Local Comedy Series Set to Hit Bell Fibe TV1
Sep 5, 2023 | 4:17 PM - VOCM.COM
A new local comedy series is coming to Bell Fibe TV1.
“What Odds”, written and created by Renée Hackett, is the story of defeated actress, Betty, who returns home to Newfoundland after years of disappointment in Toronto. On her 45th birthday, she finds her archnemesis from Toronto is helming a new show in St. John’s as the executive producer. She gets a job as her enemies assistant and is determined to impress in the hopes of getting on the show.
Hackett, who also co-produced and co-directed the show with Ruth Lawrence, says the idea for the show was inspired by her own life and the life of those around her.
She says she wanted some agency in her career, so she decided to write a series about a middle-aged woman who is trying to find her way and be seen. She says she wanted it to be comedic by watching someone jump headlong into a mid-life crisis.
Lawrence says production was “full steam ahead” and provided a unique challenge.
She says they had a very quick turnaround, shooting in January and delivering it in July, one of the quickest turnaround times in her career.
The show hits Bell Fibe TV1 September 6.