Mark Duplass News

The FXX debuts of the acclaimed comedies It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League posted outstanding numbers for their new network, delivering audiences that were comparable to or better than their delivery when they aired on sister network FX, which is in 26 million more homes than FXX.

FXX, the new entertainment basic cable channel from FX Networks, got off to a good start yesterday (Sept. 2) with Primetime and Total Day deliveries that bettered prior benchmarks by Fox Soccer Channel very wide margins across the board (note: FXX replaced Fox Soccer Channel on most cable and satellite systems). The network was paced by a Parks & Recreation Labor Day Marathon from 7:00 AM-midnight.

The network announced today the renewal of the critically acclaimed comedy series Maron for a second season with 13 all new half-hour episodes, up from 10, scheduled to premiere in 2014.

XX has set the premiere date of Wednesday, September 4 for its flagship comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League, and the late night comedy show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amanda Peet will star in a new relationship comedy for the HBO Network. The project, titled TOGETHERNESS, is from the team of Jay and Mark Duplass.

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) continued to dazzle its International distribution partners with its lineup of films for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, achieving a Company record of more than $250 million in sales for nine titles that included MOCKINGJAY 1 and 2, the third and fourth installments of the global blockbuster HUNGER GAMES franchise, STEP UP 5 and upcoming Lionsgate and Summit titles such as DRAFT DAY, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER and Lionsgate UK's A LITTLE CHAOS.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass have signed on to lead Lionsgate's upcoming horror film REAWAKENING.

IFC is bringing comedian and podcaster Marc Maron to the small screen this spring with a new ten episode scripted comedy series titled MARON.

In celebration of the upcoming series premiere on Friday, IFC released the entire second episode of Maron that's now available on IFC.com, iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, YouTube, Facebook, TVE and VOD. Check it out below!