Rhys Darby is set for a lead role in the CBS comedy pilot “Regency,” Variety has learned.
The multi-cam comedy pilot was originally ordered back in December. The official logline describes it as “a historical spin on the classic multi-cam family sitcom, centered around the upper-middle class Tillbrooks as they navigate life, love, and scandal in 19th Century England.”
Darby will star as Arthur Tillbrook, who is described as the “head of the family home, Hartford Park. Arthur is heir to a vast cheese empire but prefers to think of himself as a ‘guy’s guy.’ He will go to great lengths to prove his masculinity, though his privileged upbringing reveals itself every time.”
Should “Regency” go forward, it would be the second period comedy series that Darby has starred in in recent years. He previously starred in the HBO Max series “Our Flag Means Death,” in which he played a fictionalized version of the real 18th century pirate Stede Bonnet. The show aired two seasons at the streamer.
Darby is best known for playing band manager/consulate employee Murray in the HBO comedy “Flight of the Conchords,” while he has also been in shows like “Wrecked,” “The X-Files,” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” In film, he is known for his appearance in the mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows” as well as features like the rebooted “Jumanji” franchise, “Guns Akimbo,” and “Yes Man.”
He is repped by UTA, Artists First, and Yorn Levine Barnes.
Tara Hernandez is the writer and executive producer behind “Regency.” Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
“Regency” is currently one of just two pilots that CBS has in contention for next season. The other is the vampire comedy “Eternally Yours,” which hails from “Ghosts” co-showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman.
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