NBC Orders Comedy Pilots MISSION CONTROL and LOVE IS RELATIVE

By: Jan. 15, 2014
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Will Ferrell. Photo by Walter McBride.

According to TVGuide, NBC has picked up two pilots from Will Ferrell and Dan Mazer: MISSION CONTROL and LOVE IS RELATIVE.

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MISSION CONTROL is "a workplace comedy in the tone of ANCHORMAN that examines what happens when a strong woman butts heads with a macho astronaut during the race to land on the moon." David Hornsby will write the script and executive-produce alongside Ferrell and Adam McKay.

LOVE IS RELATIVE centers on a woman whose recently divorced brother moves in and forces her to reevaluate her own marriage. Mazer (The Dictator, Borat) will pen the pilot and executive-produce with Tom Werner and Tom Lassally.

Ferrell's upcoming projects include The Lego Movie, Welcome to Me and Daddy's Home. He just starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Among his other recent movie credits are The Campaign, Casa de mi Padre, Megamind, Everything Must Go, The Other Guys, Step Brothers and more. He has also appeared in the TV series Eastbound & Down, 30 Rock, The Office and SNL.



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