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August 3, 2026 11:29am
More than two years after Amazon ordered a pilot for improv comedy series DINKS, the streamer has handed the project fronted by June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer a greenlight
DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Deadline revealed the pilot order in April 2024
It comes out of a deal between Lionsgate and Publicis Media Content Innovation, the entertainment arm of the ad agency
The improvised multi-camera sitcom follows Josh (Scheer) and Charlie (Raphael), a couple who, in the absence of a marriage or kids, decide to literally build a life together by renovating their nightmare of a dream house. Jon Gabrus (Guy Code) also stars
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Co-created by Kauffman, who also was behind Netflix’s long-running comedy Grace and Frankie, and Hannah K.S. Canter, DINKSis produced by Kauffman’s Okay Goodnight, Lionsgate Television and Amazon MGM Studios
Kauffman, Canter, Robbie Rowe Tollin and Jesse Schiller executive produce alongside Raphael and Scheer
A previous version of DINKS – then called A Lot – with the same creative auspices, including Raphael, Scheer, Kauffman and Lionsgate, was set up at CBS in 2023 with a presentation as proof of concept.
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