Ted Lasso and Shrinking writer and actor Brett Goldstein is getting into a new line of work — the world’s oldest profession — in his next series.
Goldstein will star in, write and serve as co-showrunner on Escorted, a comedy that has landed a straight-to-series order at Prime Video. Brian Gallivan, who works with Goldstein on Shrinking at Apple TV+, is co-showrunner.
Goldstein will play a divorced father in Manhattan who, according to the show’s logline, “accidentally becomes a male escort in this romantic comedy about second chances, the mayhem of co-parenting, and whether real intimacy can ever be bought.”
Warner Bros. Television, where Goldstein has an overall deal, and Amazon MGM Studios are producing Escorted. Goldstein and Gallivan executive produce with Cooper Wehde, Josh Senior and Molly Mandel.
Goldstein has won two Emmys for his role as Roy Kent on Ted Lasso and is set to reprise his role in the show’s fourth season. He and Gallivan also shared in Shrinking’s Emmy nod for best comedy series this year.
Goldstein is currently filming the Netflix feature film Office Romance with Jennifer Lopez; he and Ted Lasso’s Joe Kelly also co-wrote the script. His first stand-up special, The Second Best Night of Your Life, premiered on HBO Max earlier this year.
Goldstein is repped by WME, Mosaic, B-Sides, LARK and Hansen Jacobson. Gallivan is repped by Susie Fox at Entertainment 360.