Emmy-winning “Schitt’s Creek” star Annie Murphy is a little less Alexis in her last lead role for AMC and a slightly more generic wife who came out of the script (and bloody). During the Television Critics’ Association’s Winter Press Tour, the network released a trailer for the dramatic dark that destroyed the genre, “Kevin Can F ** k Himself,” premiering sometime this summer.
As evidenced in the trailer, the series breaks television conventions by investigating the secret life of the sitcom housewife’s archetype and asking what the world would look like through her eyes when she fit in and took the lead in her own life. Alternating between the realism of a single camera and the comedy of multiple cameras, the formats inform each other when we see the character of Annie Murphy (Allison) realizing that what she really wants is to stop playing perfectly and start killing her husband.
“Kevin Can F ** k Himself” comes from the regular producer of ‘Parks and Recreation’ and ‘Hot Girls Wanted’ Rashida Jones, who serves as an executive producer, and creator Valerie Armstrong, known for her work on “Lodge 49” and “Seal Team.” Will McCormack will also serve as executive producer. Craig DiGregorio is the showrunner and executive producer for the 8-hour program.
Starring alongside Murphy are Eric Peterson and Mary Hollis Inboden. During today’s TCA panel, the stars joked that Murphy fans may be disappointed to see the protagonist of “Schitt’s Creek”, who was normally dressed in some bohemian and chic ensemble during the six-season season of the Canadian show, dressed with your new role. By Murphy, viewers can expect to see her a lot on the small screen with a pair of brown winter boots that are awkward and difficult to slip. (Alexis would never do that.)
Murphy is represented by Gersh and The Gary Goddard Agency.