Vir Das to develop and star in his next, an American country music comedy series, 'Country Eastern' for FOX

Vir Das, one of the major Indian comedians, is now all set to write and executive produce a brand new show for FOX. Titled Country Eastern, the series is a single cam comedy series which will also star Das.

The show is about a young wealthy man from India who moves to America to restart his life with his family. In an attempt to rebuild their lives in Memphis, Tennessee, he decides to pursue his passion and become a country music singer. The only issue is that he’s not good at it at all. He must gain some life experience in the States if he wants to have something real to sing about.

Speaking about the series, Vir Das said, “It’s an exciting brand new project that is in the works and I’m happy to announce that the series is now being developed. The writing of the series is currently on. I’m excited to be collaborating with such immensely talented names, each of whom have an envious body of work. It’s a unique comedy and I’m looking forward to filming the series soon”.

Vir is set to co-write, executive produce the show with Sam Laybourne, with Laybourne also being the showrunner. Laybourne has recently being an EP on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and has written for shows like Black-ish, Cougar Town and Arrested Development.

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Ali Bell of Party Over Here will also executive produce along with Reg Tigerman.

Vir is also soon set to be seen in a Hollywood flick titled The Bubble being directed by Judd Apatow.