The mom of all reunions is just not over but: Chuck Lorre mentioned at Deadline’s Contenders TV on Sunday that Charlie Sheen will return for a cameo (or two?) in season 2 of Max’s Bookie.
The previous star of Two and a Half Males confirmed up in season one as himself within the Sebastian Maniscalco comedy. The reunion virtually upstaged the comedy itself, which follows bookie Danny (Maniscalco) as he and his accomplice, former NFL star Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), romp round Los Angeles making an attempt to maintain their unlawful sports activities betting operation in play.
“I’ve at all times been an admirer of his work. His work is impeccable,” Lorre informed the viewers. “In spite of everything this time, his chops are undiminished. It was a unprecedented expertise to place all the pieces behind us and work collectively once more.”
Lorre’s co-creator on the comedy, Nick Bakay, mentioned the 2 of them have been marveling about how their artwork is presently imitating the true life playing controversy surrounding Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
“We will’t consider anyone is silly sufficient to financial institution wire hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. You possibly can’t cover that,” says Lorre concerning the scandal involving Ohtani’s former interpreter. “It’s a money enterprise if you end up operating a e-book. You don’t write a test.”
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“It’s so our present,” added Bakay of the controversy. “We now have a variety of [bookie] consultants who have been very forthright. One factor we are able to by no means pin them down on is money.”
Season 2 presumably will present whether or not Danny can win again the affections of his spouse Sandra, performed by Andrea Anders, after his Tremendous Bowl win appears to have torn them aside, in addition to Ray coping with the fallout of his mom’s wedding ceremony, which noticed the groom seemingly die on the altar.
“Each assortment is an journey,” mentioned Bakay of Ray and Danny. “They’re in a enterprise the place they both have massive windfalls or they’re weak to predators. There can be a curler coaster trip [in season 2], and there could also be a visit to Costa Rica.
Bookie additionally stars Vanessa Ferlito as Danny’s side-hustling sister Lorraine and Jorge Garcia as reluctantly reformed drug seller turned soccer professional Hector in addition to Maxim Swinton as Sandra’s 10-year-old son.
Lorre and Bakay exec produce alongside Maniscalco, Judi Marmel, and Andy Tennant, who directed a number of episodes.
Test again Monday for the panel video.