Brett Goldstein Accidentally Becomes a Male Escort in Amazon's Escorted
Ted Lasso favorite Brett Goldstein heads to Manhattan in Escorted, Amazon’s upcoming series where he plays a divorced dad who accidentally stumbles into life as a male escort.
Brett Goldstein is taking his next TV swing at Prime Video. The 'Ted Lasso' standout and 'Shrinking' writer-producer is headlining a new series called 'Escorted,' and yes, the premise is exactly what it sounds like: a divorced Manhattan dad who accidentally ends up working as a male escort. Eight episodes, straight to series. No half-measures.
So what is 'Escorted' exactly?
Rom-com energy with a slightly chaotic streak. Goldstein plays a newly single father navigating co-parenting while stumbling into the escort business. The show is built around second chances, the messiness of sharing custody, and the big question: can you buy real intimacy, or just rent the illusion?
Who is making this thing
- Star/writer/executive producer: Brett Goldstein
- Co-showrunner: Brian Gallivan (also an EP on 'Shrinking')
- Additional executive producers: Cooper Wehde ('The Bear'), Josh Senior ('The Bear'), Molly Mandel ('Bad Thoughts')
- Studio: Warner Bros. Television, where Goldstein has an overall deal
- Order: eight-episode, straight-to-series at Prime Video
- Deal trivia: WBTV took the project around town over the summer; Amazon landed it after multiple buyers kicked the tires (per Deadline)
Why this fits Goldstein
Goldstein blew up as the perpetually growling, secretly soft Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso,' then slid behind and in front of the camera on 'Shrinking' (he plays Louis there, and also writes and executive produces). This new setup feels tailor-made for his dry, cut-through-the-noise delivery: a guy who thinks he knows the rules of adult life until life hands him the weirdest side hustle imaginable.
What he is shooting right now
Goldstein is currently filming 'Office Romance' with director Ol Parker. He co-wrote the script with Joe Kelly. The story follows Jackie, the president and CEO of an airline called Air Cruz, who enforces a strict no-dating policy at work… until a very attractive new lawyer shows up and that rule gets stress-tested. The cast is stacked: Betty Gilpin, Bradley Whitford, Jackie Sandler, Will Sasso, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale, Jodie Whittaker, Lisa Gilroy, Edward James Olmos, Rick Hoffman, and Mary Wiseman.
He also just wrapped work on Kornel Mundruczo's drama 'At the Sea.' Here is the official logline:
"After rehab, a woman returns to her family's beach home, readjusting to her old life without her career that gave her identity. She faces her next chapter, forced to move on."
The film stars Amy Adams, Rainn Wilson, Chloe East, Dan Levy, and Jenny Slate.
Bottom line: Goldstein building a rom-com around an accidental escort and the headaches of co-parenting sounds like a smart, slightly spicy lane for him. If the writing stays as sharp as his best work, this could be fun.