ABC picks up new Ben Stiller TV comedy


Ben Stiller at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, July 23, 2012.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

ABC has picked up Ben Stiller”s comedy series “Please Knock,” loosely based on Stiller”s life as an A-list actor.

The central character moves back into his parents” New York apartment building to re-discover his roots.

No casting announcement has been made.

Kevin Napier will produce and write the show, which was developed by Stiller”s Red Hour Films company. Red Hour signed a development deal with ABC Studios in November, the Hollywood Reporter said.

The Reporter said Stiller has been active in television in recent months. He and Jonathan Safran Foer — the author of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” — previously placed the family comedy “All Talk” with HBO.

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