Grint and Frost for new Sky Atlantic comedy

Sky Atlantic are to air a new original comedy starring Rupert Grint and Nick Frost.

Sick Note, a brand new comedy about how desperate a person’s actions can become when a lie starts to spiral out of control, will see Harry Potter star Grint star alongside Frost and Don Johnson.

Sick Note is the story of Daniel Glass, a compulsive liar, who’s stuck in a failing relationship and a dead end job, where he is under the thumb of his irrepressible boss.

And just when things couldn’t get any worse, he’s diagnosed with esophageal cancer. However, everyone starts to treat him better because of his diagnosis and suddenly Daniel finds he has a new lust for life.

But then he finds out he was misdiagnosed by the most incompetent oncologist on Earth, Dr Ian Glennis and that’s when Daniel has a big decision to make: come clean and go back to his old rubbish life, or keep this new information a secret and pretend to be ill.

Produced by British production company King Bert, which was founded by renowned producer Jo Sargent and writer performers David Walliams and Miranda Hart, Sick Note is created and written by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz.

Set to air in early 2017, the series will be directed by the BAFTA winning Matt Lipsey (Little Britain, Psychoville), and will will be made available on Sky Box Sets in its entirety from the initial premiere date.

Zai Bennett, Director of Sky Atlantic said: “We’re delighted to welcome the stellar cast of Rupert Grint, Nick Frost and Don Johnson to Sky Atlantic in this smart new original comedy.

“They join a high end stable of US hits like Veep and Silicon Valley alongside great original comedy from the likes of Julia Davis and Steve Coogan.”

Jo Sargent, Managing Director at King Bert said “We are thrilled that we are making Sick Note for Sky Atlantic. Nat and James have done a brilliant job creating an enticing and funny hook and I look forward to our stellar cast bringing their hilarious scripts to life”.