David Schwimmer to Appear in New Sky One Comedy

David Schwimmer. Photo by Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock (9123236dt)

The Friends alum has been cast in a new upcoming Sky One Comedy.

According to Deadline, Schwimmer will star in the six-part drama alongside British comedian Nick Mohammed. Mohammed (The Martian and Christopher Robin) has also been set as the comedy’s writer. The two will also serve as executive producers.

The workplace comedy is set at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham. Schwimmer stars as a power-hungry NSA agent who joins an inept and tactless computer analyst (Mohammed) and a newly-formed team tackling cyber-crime.

“Even though the stakes are really high for the team, fighting cyber-crime, our six-part comedy series reveals the reality is not dissimilar to any other office environment, from temperamental photocopiers to meeting rooms being double booked,” said Nerys Evans, Expectation’s Creative Director, Comedy. “David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed have a fantastic ‘odd couple’ chemistry and the scripts are brilliantly funny, we can’t wait to see the world of Intelligence come to life.”

Mohammed said that working with Schwimmer is “an absolute dream come true.” He continued: “He’s collaborative, honest and exquisitely funny and I couldn’t be more delighted and flattered by his involvement. On saying that, we did initially offer the part to the local shoplifter from Blackpool, but he wasn’t available, sadly. Either way, we hope that everyone at GCHQ is as excited about this series as we are. I presume they were aware of this series being green-lit way before we ever were…”