British comedy Timewasters is getting an ABC remake from Lauren Ashley Smith

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The A Black Lady Sketch Show head writer is developing a new take on the ITV time-traveling jazz comedy from creator and star Daniel Lawrence Taylor. "The U.S. adaptation will revolve around four Black twentysomething New Yorkers who accidentally end up in the year 1926, despite being deeply unenthusiastic about and deeply unequipped for time travel," per Deadline. "The series follows the foursome’s often-bumbling attempts to survive and thrive in the Harlem Renaissance as it explores what it means to be Black in 2021, what it means to be Black in 1926 and the unique experience of being Black in both time periods."