Maz Jobrani in new family comedy at CBS: Nobody trusts Maz!
Iranian-Americans who like "Everyobody loves Raymond!" will probably love "Nobody Trusts Maz," the first series on a major American network that portrays Iranians in a fun way and not as terrorists or decadent hedonistic immigrants (as in Shahs of Sunset). Deadline Hollywood reported today that CBS has put in development "Nobody Trusts Maz," a multi-camera family comedy from veteran writer-producer Phoef Sutton (Cheers) starring Iranian American actor-comedian Maz Jobrani. The project, from CBS TV Studios and studio-based Tannenbaum Co., is described as a show about raising a family in modern day, multi-ethnic America. It centers on Maz (Jobrani) and Jenny — a young couple living the American Dream with a house in the suburbs and two kids. The only thing is: Jenny is Irish-American and Maz is Persian-American. To them it’s no big deal but to her father and his mother it’s a very big deal. Maz’s Upper–Class Persian mother feels that he married beneath himself, while Jenny’s father feels that Maz must have al-Qaeda somewhere in his background. Nobody trusts anybody…until they get to know them.
When we interviewed Maz Jobrani more than two years ago (link here), he did talk about his wish to show a more subtle, more fun side of Iranians on American TV.
In addition to his standup career (he is a member of the Axis Of Evil comedy group), Jobrani, who in real life is married to an Indian-American lawyer and has two kids, has appeared on a number of TV series. His regular/recurring credits include ABC’s Knights Of Prosperity and Better Off Ted. Jobrani is with CAA, which also reps the Tannenbaum Co., and Levity. Sutton, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum are executive producers.
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