The Now You See Me star is partnering with Bad Robot for a new single-camera comedy series about “the changing American economy,” with intent to write, star and direct.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eisenberg and Bad Robot are developing The Market, which would follow “a recently widowed man who moves to Pittsburgh to live with his adult son, Stan (Eisenberg).
Fire up Facebook, break out a deck of cards, and put on some Granny’s Peach Tea; Jesse Eisenberg is coming to television.
In addition to writing, starring in and directing the as-yet-unattached Warner Bros. TV project, Eisenberg would also executive produce with Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson.