SUBURGATORY: Emily Kapnek on the Possibility of it Being Revived

SUBURGATORY — one of the sweetest, most heartfelt comedies on television — was canceled in May by ABC, but rumors surfaced shortly after that its studio, Warner Bros., was looking to find it a new home.

After the Television Critics Association press tour panel for Kapnek’s new ABC comedy, SELFIE, she was asked about the status of SUBURGATORY, but sadly, the news isn’t great.

“I keep checking [the trades],” Kapnek joked. “I don’t know. Honestly, it’s so hard for me: I’m so excited about COMMUNITY [returning], I’m so excited for ENLISTED [being in talks for a revival]. Ultimately, it’s a decision that Warner Bros. is in control of. And it has to make sense for them as a business model. It’s tough. I wish I could say I had more hope at this point, but…I really don’t know.”

But while she may not be wildly optimistic about SUBRGATORY’s return, she is considerably more hopeful she’ll be able to write for those actors again.

“The biggest hope is to work with some of the fantastic actors again,” she said. “I have two of the writers of SUBURGATORY in the SELFIE writers’ room. But SUBURGATORY [and its cancellation] is still a very, very sore spot.”

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