EXCLUSIVE:CBS is expanding She gets it from me, a semi-autobiographical single-camera comedy from Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky (ScandalHis journey as an adoptive mother inspired him. Cristela Aloconzo (Part of the project) is also joining him.Cristela() is the star of the film and will executive produce and co-write with Bucatinsky. We hear that Bucatinsky will star, but at the moment there is no deal. Jennifer Lopez’ Nuyorican and Ryan Seacrest Prods. ABC Signature is producing.
She gets it from meIt is about what happens to the adopted teenage daughter of two gay, straight-laced, suburban dads when she seeks a relationship with her Latin birth mom (Alonzo), who is bold and takes no prisoners. This series focuses on a modern blended family. It is a touching and funny exploration of the shotgun marriage of the birth mother and her adoptive parents as well as the challenges and joys of blending their large, noisy, multiethnic and multigenerational families.
Executive producing alongside Bucatinsky and Alonzo are Seacrest, Andrea Shay, Nina Wass for Ryan Seacrest Productions, Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina for Nuyorican, Brian Dobbins, Peter Principato, and Maggie Haskins for Artists First. Ryan Seacrest Prods is based at ABC Signature. This studio was founded in 1996.
She gets it from meBucatinsky draws from his parenthood experiences, which he chronicled in his 2012 comedy memoir. Is This Baby Making Me Straighter?Confessions of Gay Dad. After appearing alongside Lopez in the romantic comedy film, Lopez is back with him on the CBS comedy. Second Act.
Bucatinsky is known for his portrayal of James Novak in ABC’s ScandalHe was awarded an Emmy. He is recurring on Hulu’s How I Met Your Father and next appears in Ben Affleck’s Nike film for Amazon. A3 is representing Bucatinsky, while APA is representing him for acting. Principal Entertainment LA manages him and Myman Greenspan Fox represents him.
Alonzo made waves in 2014 with her ABC comedy Cristela, becoming the first Latina to create, produce, write, and star in her own series in the U.S. Other TV credits include HBO’s His Dark Materials, Nickelodeon’s Casa Grandes?, and Legends of the Hidden TempleAlso for Nickelodeon. Alonzo has done two stand-up comedy specials for Netflix: 2017’s Lower Classy and 2022’s Middle Classy. Jackoway Austen Tierman and WME are her reps.