SPRUNG’s Greg Garcia on the Balance of Finding Humor in the Show’s Unconventional Premise: ‘It’s a Balance’

In the new Freevee series SPRUNG, a group of convicted criminals are stunned to learn they’ve been released early from prison…thanks to COVID-19.

Unsure what to make of the pandemic, and with the order to shelter-in-place, Rooster (Phillip Garcia) offers up the home of his mother, Barb (Martha Plimpton), to his fellow former inmates. With no place to go, Rooster’s former prison roommate Jack (Garret Dillahunt) and Jack’s (quasi-)prison girlfriend Gloria (Shakira Barrera) bunk with the family. (And, naturally, Barb convinces the group to help her pull off a few heists as “rent.”)

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SPRUNG: Garret Dillahunt, Martha Plimpton, and Greg Garcia on the Joy of Their Unexpected RAISING HOPE Reunion

When Greg Garcia was developing SPRUNG—his first streaming series after creating network and cable comedies like MY NAME IS EARL, RAISING HOPE, THE GUEST BOOK, and YES, DEAR—he knew he wanted the series to stand apart from his previous work.

“I wanted the show to look different,” he explains in the video below. “We kind of shot it different than my other shows.”

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SPRUNG: RAISING HOPE’s Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton Reunite in the First Trailer for Upcoming Greg Garcia Freevee Comedy

RAISING HOPE’s Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton are reuniting for the new Freevee series SPRUNG—which was created by RAISING HOPE boss Greg Garcia—as part of “an unlikely group of formerly incarcerated people who band together to use their criminal expertise for good.”

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SPRUNG: RAISING HOPE’s Greg Garcia and Garret Dillahunt Re-Team for New IMDb TV Series

RAISING HOPE creator Greg Garcia is re-teaming with Garret Dillahunt on the new IMDb TV original comedy SPRUNG, the streaming service announced.

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