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'Mother' Creators Sign 3-Year Comedy Deal With Fox

The Hollywood Reporter, Monday, January 25, 2010 11:39 PM

"How I Met Your Mother" series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have inked a rich new deal with the show's producer, 20th Century Fox TV, for a new comedy project, their first since "HIMYM." Under the duo's new three-year pact, which begins in June, Bays and Thomas will continue to run "HIMYM" while also developing new projects. If "HIMYM" continues to be successful, Bays and Thomas' deal is estimated to reach eight figures, a significant raise from their current contact.

Bays and Thomas wrote the untitled new comedy on spec with "HIMYM" writer-producers Kourtney Kang and Joe Kelly while the four have been working on the CBS series' current fifth season. Set in Pittsburgh, the hybrid multicamera romantic comedy revolves around a young couple and their friends.

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