Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury have announced that they will be producing Charlie Sheen’s newest sitcom. Called Anger Management, it will be based loosely around the 2003 movie, with Sheen cast in the role of the eccentric therapist for debut sometime in the 2011-12 season.
Who better than Charlie Sheen to tackle Anger Management, said producer Joe Roth, who has worked with Sheen in five feature films, including Major League, Young Guns, and Three Musketeers. With Charlie s incredible talent and comedic gifts, he remains the leading man of TV sitcoms.
Anger Management is being produced for first run syndication, a format coming back from other Debmar-Mercury productions like Tyler Perry s House of Payne and Meet the Browns. Our sitcom model is all about building well-known brands around extraordinary talents like Charlie that, thanks to their large profit participation, are highly motivated to succeed, said Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein.
Source: AdWeek
