Sam Pang will star in Ground Up , a new scripted comedy series for the ABC, as a football administrator who is sent to Tasmania to oversee the creation of the state’s first AFL team, and the construction of a dedicated stadium.

The show was unveiled as part of the national broadcaster’s annual upfront presentation in Sydney on Thursday afternoon as part of a line-up that leans heavily on familiar faces.

There will also be new shows from Fisk creator Kitty Flanagan, former Q+A host Hamish McDonald, documentarian Marc Fennell and Gruen regular Todd Sampson, as well as documentaries about comedy great John Clarke and disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris.

Ground Up , a satire firmly anchored in real-world sport and politics, is created by Gary McCaffrie, a key writer on Shaun Mica

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