David Spade has signed up for an untitled half-hour HBO comedy series from Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) and Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), according to Deadline.
Cody will executive produce the comedy via her Vita Vera Films, while Reitman will executive produce and direct.
Cody helped create and executive produce the comedy series One Mississippi for Amazon, while Reitman is set to release his next directorial effort, the Hugh Jackman vehicle The Front Runner on November 21.
Per the report, the series “centers on Calvin Wash, played by Spade, who in the 90s was a semi-famous grunge musician hooked on heroin.