Ty Burrell is planning to come back to ABC. The “Modern Family” star will act in and produce the 20th Television multicamera comedy “Forgive and Forget.” The show from writers and executive producers Eugene Garcia-Cross and Robin Shorr has been given a pilot order, ABC announced on Thursday.
The show focuses on the enduring life of Hank (Burrell). “After an unexpected diagnosis, Hank reconnects with his responsible adult son Ben in hopes of creating new memories together,” according to a description from ABC.
Burrell is well-known for his portrayal of Phil Dunphy on ABC’s popular comedy “Modern Family,” which resulted in eight consecutive Emmy Award nominations and two wins. His performance on the show also earned him the SAG Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014. Burrell’s film credits include “Finding Dory,” “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Fur,” “Muppets Most Wanted” and “Skeleton Twins.” He recently voiced the character of Jack in Fox’s animated series “Duncanville.” He is an executive producer on this project under his Desert Whale Productions company. Burrell is represented by CAA and Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher, LLP.
Garcia-Cross is a Puerto Rican-American comedy writer and author who most recently worked as co-producer on Season 2 of “The Santa Clauses” for Disney+. His past work includes “Punky Brewster” for Peacock and “Indebted” for NBC. He was a part of the 2018 NBC Writers On The Verge Program. He is represented by IAG, 3 Arts and Joe Weiner (Lawyer).
Shorr, who will serve as showrunner on the new project, previously acted as executive producer and showrunner on the Disney+ show, “Diary of a Future President.” Other writing credits include “Galavant,” “The Middle,” “The Carmichael Show” and “Samantha Who?” Shorr co-hosts “Los Feliz: The Podcast” with Morgan Murphy and is launching a new podcast with “Girls” showrunner Jenni Konner later this year. She is represented by Verve, 3 arts and Bruce Gellman.
“Forgive and Forget” is joining the newly announced comedy pilot “Shifting Gears,” led by and produced by Tim Allen, in consideration for next season on ABC.
