PopSugar Launches First Scripted Series, 'Seriously Distracted'

PopSugar is launching its first scripted comedy, "Seriously Distracted." The eight-episode first season premieres on Oct. 21.

"Seriously Distracted" is a collaboration between PopSugar Studios and Above Average, a premium online comedy network from the Broadway Video family.

The series will be distributed across PopSugar.com, AboveAverage.com, their respective popular YouTube channels, and the PopSugar video platform.

The show is about a group of ambitious millennial women working at LeGrande PR, a fictional New York publicity firm that is one celebrity client away from making it big.

The women -- spurred on by boss, mother, narcissist, and PR legend JD LeGrande -- are working hard to sign new celebrity clients, but continuously find themselves distracted with hilarious, pop culture-related digressions--from Tinder to Scandal to James Franco to SoulCycle.

Critically acclaimed actress and comedian Amy Sedaris (from Comedy Central's Strangers With Candy and frequent Stephen Colbert collaborator) top lines as boss JD LeGrande and is joined by a cast that features top emerging comedic talent including Greta Lee (HBO's Girls, FOX's New Girl), Laura Grey, Morgan Grace Jarrett, Cathryn Mudon, and Russ Armstrong.

Episodes also include guest appearances that include Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black) and YouTube star Arden Rose.

"We've never done a scripted comedy, but as soon as we started talking with Above Average about a show with these elements, we knew it would resonate with our audience," said David Grant, president of PopSugar Studios.

"Our own editors and PopSugar's audience share the same obsessions and can totally relate, and the incredibly talented cast and crew really bring it all to life in a very funny way."

"We can't wait for viewers to see Seriously Distracted and follow the hilarious girls of LeGrande PR," said Above Average's general manager, Jen Danielson.

"We're thrilled to have partnered with PopSugar on the production of the series and are proud to have created a world that we know both Above Average and PopSugar fans will love following over the coming weeks."