Michelle Buteau will star in a comedy series for Netflix based on her book of essays Survival of the Thickest. Deadline reported that the comedian, who hosts the streamer's reality show The Circle and starred in the movie Always Be My Maybe, created the new project with Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, showrunner of NBC's The Carmichael Show and co-executive producer of New Girl. Netflix has given the series, from A24, an eight-episode order. Buteau and Sanchez-Witzel are exec producing alongside Ravi Nandan and Alli Reich from A24.
"It's been so damn amazing finding a home with Netflix," said Buteau. "To say I'm excited to continue my relationship with them is an understatement. I'm over the moon and I'm under it. Danielle has been a dream partner and I can't wait to share what we've been cooking up."
"Michelle Buteau is many things: a brilliant writer, a gifted stand-up comedian and an empowering performer," said Pakosta, head of comedy at Netflix. "But above all else, she is one of the funniest people alive. Paired with Danielle Sanchez-Witzel--one of TV's sharpest visionaries--Survival of the Thickest will bring Michelle's unique point of view to life."