TBS Renews ‘The Detour’ Days Before Series Launch

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TBS has greenlit a new season of its freshman comedy The Detour days before the series premiere.

The Samantha Bee and Jason Jones-produced series, which follows the trials and tribulations of a family vacation, is set to debut on TBS on Monday (April 11). TBS aired a sneak preview of the series immediately after ths past Monday’s telecast of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament.

TBS said it will make the The Detour pilot available to stream on The Detour Facebook page, TBS's YouTube channel, TBS.com, TBS On Demand and the Watch TBS mobile app, as well as on TV providers' sites and apps.

The series, which is exeutively produced by Bee, Jason Jones, Brennan Shroff and Tony Hernandez, stars Jones as well as Natalie Zea, Ashley Gerasimovich and Liam Carroll.

"Jason and Sam's vision and execution of the first season was original and unexpected at every ridiculous turn," said Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS in a statement. "Having Jason as executive producer, director and star really brought a definition to the voice of the characters and a realism to this family."

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.