The Property Brothers Might Get Their Own Scripted Comedy at Fox
Well, its finally happening: after conquering HGTV, the Property Brothers—otherwise known as Drew an..
Well, its finally happening: after conquering HGTV, the Property Brothers—otherwise known as Drew and Jonathan Scott—are ready to spread their empire to other parts of the culture landscape, starting with a scripted comedy.
Per Variety, Fox is developing a TV show titled after and based on the brothers joint memoir, It Takes Two. (Somewhere off in the distance, an Olsen twin takes a drag from a cigarette and purses her lips.) The series will follow twin brothers who work in the real-estate business and decide to team up. Indeed, the premise does sound like the brothers Property, whose combined prowess landed them a real-estate show so successful that its earned multiple spin-offs. According to Variety, the project received a script commitment with a penalty attached, should the show not go forward.
Jon and Josh Silberman—who are also brothers, and whose shared TV credits include Living Biblically and Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia—will write and executive produce the series. But more important than the show itself is what this pivot to scripted television represents: the first step in what seems like an inevitable Property takeover of pop culture as we know it.
These uncanny human Ken dolls with carpentry and brokerage skills might seem innocent—but if it were up to them, they would be the multi-hyphenate overlords of media itself. Theyve got film pitches. Theyve got an earnest country album. Theyve got a seemingly endless supply of button-down shirts and fans in high places—including Air Force One. All they need is a podcast, a lifestyle newsletter—and of course, this series, which viewers will hopefully love as much as these guys love open-concept kitchens.
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