Amazon Orders Comedy ‘DINKS’ Starring June Diane Raphael & Paul Scheer From Marta Kauffman

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Over two years after Amazon ordered a pilot for improv comedy series DINKS, the streamer has handed the June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer-fronted project a greenlight.

DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Deadline revealed the pilot order in April 2024.

It comes out of a deal between Lionsgate and Publicis Media Content Innovation, the entertainment arm of the ad agency.

The improvised multi-camera sitcom follows Josh (Scheer) and Charlie (Raphael), a couple who, in the absence of a marriage or kids, decide to literally build a life together by renovating their nightmare of a dream house.

Co-created by Kauffman, who was also behind Netflix’s long-running comedy Grace and Frankie, and Hannah K.S. Canter, DINKS is produced by Kauffman’s Okay Goodnight, Lionsgate Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

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Kauffman, Canter, Robbie Rowe Tollin and Jesse Schiller executive produce alongside Raphael and Scheer.

A previous version of DINKS – then called A Lot – with the same creative auspices, including Raphael, Scheer, Kauffman and Lionsgate, was set up at CBS in 2023 with a presentation as proof of concept.

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