Disney + is eyeing more comedy series out of the UK, global originals chief Eric Schrier said this morning.

The President of Disney TV Studios and Global Original Television Strategy at Disney Entertainment said the move was in part a response to serious nature of world politics right now, adding: “We think the world can use some comedy right now.”

Talking at Content London , Schrier said there were, “A number of dramas in development in the UK – limited and not limited – and comedy, which has not been a trend as of late.”

During his talk, Schrier played a trailer for Disney+ comedy-drama Alice & Steve , which stars Jermaine Clement and Nicola Walker as a pair of platonic middle-aged friends whose relationship is tested when he begins dating her 26-year-old daughter. Baby Reinde

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