| Bent | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Tad Quill |
| Starring | Amanda Peet David Walton Jeffrey Tambor Margo Harshman Joey King |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes approx |
| Production company(s) | Universal Media Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
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| Official website | |
Bent is an upcoming American romantic comedy television series created by Tad Quill for NBC. It stars Amanda Peet as a recently divorced lawyer and David Walton as the irresponsible contractor hired to remodel her kitchen. Supporting roles will be played by Jeffrey Tambor, Margo Harshman and Joey King.[1]
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Recently divorced, no-nonsense lawyer Alex (Amanda Peet) hires contractor Pete (David Walton) to renovate her kitchen. An irresponsible womanizer, Pete is trying to rebuild his contracting career after ruining it with his promiscuous ways and addiction to gambling. The highly strung Alex, whose husband was sent to prison for insider trading, is trying to maintain a busy work schedule while raising her 10-year-old daughter Charlie (Joey King). Aware of his reputation with women, Alex insists she will fire Pete if he presents any problems. Other cast members include Alex's flirty sister Screwsie (Margo Harshman), Pete's aspiring musician father Walt (Jeffrey Tambor), Charlie's babysitter Simone (Susan Park) and Pete's contractor crew (Bert Belasco, Rick Gonzalez and Pasha D. Lychnikoff).[2]
Filmed with a single-camera setup,[3][4] Bent is produced by Universal Media Studios, a production arm of NBC. Quill wrote the pilot episode and served as executive producer based on a two-year deal he signed with Universal Media Studios in 2010.[3][5] The first two episodes were directed by Craig Zisk, who previously directed episodes of Weeds and Nurse Jackie.[1]
Amanda Peet said of the show: "I just loved the writing, I thought it was a good reparte. I love a good romantic comedy, and I love a repressed woman who needs to get laid."[6]
In an early review of the pilot episode, Brian Ford Sullivan of The Futon Critic credited the script with "giv[ing] the show some room to breathe and find its voice", and complimented the show's supporting cast and relaxed atmosphere. However, he said the premise was unoriginal and that Walton plays the "umpteenth iteration of his stock character".[2]
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