''Time Bandits'' is an upcoming American

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adventure television series created by

Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of the ...

Iain Morris Iain Kevan Morris (born 6 August 1973) is an English writer. He is best known for creating ''The Inbetweeners'' with his writing partner Damon Beesley and co-hosting a show on London radio station XFM with stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr. He fe ...

, and

Taika Waititi Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( ), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at t ...

, based on the 1981 film of the same name directed by Terry Gilliam.

Premise

The series is described as a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd.

Cast

* Lisa Kudrow as Penelope * Kal-El Tuck as Kevin *

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as Judy * Tadhg Murphy as Alto * Roger Jean Nsengiyumva as Widgit * Rune Temte as Bittelig * Kiera Thompson as Saffron * Rachel House as Fianna

Episodes

The third through tenth episodes of the series are written by

, Akilah Green,

Melanie Bracewell Melanie Bracewell (born July 19, 1995) is a New Zealand comedian, actress and scriptwriter. In 2018, Bracewell won New Zealand's Billy T Award. Life and career Bracewell grew up in Beach Haven in Auckland's North Shore, and is a niece of ...

, Tyrell Williams, Jemaine Clement, Jemaine Clement,

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, and Iain Morris, respectively.

Production

In July 2018, it was announced that

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had closed a deal to develop a television series version of the Terry Gilliam film, with Gilliam set to serve as executive producer. In March 2019,

joined the project, set to co-write and direct the pilot episode. Waititi stated the series would be 10 episodes, and revealed to be a co-writer alongside

and

. In September 2022, Lisa Kudrow was cast. Production took place in

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in late 2022 and early 2023. The series was shot in

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, appearing as 1920s New York when shooting began in October 2022.

References

External links

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