Jul 30, 2014

Comedy Central previews "Moonbeam City," a parody of 1980s crime shows.

Comedy Central's "Moonbeam City," scheduled to debut in 2015, is described as an absurdist take on the sex-soaked crime drama of the 1980s. Set in the fictional Moonbeam City, "America's most fluorescent metropolis," the film follows Dazzle Novak (voiced by Rob Lowe), a handsome undercover cop who "commits more crimes than most criminals," from hotshot rookie Rad Cunningham (Will Forte) to police chief Pizzazz Miller (Elizabeth The film follows his attempts to get the attention of police chief Pizzazz Miller (Elizabeth Banks).

Created by comedy writer Scott Gairdner (Funny or Die), the film features a striking visual style that consciously references iconic early 80s illustrator Patrick Nagel, and an electronic Produced by Olive Bridge Entertainment in association with Titmouse Studios.

Since its announcement at Comic-Con last week, the show has been compared to "Archer" for its inept agent premise. However, we will have to wait for the 2015 premiere to see how similar they are.