{"id":978404,"date":"2026-08-03T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/978404\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:42:17","slug":"amazon-orders-improvised-multi-cam-sitcom-from-marta-kauffman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/978404\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Orders Improvised Multi-Cam Sitcom From Marta Kauffman"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAmazon has greenlit its first-ever multi-cam sitcom, which hails from none other than the legendary Marta Kauffman<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tTitled \u201cDINKS\u201d \u2014 which stands for \u201cdual income, no kids\u201d \u2014 the show will also be the first-ever improvised multi-cam comedy. Paul Scheer<\/a> and June Diane Raphael<\/a>, who are married in real life, will star in the show along with series regular Jon Gabrus. <\/p>\n

\n\tIf the show wasn\u2019t unique enough already given all that, it is being produced in a partnership between Amazon MGM Studios, Lionsgate, and Publicis Media Content Innovation (PMCI), the speciality entertainment division of marketing and comms giant Publicis Groupe\u2019s Publicis Media. PMCI will be fully financing the series in a break from the more traditional TV financing model. <\/p>\n

\n\tKauffman co-created the series with Hannah K.S. Canter, who both executive produce under their Okay Goodnight banner. Robbie Rowe Tollin and Jesse Schiller also executive produce, with Raphael and Scheer executive producing in addition to starring. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve always said I wouldn\u2019t do another multi-cam unless someone was able to reinvent it,\u201d Kauffman said. \u201cOkay Goodnight and I got tired of waiting, and decided we should do it ourselves. It\u2019s what I hoped it would be: unique, hilarious and warm. Shooting this show is like being on a roller coaster in the dark. You have no idea where it\u2019s going to go, but you know it\u2019s going to be fun.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe logline for the show states that is about a couple (Scheer and Raphael) \u201cwho, in the absence of a marriage or kids, decide to literally build a life together by renovating their nightmare of a dream house.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMarta Kauffman is one of the most iconic voices in comedy, and with \u2018DINKS,\u2019 she\u2019s doing what she does best \u2014 finding the humor and heart in everyday relationships \u2014 while pushing the form forward through improvisation,\u201d said Peter Friedlander, head of global television ofr Amazon MGM Studios. \u201cJune and Paul are the perfect pair to bring this concept to life, and together with our partners at Lionsgate and PMCI, we\u2019re excited to deliver a series that feels both fresh and timeless to Prime Video.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPrime Video\u2019s current comedy slate includes shows like \u201cOvercompensating,\u201d \u201cElle,\u201d and the recently-launched action comedy \u201cRide or Die.\u201d The streamer has previously aired hit comedies including \u201cTransparent,\u201d \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d \u201cUpload,\u201d and \u201cHarlem.\u201d All of those are single-camera series. Prime Video did produce a pilot for a multi-cam from \u201cHow I Met Your Mother\u201d creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, but that project ultimately did not move forward. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMarta has crafted a fresh, highly original comedy in \u2018DINKS\u2019 that captures her signature voice and leans into the spontaneity and chemistry June and Paul bring to the screen,\u201d said Scott Herbst, EVP & head of scripted development for Lionsgate Television, and Brad Haugen, EVP of digital strategy & growth for Lionsgate. \u201cThe result is a series that feels both distinctive and universally relatable. We\u2019re thrilled to partner with Amazon MGM Studios and PMCI to bring Marta\u2019s vision to audiences in a series that is a throwback to the early days of television when studios, networks and advertisers all partnered in the storytelling process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKauffman is best known for co-creating the seminal sitcom \u201cFriends\u201d alongside David Crane. It has proven to be one of the most influential and enduringly popular shows in TV history, airing 10 seasons on NBC between 1994 and 2004. More recently, Kauffman co-created the hit Netflix comedy series \u201cGrace and Frankie,\u201d which ran for seven seasons, making it one of the longest-running Netflix shows to date. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPremium storytelling increasingly requires creative partnerships that bring together expertise from across industries,\u201d said Eric Levin, chief creative officer of PMCI. \u201cThis model combines strategic capital with development expertise to provide an alternative path to greenlight, enabling high-quality projects to move forward in an increasingly competitive marketplace. We believe the future of television financing will be driven by partnerships that are as innovative as the content they support, and we\u2019re excited to be able to bring this exclusively to Publicis clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRaphael previously worked with Kauffman on \u201cGrace and Frankie,\u201d in which she starred as Brianna throughout the show\u2019s run. She also currently stars in \u201cElle\u201d at Amazon, which serves as a prequel to \u201cLegally Blonde.\u201d Her other TV credits include \u201cBig Mouth,\u201d while she has been in films like \u201cWeapons,\u201d \u201cAss Backwards,\u201d and \u201cFreakier Friday.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tScheer also appeared in \u201cGrace and Frankie\u201d in a guest star role. He is best known for starring in shows like \u201cThe League,\u201d \u201cNTSF:SD:SUV::,\u201d \u201cBlack Monday,\u201d \u201cFresh Off the Boat,\u201d and \u201cVeep.\u201d His film credits include \u201cThe Disaster Artist,\u201d \u201cPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,\u201d \u201cDaddy\u2019s Home,\u201d while he also co-hosts the hit podcast \u201cHow Did This Get Made?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGabrus is known for roles in shows like \u201cWhat We Do in the Shadows,\u201d \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine,\u201d \u201cHappy Endings,\u201d \u201cWorkaholics,\u201d and \u201c101 Places to Party Before You Die.\u201d He has been seen in films like \u201cBombshell\u201d and \u201cBad Hair.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tKauffman is repped by WME. Raphael is repped by UTA, MGMT Entertainment, Sechel PR and Ziffren Brittenham. Scheer is repped by UTA, Sechel PR and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Gabrus is repped by Buchwald, Artists First and attorney Lev Ginsburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazon has greenlit its first-ever multi-cam sitcom, which hails from none other than the legendary Marta Kauffman. Titled…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":978405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[30],"tags":[16002,171,392698,392699,63155,173,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-978404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-amazon-prime-video","tag-entertainment","tag-june-diane-raphael","tag-marta-kauffman","tag-paul-scheer","tag-tv","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=978404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/978405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=978404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=978404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=978404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}