Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' sells to Foreign exchange

SheenCharlie Sheen's new syndie sitcom "Anger Management" finds a home at Foreign exchange. Cabler has bought 10 episodes and, per the syndie deal with Lionsgate-possessed distrib Debmar-Mercury, yet another 90 episodes will probably be broadcast by Foreign exchange only if the show hits numerous initial high-ratings thresholds. Debmar-Mercury features a similar deal with Tyler Perry's comedies that air around the best spinner's. Production will begin early next season, getting a summer season launch scheduled. Sheen, who's already a fixture within the cabler in "Males" reruns, will topline the skein that's good 2003 bigscreen Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson comedy. Lionsgate will produce, with Bruce Helford becoming showrunner. He'll professional produce with Sheen and Joe Roth. The project was strongly pitched on an outing a few days ago to numerous broadcast and cable nets, including USA Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. While Foreign exchange makes its mark with original laffers -- "It Definitely Is Sunny in Philadelphia," "Louie," "Wilfred" and "The League" -- internet has seen a massive increase in its primary point here because of its recent syndie purchases, as well as the cabler feels it might get keep that momentum ongoing with "Anger Management." Sheen's recognition is difficult to gauge at this time around. He starred in "Males" for eight seasons on CBS the comedy was for quite some time most likely probably the most seen on television. However, after his public meltdown that introduced to his dismissal within the show taken, "two and a half Males" has stormed back with strong ratings with Ashton Kutcher as Sheen's alternative. Carrying out a "Males" brouhaha, Sheen ongoing a public standup tour that left many fans feeling unhappy. Deal gives Sheen a stake inside the show, therefore it is now clearly inside the actor's welfare to stay sober. Each side have out clauses which get into effect should Sheen become medically unable to accomplish the 100 episodes. On Sheen's good status for instability and what this signifies for the show's future, one source mentioned: "It's fair to convey that everyone which has something devoted to this show has their eyes available.Inch The very first 10 episodes will run just like a weekly series next summer season, as well as the show can change with a mostly daily pattern -- from early 2013 through September 2014 -- if Foreign exchange builds up the additional 90 episodes. Cabler thinks about the problem about pairing "Anger Management" with both "two and a half Males" and "Generate An Earnings Met Your Mother." "Males" remains a effective resource for Foreign exchange, presently calculating 700,000 audiences an instalment. No pilot has yet been shot, nor features a cast been selected. Around Sheen might be the show's drawing card, Foreign exchange prexy John Landgraf and also the professional team are depending round the creating capabilities of Helford to keep the show around the right course. Helford can be a veteran comedy producer and knows how you can balance both production agendas and disparate personas. Formerly, about about 10 years ago, he was Chuck Lorre-just like juggling three series round the air: "George Lopez," "Nikki" and "The Came Carey Show." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com