The Mindy Project Favorite Sinks Fangs into Lead Role in CBS' New Vampire Comedy
Riding the momentum of Ghosts, CBS has tapped The Mindy Project alum Ed Weeks to lead vampire comedy pilot Eternally Yours from the Ghosts showrunners.
CBS is going back to the supernatural-comedy well. The network ordered a pilot called Eternally Yours, and they just locked in Ed Weeks (yep, Dr. Jeremy Reed from The Mindy Project) as the male lead. The hook: a vampire couple married for 500 years discovers their daughter is dating a human. So, eternal love meets modern parenting nightmare.
What the show is
Eternally Yours is a single-camera comedy from Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the duo behind Ghosts. Instead of haunted house hijinks, this one zeroes in on a centuries-old married pair trying to keep a low profile in the present day while their kid brings home a mortal boyfriend. It is, frankly, a great premise for messy family humor with fangs.
Weeks plays Charles, one half of that longtime vampire couple. The official character description, as reported via THR, paints him as old-world aristocracy turned modern office drone who hates basically everything about the 21st century. The quote says it best:
"Nobility in the Middle Ages, Charles is now a pencil pusher who, along with his family, has to move every few years to avoid attracting attention to the fact that they never age. He disdains modernity and the weak-minded humans who inhabit it, which makes it all the worse when he learns his vampire daughter is now dating one."
Why Ed Weeks, and why now
This brings Weeks right back into the broadcast comedy lane where he broke out. After six seasons on The Mindy Project, he popped up in LA to Vegas and Not Dead Yet, and more recently in the thriller Drop. If you missed his particular blend of dry exasperation, this role sounds tailored to it.
The team behind it
- Joe Port and Joe Wiseman write and executive produce, continuing their overall deal with CBS Studios.
- Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jason Wang also executive produce.
- Port and Wiseman previously developed Ghosts for CBS, which the network has renewed for a fifth and sixth season.
Where this fits at CBS
CBS found a big, four-quadrant hit in Ghosts, so a fresh supernatural-family comedy from the same brains makes sense. Eternally Yours is still in the pilot stage, but if it goes to series, it could land in the 2026-2027 lineup, potentially alongside Ghosts. Translation: do not expect to watch this next week, but the network clearly sees room for another high-concept half-hour with some bite.