FOX's Making History — Trailer

added: Mon, May 16th '16

The Mindy Project's Adam Pally invents a time machine inside a duffle bag and then proceeds to screw up the American Revolution in the first trailer for FOX's new wacky time-travel comedy "Making History," which hails from "The Lego Movie" and "21 Jump Street" directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

Written by comedy writer Julius "Goldy" Sharpe (Family Guy), the series follows the misadventures of a computer science professor, named Dan (Pally). When he discovers a way to time travel back to 18th-century Massachusetts, Dan decides it's in his best interest to have a romantic relationship with Paul Revere's daughter (played by Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester), not knowing it will eventually cause serious ramifications on American history. In an attempt to set the record straight, Dan enlists the help of his 21st-century colleague, Chris, a history professor (played by comedian and comedy writer Yassir Lester). Dan convinces Chris to travel back in time with him so they can help ignite the American Revolution and save history in the process.

Co-starring Matt Servitto (Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell) as Paul Revere, " Making History" will premiere in the fall during FOX's midseason schedule.

synopsis:
Produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and written by Julius "Goldy" Sharpe, the new comedy MAKING HISTORY follows three friends from two different centuries as they try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present-day lives.

Two shows in one, it's both a rollicking historical adventure, and a contemporary comedy about love, friendship and trying to fit in to an increasingly complex and impersonal world. DAN CHAMBERS (Adam Pally), a computer science professor at a small Massachusetts college, recently discovered time travel and has been transporting himself back to the 1700s to spend time with the colonial woman he's fallen for. In the present, Dan is an unpopular nerd. But by claiming song lyrics, lines from movies and stand-up bits as his own in the 18th century, he's absolutely hilarious -- he gets the girl and makes friends. But Dan's actions in the past are messing up the present. That woman he's dating is not just any woman. She's Paul Revere's daughter, DEBORAH (Leighton Meester), and Dan’s meddling in the past causes her father to delay his famous ride, which may have altered the outcome of the entire American Revolution. To set matters right, Dan enlists the help of his colleague, CHRIS PARISH (Yassir Lester), a brilliant, polished and popular history professor, who's now given the incredible opportunity to actually live the history he teaches.

Can Dan, Chris and Deborah save America as we know it? Can a woman from 1775 adapt to life in 2016? Can the three intrepid time travelers improve the past, help the helpless, fight for justice and get rich?

starring Adam Pally, Yassir Lester, Leighton Meester, Matt Servitto

release date Fox's Fall Schedule, TBA

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