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EXCLUSIVE: Steve Dildarian, creator of HBO’s The Life & Times of Tim and HBO Max’s Ten Year Old Tom, has self-produced his adjacent animated series Fred Has Problems, which will premiere connected YouTube July 1 pinch 2 episodes, followed by a caller section each month. Early entree will besides beryllium disposable connected Patreon.
Dildarian’s latest centers astir an optimistic man named Fred who tries to support up pinch nan times by doing nan correct thing, yet someway is besieged by awesome problems. Whether he attempts to vote, recycle, aliases thief find a mislaid dog, he ends up looking for illustration nan worst personification connected earth.
“This felt for illustration nan correct clip to nutrient a show myself and merchandise it straight to nan fans,” Dildarian told Deadline. “It’s been very liberating to make a show pinch nary deadlines aliases imaginative restrictions, and conscionable bask nan process astatine each stage. Plus, I was attracted to nan thought that nary 1 tin cancel nan show isolated from me.”
Dildarian voices nan title domiciled in Fred Has Problems, which besides features contributions from predominant collaborators Edi Patterson, Rob Huebel, Andre Hyland, Mitra Jouhari, Paul Rust, Erik Griffin, Missi Pyle, Peter Giles, and Eugene Cordero, among others.
Dildarian and Artists First’s Peter Principato are exec producing nan show, pinch accumulation handled done Dildarian’s Insane Loon Productions, Inc.
A lauded animation creator known for his minimalist, deadpan, 2D aesthetic, Dildarian is coming disconnected of Ten Year Old Tom, an big animated sitcom astir a young boy learning to woody pinch each of nan bad influences and grown-ups astir him which ran for 2 seasons connected HBO Max. Prior to that, he created The Life & Times of Tim, which ran for 3 seasons connected HBO.
Dildarian embarked connected a profession successful animation aft moving successful advertizing earlier successful his career. Other past projects see 2 pilots: Dan nan Weatherman, directed by Seth Gordon and starring Thomas Lennon, and nan animated The New V.I.P.’s for Amazon.
Dildarian is represented by Artists First and Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
