Vice Principals
| Vice Principals | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Danny McBride Jody Hill |
| Starring |
Danny McBride Walton Goggins Georgia King Busy Philipps Shea Whigham Kimberly Hebert Gregory Sheaun McKinney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Danny McBride Jody Hill David Gordon Green Stephanie Laing |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 17, 2016 |
Vice Principals is an upcoming American television comedy series starring Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Sheaun McKinney and Shea Whigham. Co-creators are Danny McBride and Jody Hill. The series was ordered by HBO in May 2014 with an 18-episode pickup.[1] The series began to shoot in 2015. It will premiere on July 17, 2016.[2]
Synopsis
Vice Principals tells the story of a high school and the people who almost run it, the vice principals.
Cast
- Danny McBride as Neal Gamby, the divorced vice principal in charge of discipline at Lincoln High.
- Walton Goggins as Lee Russell,[3] vice principal of curriculum at Lincoln High, a conniving politician who enters into an unholy alliance with Gamby.
- Georgia King as Amanda Snodgrass, the idealistic new English teacher at Lincoln High.
- Busy Philipps as Gale Liptrapp, Neal's ex-wife and Ray Liptrapp's new bride.
- Shea Whigham as Ray Liptrapp, the new husband of Gamby's ex, and lifrequent target of his hostility — despite being a genuine and supportive guy.
- Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Dr. Belinda Brown, Lincoln High’s “confident and powerful” school principal.[4]
- Sheaun McKinney as Dayshawn, a cafeteria worker whose job positions him near the eye of disciplinary storms.[5]
Production
On June 15, 2015, the Charleston City Paper reported Vice Principals filming in the North Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood of Park Circle.[6] The newspaper added that comic actors Will Ferrell and Bill Murray would make cameo appearances in the series.[7] Scenes that take place in the school were shot on the campus of R.B. Stall High School.
References
- ↑ Lesley Goldberg, "HBO Orders New Danny McBride Comedy Series", The Hollywood Reporter, May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Pederson, Erik (April 19, 2016). "HBO Books Summer Dates For ‘Ballers’, ‘Vice Principals’ & ‘The Night Of’". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 9, 2015). "'Justified's' Walton Goggins to Star in HBO's 'Vice Principals'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 29, 2015). "HBO's 'Vice Principals' Adds 'Devious Maids' Alum (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ B.G. Henne, "Da’vine Joy Randolph and Sheaun McKinney join Danny McBride in Vice Principals," The A.V. Club, December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Paul Bowers, "Danny McBride’s Vice Principals filming in Park Circle on Monday," Charleston City Paper, 15 June 2015.
- ↑ Charleston City Paper, 15 June 2015.
External links
- Vice Principals at the Internet Movie Database
- MTV on Danny McBride and Vice Principals
- USA Today on HBO Comedy and Vice Principals