Jefferson County Probation

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"Jefferson County Probation" (originally announced as "Re-Established") was a planned television series created by Roy Wood Jr and Aaron McGruder for Comedy Central. The show, set in Birmingham, starred Wood as a parole officer who bends the rules on behalf of parolees.

Executive producers for the series included Wood, McGruder, Trevor Noah, Norman Aladjem and Derek Van Pelt. Millicent Shelton was hired to direct. The series pilot began filming in Birmingham from May 20-24, 2019. Production costs have been estimated at around $9.5 million.

Part of the negotiations to bring the production to Birmingham included arranging for Alabama Industrial Development Training's Entertainment Media and Production Crew Training (EMPACT) program to help fill demand for local crew members.

Unhappy with the result of the first shoot, Comedy Central made plans to try again with a new writer and director, but then the project was set aside when the network merged with Viacom. During the COVID-19 pandemic all the networks scripted projects were dropped.

References

  • Beahm, Anna (July 21, 2018) "Roy Wood Jr. wants to shoot new sitcom in Birmingham." The Birmingham News
  • Beahm, Anna (April 5, 2019) "Roy Wood Jr. hopes Birmingham filming of new show pilot will grow film, TV industry in Alabama." The Birmingham News
  • Stuart, Shauna (May 9, 2019) "Location scouting and casting starts on Roy Wood Jr.'s ‘Jefferson County: Probation’." The Birmingham News
  • Colurso, Mary (May 4, 2023) "Whatever happened to the TV show Roy Wood Jr. filmed in Alabama?" AL.com
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