Ken Jeong is set to star in Amazon dramedy Shoot the Moon from producer Daniel Dae Kim

Deadline

Jeong has signed on to star in the half-hour dramedy as the son of Korean immigrants who has achieved the American Dream and suddenly finds it illusory when his marriage and career fall apart, propelling him on a quest to reevaluate and rebuild his life, according to Deadline, which adds: "Shoot the Moon is loosely inspired by the 'life failures' of Paul Bae, a former high school English teacher and stand-up comedian who created The Black Tapes podcast series. Bae was an evangelical youth pastor who married his college sweetheart. After he lost his wife to divorce and Jesus to atheism, he embarked on a stumbling, years-long journey with his friends and family back to wholeness." Shoot the Moon is part of Kim's first-look deal with Amazon.