{"id":487239,"date":"2026-02-24T07:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487239\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:53:09","slug":"adam-pally-to-star-in-new-zealand-comedy-series-the-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487239\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Pally to Star in New Zealand Comedy Series ‘The Sanctuary’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cHappy Endings\u201d and \u201cThe Mindy Project\u201d star Adam Pally<\/a> has been cast as the lead in \u201cThe Sanctuary<\/a>,\u201d an upcoming comedy series from New Zealand\u2019s Kevin & Co. and Sky.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cThe Sanctuary,\u201d Pally will star as \u201can eccentric American billionaire hiding from the law in New Zealand who is forced to convert his lavish private island into a Department of Conservation sanctuary to avoid extradition.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tJoseph Moore and Laura Daniel created the eight-episode series, which has been picked up to air in New Zealand on Sky\u2019s Three network, as well as on the streamer ThreeNow. There\u2019s no word yet on distribution in the U.S. (L.A.-based producers Happy Accidents and Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s New Zealand division, which had previously been reported as producers on the project, are no longer involved.)<\/p>\n

\n\tBesides \u201cHappy Endings\u201d and \u201cThe Mindy Project,\u201d Pally also starred on series including \u201cMaking History\u201d and \u201cIndebted,\u201d and also was an executive producer on Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cThe President Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPally also launched his latest comedy special, \u201cAn Intimate Evening With Adam Pally,\u201d last October on HBO. He starred opposite Stephen Curry and Ego Nwodim in the Peacock comedy series\u00a0\u201cMr. Throwback,\u201d which he also executive produced, and appeared in Netflix\u2019s \u201cFUBAR.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn unscripted, he and Jon Gabrus starred in the travel\u2011comedy series\u00a0\u201c101 Places to Party Before You Die.\u201d The collaborators also co\u2011host the SmartLess Media podcast\u00a0\u201cStaying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPally\u2019s film credits include Paramount\u2019s\u00a0\u201cSonic the Hedgehog\u201d\u00a0franchise (and the Paramount+ spin\u2011off series\u00a0\u201cKnuckles\u201d), as well as \u201cWho Invited Charlie?,\u201d Netflix\/WWE Studios\u2019\u00a0\u201cThe Main Event,\u201d\u00a0\u201cMost Likely to Murder,\u201d \u201cDog Days,\u201d\u00a0\u201cBand Aid,\u201d \u201cIron Man 3,\u201d \u201cDirty Grandpa\u201d and \u201cThe Little Hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tUpcoming projects include Sam Mendes\u2019\u00a0\u201cThe Beatles \u2014 A Four\u2011Film Cinematic Event,\u201d where he\u2019ll play controversial Beatles manager Allen Klein. He\u2019ll also be in Madeline Sackler\u2019s sci\u2011fi dramedy\u00a0\u201cO Horizon,\u201d as well as Melissa Miller\u2019s\u00a0\u201cRun\u201d and Steve Pink\u2019s\u00a0\u201cWhat the Fck Is My Password.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKevin & Co.\u2019s credits include \u201cTaskmaster NZ.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHappy Endings\u201d and \u201cThe Mindy Project\u201d star Adam Pally has been cast as the lead in \u201cThe Sanctuary,\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[62842,88,223883,92],"class_list":["post-487239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-adam-pally","tag-entertainment","tag-the-sanctuary","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}