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New Girl stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. to reunite for Cable Guy series
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By Derek Lawrence June 5, 2026 2:56 p.m. ET

KEY POINTS:

*Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. will star in Hulu's Cable Guy series.
*The comedy pilot will reunite the New Girl favorites.
*This will not be a traditional remake of the Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick film.

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are going from the New Girl to the Cable Guy.

After starring together in the beloved Fox sitcom, Johnson and Wayans Jr. will be reuniting in a new Hulu comedy that is inspired by the 1996 cult classic The Cable Guy, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.

Directed by Ben Stiller and produced by Judd Apatow, The Cable Guy featured Jim Carrey as an eccentric cable man who becomes fixated on one of his customers (Matthew Broderick).

Before giving an official series order, Hulu is commissioning a pilot, which was written by Rob Rosell (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas (Cobra Kai). The series will not be a straight remake, but more of an homage, in the way that FX's Fargo was for the Joel and Ethan Coen's Oscar-winning film.….

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