YouTube Red Orders Action Comedy Series 'Wayne'

YouTube today announced on Monday that it has given a pilot-to-series order for the action comedy "Wayne." In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, fifteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world.

"Wayne" will star Mark McKenna ("Sing Street," "Kat and Alfie: Redwater") as "Wayne" and Ciara Bravo ("Big Time Rush," "Red Band Society") as "Del."  Joshua J. Williams ("Mudbound") will also recur as "Orlando". Pilot guest stars also include Dean Winters and Mike O’Malley. The 10 episode series is set to debut on YouTube Red in 2018.

"Wayne" is written and created by Shawn Simmons. The series will be executive produced by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick ("Deadpool," "Zombieland"), Greg Coolidge ("Ride Along"), and Kirk Ward. Iain B. MacDonald ("Episodes," "I'm Dying Up Here," and "Shameless") directed the pilot.

The series hails from Endeavor Content.