Discovery and that producer Tomorrow Studios was shopping the new season, along with potential prequel and sequel.
Ultimately, TNT offered a generous price, so we bought it back from them and took it out.
So, AMC was our first choice.
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DEADLINE:Why did it take so long to find a new home?
ADELSTEIN: Everything was so much in flux that nobody was willing to make a commitment at that time.
CLEMENTS: We had two offers that just werent the right fit.
Daveed DiggsAMC
Is another installment a real possibility if Season 4 does well?
So thats something well definitely work on.
What more can you tease about the new season?
CLEMENTS: Its the idea of choice.
There are people who believe that there is a risk involved with both avenues.
Then we discover that there is an additional threat that no one was aware of.
And we have a lot of rain, but thats okay.
We are building sets on stage, were also on location quite a bit.
These people are some of the best Ive ever worked with.
DEADLINE:You mentioned rain.
I know you had to make adjustments because youre filming during the winter there, which is not ideal.
Well find a place on the schedule when our weather gets better to shoot it again.
Netflix, they understand, they are good partners when we have to make those last-minute decisions.
DEADLINE:What is your schedule?
When do you plan to have the season finished?
CLEMENTS: This is a very VFX heavy year so its going to be a while.
We are a long time out.
DEADLINE:In terms of production, when do you finish filming?
CLEMENTS: We film into December.
DEADLINE:There have beenannouncements about new Season 2 cast additions,with Smoker, Brogy, No.
3 among notable new characters.
What can you tell us about how they fit into the storyline for next season?
Is this still that case?
How far ahead are you in the planning?
CLEMENTS: We have those plans.
DEADLINE:To go at least six seasons?
We have multiple seasons that we can talk about.
DEADLINE:Is Jamie Lee Curtis joining the series this season?
There was some back-and-forth on social media, and she appeared excited to play Doctor Kureha.
CLEMENTS: She loves the show.
She definitely wanted to do it but shes got deals in first position, and it just became complicated.
DEADLINE:Is somebody playingKurehain Season 2 or are you holding back on that character for Season 3?
CLEMENTS: We have found an amazing person.
You both started in broadcast television, and now you are returning to online grid comedy.
Talk aboutthatand working with Tim Allen again.
It was pretty strange.
It was like deja vu all over again.
it was like, wow, were sitting here on a sitcom.
Theres so few of them.
CLEMENTS: It was exciting.
We love that genre.
CLEMENTS: It was an electric night [at the pilot taping].
And I dont often say that, but its very good.
DEADLINE:Ive heard good things about the pilots pickup chances.
When are you expecting to get a decision?
CLEMENTS: I dont know, I would imagine soon.
They dont seem to have a ton of stuff that theyve done but weve heard positive things too.
DEADLINE:Tomorrow Studios has been producing exclusively for cable/streaming.
ADELSTEIN: Where appropriate.
Were not non-writing producers for hire so that makes it a difficult thing.
This was a one-off because it was Tim.
Hows the development of the new Prison Break installment with writer Elgin James going at Hulu?
ADELSTEIN: Its going really well.
The first script was really, really well done.
Theyve given notes and it looks like its on its way.
How did you manage to do it so fast and how is filming going?
ADELSTEIN: What we did was, we wrote all the scripts and had them ready to go.
So there wasnt a decision of development or things like that.
It moved very quickly because we had the scripts.
We took it out with the scripts, Regina, Olivia and Craig.
Amazon, jumped in with a series order.
Then we found great actors in Jessica and Elizabeth Banks and we were off to the races.
Were done with episode one.
So were approaching the halfway point.
Well be done in October.
DEADLINE:You also haveBad City,about the USC Med School Dean scandal, in development.
Along withThe Better Sister,it marks the companys foray into a new genre, true crime.
What prompted that move, and how isBad Cityprogressing?
CLEMENTS:Bad Citywere in the middle of.
We have a fantastic script, were actually in the marketplace now.
We read the book and went crazy for it.
Are you planning to stay with ITV Studios?
Many people get to a critical mass, sell and move on.
ADELSTEIN: I just signed a new five-year deal with ITV so I dont plan to move on.
Theyve been the greatest partners, they are very collaborative.
If its something were passionate about, they usually approve it.
We work really well together.
Im going to be here till I drop.
Its not the plan to sell it.
At some point, everybody sells.
It was under a sales process but ITV is so happy with it.
Theyre not looking to sell or move on.
DEADLINE:And Becky, you are also committed to staying on with the company?
CLEMENTS: Yes, Marty has been the best.
ADELSTEIN: Ive started a couple of companies.
This is the most fun Ive ever had.
I love going into the office every day.
I love the people who work with us.
Its evolved in a very organic way, we develop in house.
Nic Louie started as my assistant, then said to me, do you know anything about anime?
All of a sudden were going to Japan.
Now hes the senior vice president of the company.
Im so proud of him.
Im really proud of everybody here.
Do you want to scale up?
ADELSTEIN: I think we will scale it up a bit.
The problem is were producers.
So when a show goes, were on set.
Becky went from New York onBetter Sisterto South Africa.
The truth is were very lucky.
Theres a lot of people out there that are having such problems with the entertainment industry.
ADELSTEIN: Its interesting, and Becky may have a different perspective.
Its harder, definitely harder.
But if youve got something compelling that they want, they will buy it.
Some of the middling shows are harder to sell, and we dont tend to develop those.
CLEMENTS: Also, we dont stop.
As long as were in the same creative realm, were willing to do that.
DEADLINE:Any genres that are on your wish list that you havent done yet at Tomorrow Studios?
CLEMENTS: Id like to do action-adventure.
And Id like a great, critically acclaimed single-camera comedy.
ADELSTEIN: Id say comedy.
We both come from comedy and we miss that.
