Roku Channel Orders Comedy ‘Slip’ From Zoe Lister-Jones
The Roku Channel has given a series order to ‘Slip‘, a seven-episode scripted comedy created and written by Zoe Lister-Jones, who also stars and directs every episode.
‘Slip’ tells the story of Mae Cannon (Lister-Jones), a 30-something that finds herself restless inside a marriage that totally works. The series will follow Mae through a fantastical journey of parallel universes, as she enters new relationships, trying to find her way back to her partner, and ultimately, herself.
“Zoe Lister-Jones has written a truly fantastic show with ‘SLIP’”, said Colin Davis, Head of Scripted Originals at Roku. “It was so easy to say yes to this project and we are thrilled to partner with Boat Rocker and TeaTime Pictures to bring ‘SLIP’ to The Roku Channel.”
Zoe Lister-Jones’s recent work includes ‘How It End’, which she co-wrote, co-directed and starred in for MGM, along with ‘Disappointment Blvd’ for A24. She also previously wrote, directed, and produced ‘The Craft: Legacy’ which was nominated for a 2021 GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film – Wide Release.”
“’SLIP’ is a wonderfully original series from the brilliant creative mind of Zoe Lister-Jones and we couldn’t be happier to partner with her, Roku and TeaTime to take viewers on a wildly funny and entertaining ride,” adds Steve Lescroart, President, Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted.
The series hails from Boat Rocker, which will serve as the studio on the project, and TeaTime Pictures, founded by Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly, with Katie O’Connell joining as partner as of January 2022. The series also marks TeaTime Pictures’ first TV series to go into production. Johnson, Donnelly and O’Connell will serve as Executive Producers for TeaTime. Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, alongside Nick Nantell, executive produce for Boat Rocker.
“Zoe is singular in her ability to tell a twisted, hilarious and unexpected love story,” commented Katie O’Connell, TeaTime Pictures. “We are so happy to be partnered with Zoe, The Roku Channel and Boat Rocker on our first original series.”
For those of you unclear about where to find The Roku Channel, it’s available on Roku streaming players, TCL & Hisense TV models and NOW TV & Sky Q devices under the “apps” section. Along with more than 20,000 free movies and programs, it also has some great original content such as the beautiful and hilarious ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas’, and all the great shows from the now-defunct streaming service Quibi. These include series such as ‘The Fugitive’ starring Boyd Holbrook & Kiefer Sutherland, and ‘Most Dangerous Game’ starring Liam Hemsworth & Christoph Waltz. The Roku Channel is completely free supported by ads.
‘Slip‘ does not yet have a premiere date, but begins filming April 2022 in Toronto. If you want to keep track of this show you can add it via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
