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GOV
Project type
TV Show
Location
Canada
Theme
It’s Schitt’s Creek meets Veep, a fish-out-of-water comedy set in a political arena, with a dose of absurdity à la Superstore.
Successful social media influencer Jenny Popovich is appointed Governor General of Canada by a populist Prime Minister to appear more “woke,” but she refuses to play the expected role. With the help of her sharp-tongued secretary, Agatha Wang, Jenny navigates a political world dominated by crusty old men while trying to expose Prime Minister Michel Caron as a misogynist.
Despite claiming to be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Jenny and Michel frequently find common ground and must team up for the good of the country amid rising tensions from the south.
It’s Schitt’s Creek meets Veep: a fish-out-of-water political comedy with absurdity à la Superstore. Quintessentially Canadian with universal themes, Jenny brings politics crashing into the 21st century with a cheeky wink.
YouTube comedy star Julie Nolke (1.1M subscribers, CSA nominee for Run the Burbs) leads a brilliant ensemble cast, with Canadian comedy icons guest-starring throughout the season. Sean Cullen appears as an orgy-loving Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in the teaser.
Director
James Watkins
Location
Lincolnshire, England — The East Midlands
Theme
Tonally, Get a Grip is a Hitchcockian thriller for modern-day audiences. The net tightens around Norm as Lieutenant Hardwicke amps up his campaign of terror against him. With every act of destruction, his family and neighbours become more convinced that Norm is losing it. He must stop Lieutenant Hardwicke and get a grip on his PTSD hallucinations and paranoia, differentiating which is which, before it’s too late.
Vision
Get a Grip is deeply personal to me. Norm, Joan, and Nicholas are drawn directly from my grandparents and my dad; the dynamics, the humour, and some elements of the film come from my family’s lives and the memories I grew up hearing about in the North End of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Times of great joy and hardship existed in equal measure.