CBC part of a bunch to order new family comedy from marblemedia

TORONTO and LOS ANGELES — Canadian production company marblemedia, in association with Cloudco Entertainment, today announced it has received a series order for a half-hour, live-action comedy, Overlord and the Underwoods, from CBC, Nickelodeon and ITV, in association with BYUtv. The original, single-camera comedy (20 episodes x 30 minutes) follows the Underwood family, “whose life is turned upside down when their distant cousin, Overlord, the second most-wanted villain in the universe, seeks refuge in their home after being forced into intergalactic witness protection,” reads the press release from marblemedia announcing the series order. The series is created by BAFTA-winning showrunner...