Darren Criss (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Glee) is set to star in, executive produce and write songs for Royalties, a musical comedy series for Jeffrey Katzenberg and…
is a satirical take on the oft-untold story of songwriters behind the world’s biggest hits. The show follows the ascent of a ragtag songwriting duo – Sara and Pierce – as they navigate the strange and hilarious challenges of creating a truly great song, week after week.
Each episode will feature real-life entertainment personalities portraying fictitious music stars, along with original songs penned by Criss. Criss is co-writing and executive-producing the series with longtime collaborators Nick and Matt Lang, fellow co-founders of YouTube sensation Team Starkid. Berman, Hend Baghdady, Joe Earley and Ricky Rollins also executive produce.
Criss won a Primetime Emmy along with Golden Globe, SAG and Critics’ Choice awards for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s award-winningCriss also received an Emmy nomination in 2015 for best original music and lyrics for the song “This Time.”
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