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Netflix Sets Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo Comedy With Amy Poehler Producing

The deal signals streamers courting podcast audiences through talent-led comedies.

Overview

  • Netflix, which landed the half-hour in a competitive pitch Tuesday, made a script-to-series commitment through Universal Television and Poehler’s Paper Kite.
  • Berner confirmed the deal on Instagram, and the project remains in development with no premiere date announced.
  • The untitled show is set in New York City and features Berner and DeSorbo playing fictionalized versions of themselves.
  • Kay Cannon will co-write and serve as showrunner, with Berner, DeSorbo, Poehler and Kim Lessing attached as executive producers.
  • Coverage noted parallels to Broad City given Poehler’s role on that series, while pointing to the duo’s Giggly Squad podcast winning 2026 Podcast of the Year as proof of a strong built-in audience.