‘M’Larky’, ‘Homeless’, ‘Neil’, ‘Munchie’ Headline Atom’s Packed Slate

Sure why not, in the midst of all the pomp around TV upfront season with networks announcing their fall lineups, web TV network Atom.com unveiled its shiny new slate of comedy web series today. There’s a lot to digest here, so we’ll start with just the news. As we reported earlier Atom’s flagship comedy The Legend of Neil returns for its 7-episode third season this summer and NYTVF-winning series Johnny B. Homeless has a 9-episode pickup starting June 15.

The slate actually begins today, with the premiere of M’Larky from creator Dan Fogler who stars as detective Black in a cop show well past its prime. Josh Warren stars as Detective John M’Larky, who with “his maniacal colleagues who go undercover in their pursuit of booze, broads and Colombian drug runners.” Also set to appear in the series are Gilbert Gottfried, Jeffrey Ross and Tony Hawk.

Scheduled web series:

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Additional upcoming Atom releases, currently unscheduled:

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Several one-off videos (non web series) are also in the works with notable Atom creators, many of which will undoubtedly appear on the AtomTV block on Atom’s parent network Comedy Central.

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We’ll take a closer look at several of the web series in the lineup over the next few weeks. Until then, did anyone notice buried in the list, the untitled Studio 8 horror spoof series with The Room director Tommy Wiseau? Anyone who’s ever driven past Wiseau’s infamous creepy billboard in Los Angeles for his eternally running indie flick will know what I’m talking about. This is one to keep an eye on.