{
  "id": 16230077,
  "title": "Weekly World News Comedy Series From ‘Reno 911!’ Co-Creator Robert Ben Garant Raises $2.5M To Film Full Season Independently In California",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/weekly-world-news-comedy-series-from-reno-911-co-creator-robert-ben",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T21:21:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/weekly-world-news-comedy-series-independent-private-finance-1237171751/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After three decades in the Hollywood system, Reno 911! co-creator Robert Ben Garant is venturing outside of it for his next series, set in the world of satirical tabloid fixture Weekly World News. The project, on which Garant will serve as co-showrunner/executive producer alongside frequent collaborator fellow Reno 911! alumna Cathy Shim, will film a […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}