EXCLUSIVE:Disney+has boardedShared Custody, the comedy-drama series that marksChampionsmakerJavier Fessers first directing gig in TV.
The grandparents are excited that their children and granddaughter are back in their lives, but things deteriorate rapidly.
What began as an amicable separation soon takes a turn when they run into harsh reality.
Javier Fesser (far left) directing ‘Shared Custody’Enrique Baró
Mission: Save the Earth).
Fesser said the characters inShared Custodyhad attracted him to the TV project.
I saw myself reflected perfectly in their greatness and in their miseries, he added.
I did not imagine that such a real drama could finally be so funny.
How wonderful to do comedy without jokes.
Also, the scripts are brilliant.
We have really laughed a lot making it.
In total, the Latinx producer is in post-production on three series that will premiere this year and next.
The series reflects what we seek as a company: To tell deeply human and universal stories.
