star in a comedic reinterpretation of the 1950s drama series Tightrope, with Cranston and Burrell both executive producing, via Deadline.
The show “turns the drama of the vintage 1950s series into a slapstick comedy,” according to the show’s description.
Burrell will play βa lone wolf detective who follows cases from town to town as he searches for his long-lost love.β
Roku has greenlit the six-episode series, which will be produced under Cranston’s Moonshot Entertainment, Burrell’s Desert Whale Productions and Village Roadshow Television.
After starring in one of the most successful sitcoms of all time – Modern Family – Ty Burrell returns to the small screen, with Bryan Cranston by his side
Burrell, 56, has signed on to star in a comedic reinterpretation of the 1950s drama series Tightrope, with Cranston and Burrell both executive producing, via Deadline.
The original Tightrope series followed Mike Connors as Nick Stone, an undercover cop tasked with infiltrating organized crime
The original Tightrope series followed Mike Connors as Nick Stone, an undercover cop tasked with infiltrating organized crime.
The premise of the show was that Stone was “walking a tightrope between good and evil,” as none of the criminals and almost none of the cops knew he was undercover.
The show lasted only one season, spanning 37 episodes between early September 1959 and late May 1960.
‘Since ‘Tightrope!’ is a comedy about a detective (and finding a Wallenda seemed strange), we’re thrilled to have Ty Burrell and Bryan Cranston join us at Roku for this imaginative, funny series.” said Charlie Collier, president of Roku Media.
βWhat a joy to welcome Ty and Bryan to the Roku Originals lineup, along with the Moonshot and Desert Whale teams and our partners at Village Roadshow Television,β he added.
‘We are happy to announce ‘Tightrope!’ to our growing originals list to delight our audiences,β Collier concluded.
βI’m so excited to be working with Bryan and Roku Originals on this crazy (in the best way) idea of ββa show,β Burrell said in his statement.
“I was inspired by the on-the-nose old drama series from the 1950s, to mess with the whole thing and create a new version of a crazy comedy, never before seen in a TV series,” said Cranston in his statement.
‘Since ‘Tightrope!’ is a comedy about a detective (and finding a Wallenda seemed strange), we’re thrilled to have Ty Burrell and Bryan Cranston join us at Roku for this imaginative, funny series.” said Charlie Collier, president of Roku Media
“Tightrope is the result of a fever dream, and invented over a bowl of chili at Chasens, smart?” Cranston joked, referring to a famous Hollywood restaurant from the 1950s
βI’m so excited to be working with Bryan and Roku Originals on this crazy (in the best way) idea of ββa show,β Burrell said in his statement.
“Tightrope is the result of a fever dream, and invented over a bowl of chili at Chasens, smart?” Cranston joked, referring to a famous Hollywood restaurant from the 1950s.
Cranston and James Degus will executive produce through his Moonshot Entertainment, which he founded in 2013.
Ty Burrell will executive produce for Desert Whale Productions, while Adam Small and Fax Bahr will also executive produce and direct. T
Tightrope will be overseen by Morgan Pichinson on behalf of Roku Originals.
Cranston’s productions for Moonshot include Your Honor (Showtime), Sneaky Pete (Amazon), Dangerous Book for Boys (Amazon), Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon), SuperMansion (Crackle) and All The Way (HBO).
Ty Burrell’s Desert Whale Productions launched in May 2020 and focused on developing and producing half-hour comedies from emerging and underrepresented voices.