EXCLUSIVE: Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) and The Ranch and Rules Of Engagement star Megyn Price have been set to star in Quitters, a half-hour dramedy series whose eight-episode first season is now in production in Utah.

The series will be distributed by Angel, the distributor-producer best known for its faith-leaning content.

The synopsis reads: “After Liza (Price), an upbeat soccer mom, falls into the cycle of opioid addiction, she lands at Unplugged, an unconventional recovery center run by Nick McTavers (Ferguson), a former heavy-metal legend. To put her life back on track, Liza must learn to rely on an eclectic family of patients and counselors who help her navigate the long road of recovery.”

Producers are Eric Handler, Chase Vergari and Ibrahim Mohammed. It is being directed by Darrin “Fletch” Fletcher and Chet Thomas and produced through their FletChet Entertainment banner, which recently produced the Lionsgate title The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Quitters was written and created by Dave Parkin.

Executive producers on the series include Chet Thomas, Darrin Fletcher, Eric Handler, Chase Vergari, Ibrahim Mohammed, series writer and creator Dave Parkin, RoboCop and Starship Troopers writer Edward Neumeier, Rob Gibbs, HR Brown and Alema Harrington.

Handler brought the package together and paired it with financing from Script 2 Screen Capital. Handler most recently served as executive producer on the Walton Goggins action-comedy Mister, the Samuel L. Jackson action film The Beast, and Maserati: The Brothers, starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. Vergari and Mohammed produce and finance through Script 2 Screen Capital, whose credits include By Any Means (Paramount Pictures), starring Mark Wahlberg, and Iconoclast, which premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival.

“This is a world I have wanted to explore for as long as I can remember, and Nick McTavers is a character I understand in my bones. There is real truth in this story, and a lot of heart and humor too, and that is exactly the kind of thing I want to be making,” commented How To Train Your Dragon voice star Ferguson who has previously discussed his own addiction issues in his late 20s.

“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help tell Liza’s story. She’s funny and stubborn and heartbreakingly human, and her struggles through addiction and recovery are shared by so many people. My goal is to shed some light, hope and humor onto this issue, and remove the shame that acts as a barrier to asking for help,” added Megyn Price.

“Ten years ago, HR and Alema, who have walked the road of addiction and recovery themselves, brought us this idea. Having Craig and Megyn lead the series now is the culmination of everything we’ve worked toward,” said Darrin Fletcher.

Chet Thomas commented: “We want anyone struggling with addiction to know help is out there, and their families to understand what their loved ones are facing. We tell that story honestly but with the humor that so often keeps the people going through it alive.”

“Nobody could play Nick McTavers the way Craig Ferguson does, and Megyn is going to break your heart and make you laugh in the same scene. I go back decades with Chet, from our DreamWorks days, and with Craig too, so having them both come together on a show that inspires hope means everything,” said producer Eric Handler.

Angel’s slate of original series also includes the post-apocalyptic drama Homestead: The Series, now in its second season.

Ferguson is represented by WME, Vault Entertainment, and Gang, Tyre. Price is represented by Independent Artist Group, Leslie Allan-Rice Management, and Myman Greenspan.

EXCLUSIVE: Arian Moayed (Succession, Nobody Wants This), Story Walker (First Ladies, Conviction), Adepero Oduye (Eric, Five Days at Memorial), and Liam Oh (99’ers, Boots) have joined the cast of Netflix‘s The Retrievals.

They join the previously announced Emilia Jones, Jessica Chastain, Amy Ryan, Fabien Frankel, and Will Harrison.

Inspired by the Peabody Award-winning New York Times podcast by Susan Burton, The Retrievals follows an unlikely community of IVF patients who come together to crusade against Yale University after they are operated on without anesthesia–because a nurse stole their fentanyl. The Retrievals is a powerful call to justice and a surprisingly moving story of friendship and perseverance.

Moayed will play Amir, Kaitlyn’s (Chastain) husband and biggest champion throughout their harrowing experience with IVF at Yale.

Walker will play Bella, Ian’s (Frankel) teenage daughter who becomes Gabby’s (Jones) impromptu roommate, beauty consultant, and confidante.

Oduye will play Nurse Sam, a registered nurse who has worked at the Yale Fertility Clinic for over a decade. As a close friend of Carla Russo (Ryan), Sam was blindsided by Carla’s arrest (and drug addiction).

Oh will play a fellow student-teacher at Gabby’s elementary school who proves to be a true friend to Gabby.

Metzler is showrunner, writer and executive producer for The Retrievals, which is produced by LuckyChap and her Quiet Coyote. Other exec producers include Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap; Colin McKenna (Maid, Sirens); Caitlin Roper for the New York Times; podcast writer Burton; and Lila Neugebauer, another alum of Maid and Sirens who will direct the pilot.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie production house ASOB Media is dressing its doc series A Study on Beauty for MIPCOM Cannes.

Created and written by two-time Creative Arts Emmy winner Gabbi Pascua and directed by Alan Dennis (Morningside 5, 30 for 30), A Study on Beauty explores culture, history, and human identity through the lens of beauty and wellness over seven episodes. You can see a trailer above.

ASOB is framing it as “evoking the visual rigor of Chef’s Table and the cultural depth of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown – with intimate human storytelling.” We first told you about the doc in December 2024, when it was known as A Study on Beauty: Through Smoke.

Season 1 spans three distinct global chapters, with the first chapter, ‘Through Smoke,’ which charts art and heritage of French perfumery was filmed on location across France, including in Grasse – the world’s perfume capital located just up the French Riviera from Cannes, along with Spain, Monaco, Switzerland and Italy. There are also chapters on ‘Onsen,’ which look at Japan’s ancient hot spring bathing rituals and generational healing practices, and ‘Homeland,’ which head to the Philippines to look into matriarchal heritage, colonial history, and indigenous traditions with 109-year-old Kalinga tattoo artist Whang-Od, beauty pioneer Dr. Vicki Belo, ‘the first Asian supermodel’ Anna Bayle and Miss Universe contestants.

Alongside the docuseries, ASOB Media will hit Cannes with a companion podcast, A Student of Beauty, and digital short-form series A Beauty Journey, which has already generated over one million organic cross-platform views.

“Beauty isn’t just cosmetic – it’s a universal language that sits right at the intersection of history, culture, and human connection,” said ASOB founders Pascua and Dennis in a statement. “Moving from behind the scenes into producing this series allowed us to tell stories that treat wellness and heritage with the dignity and scope they deserve.

“Taking A Study on Beauty to MIPCOM allows us to connect with global buyers and distribution partners who see the growing demand for evergreen, cross-cultural programming that actually resonates with audiences.”

Dennis has worked with major music stars such as John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, John Mayer, Meghan Trainor, Demi Lovato, Sia, and Diplo on music videos and short-form content, and began in feature films on Justin Barber horror thriller Phoenix Forgotten. He directed What We Share, a feature doc about Kelly Miyahara’s cancer journey.

Pascua is known for her work as a make-up artist on The Talk. She has served as a makeup artist working with major television networks including CBS, Disney-ABC, NBCUniversal, HBO, FOX, and Netflix, with editorial contributions to Vogue, Teen Vogue, Elle, and Vogue Philippines.

ASOB Media’s executive leadership team includes former Sony Pictures and Lionsgate corporate development exec Ka-Wai Ho, ex-Amazon finance and operations exec Shelby Barnes, business strategist Sal Benti and advisory board member Todd Burns.