The 'Happy Endings' alum has been the most sought-after actor this pilot season.
Damon Wayans Jr. has lined up his next TV role.
The actor, who has been
fielding multiple
broadcast pilot offers, has been tapped to star in FX comedy
Singularity, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Picked up to pilot in August after landing at FX following a multiple-network bidding war, the comedy is set in a future when artificial intelligence greatly surpasses human intelligence, resulting in profound changes to our society.
Wayans will star as Doug, a guy who loves to be in the moment and is often dressed in Yezzy streetwear. Contrary to some, Doug is happily reliant on AI and seeks out all the pleasures technology has to offer.
Based on an original idea from
Silicon Valley's Sonny Lee, he will pen the script for the comedy and exec produce alongside Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg via their Point Grey banner. Because of its similar tone to Rogen and Goldberg's feature
This Is The End, Lee reached out to the duo to come on board to produce via their Point Grey banner.
Should
Singularity go to series, it would mark Rogen and Goldberg's latest project following AMC comic book drama
Preacher as well as Hulu series
Future Man.
Wayans Jr., the role marks his latest TV role following his breakout gig in ABC's critical favorite
Happy Endings. The always-in-demand actor counts
New Girl and episodes of
Brooklyn Nine-Nine among his credits. He previously was set to star in a Fox comedy called
Henchman — exec produced by
New Girl's Jake Johnson — but the project did not move forward. On the feature side, his credits include
How to be Single, Big Hero 6 and
Let's Be Cops. He's repped by WME and Rise Management.
