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EXCLUSIVE: AMC has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to drama Lodge 49, from creator Jim Gavin, showrunner Peter Ocko and executive producer Paul Giamatti.

Lodge 49 — about a young knucklehead from Long Beach who joins a dusty old fraternal lodge — was one of three drama projects AMC identified in spring 2015 for potential straight-to-series orders, along with The Son and Goliath. All opened writers rooms and produced scripts. Of the three, The Son advanced to the next stage, landing a straight-to-series order, though AMC brass felt there was enough of a promise in Lodge 49 to take another stab, bringing in an experienced showrunner in Ocko and going through the process again by setting up a new writers room this past spring.

Written and created by Gavin, Lodge 49 is described as a modern fable set in Long Beach. It centers on Dud, a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order hoping to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died. Through the Lodge and his newfound connection with the other members, Dud will come to find the missing sense of purpose in his life and confront his deepest fears and greatest hopes. Other key characters in the series include Liz Dudley, Dud’s twin sister and Ernie Fontaine, a middle-aged African American and long-time lodge member who welcomes him into this mysterious new world.

A little more than a month after the one-off sequel to the classic series aired as part of the BBC’s Landmark Comedy Season, BBC One has handed out a six episode series order to the project.

Set in the modern day, the new Porridge follows Nigel ‘Fletch’ Fletcher (Kevin Bishop), the grandson of Ronnie Barker’s Norman Fletcher, as he is banged up in Wakeley Prison for a series of cyber-crimes. The one-off episode/backdoor-pilot was penned by original series creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who are returning to pen the six new episodes. “We’re in a state of disbelief that Porridge is coming back after all these years, but Kevin Bishop is a worthy successor to Ronnie Barker. So even though we feel like recidivists, we’re more than happy to go back inside.”

At present the only cast member confirmed to be returning for the full series is Kevin Bishop as Fletch, with the BBC stating that further casting will be confirmed at a later date. Cast members from the one-off also included Mark Bonnar as Officer Meekie, Ralph Ineson as Richie Weeks, Dave Hill as Joe Lotterby, Dominic Coleman as Officer Braithwaite, Harman Singh as Aziz, Jason Barnett as Shel and Ricky Grover as Scudds.

“It was an honour to be asked to play Fletch although I never thought it would go further than just the one off homage”, Kevin Bishop said in a statement confirming that he would reprise his role in the show’s first season “To be welcomed back by Porridge fans and the BBC to make a full series, is one of the proudest moments in my career. Dick and Ian are true sitcom masters and I know they’re going to write a brilliant series.”

The book, published April 12 by HarperCollins, is described as an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama. Wright, who won a Golden Globe for her role as FLOTUS Claire Underwood on House Of Cards, is attached to direct the pilot. She executive produces, along with Pacific Standard’s Witherspoon, Anonymous Content’s Michael Sugar, and Bruna Papandrea. Anonymous Content’s Ashley Zalta and Doreen Wilcox-Little are co-executive producers.