Exclusive: Charlie Hall Teams With Alec Berg and Amy Solomon on Hulu's Rec-League Comedy "C-League"
If you've ever watched a group of friends wheeze through a Tuesday night rec-league game, this one's for you. Hulu is developing "C-League," a half-hour comedy from actor-writer Charlie Hall (movies and tv series) with producers Alec Berg (movies and tv series) and Amy Solomon (movies and tv series). 20th Television is the studio, and Berg and Solomon are on board under their overall deal.
The series follows five best friends in their late 20s obsessed with one goal: win their men's adult recreational basketball league. Along the way, they'll take on male loneliness, try to figure out modern masculinity, and, ideally, shoot better than 26% from three without needing a timeout by halftime.
Who's behind it
Hall, Berg, and Solomon will executive produce. For Hulu, this is a clean fit: fast, character-first comedy built around friendships, tiny defeats, and the kind of glory that only exists in a middle school gym after 9 p.m.
Why this team makes sense
Berg and Solomon produced HBO's "Barry" and "Silicon Valley," two shows that took specific subcultures and made them feel universal. Berg also worked on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Seinfeld," so the awkward, deeply human joke-per-minute muscle is there. If you want a quick refresher on their tone, here's HBO's page for Barry.
The producing partners also have another half-hour in development with Hulu and 20th Television, based on the life of comedian Jake Shane (movies and tv series), best known for his podcast "Therapuss." That's two character-driven comedies circling similar themes: flawed people trying, and sometimes failing, in very public ways.
Where Charlie Hall is right now
Hall just wrapped a series-regular turn in the upcoming Apple drama "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," opposite Tatiana Maslany (movies and tv series). He was also in the latest season of Ryan Murphy (movies and tv series)'s Netflix series "Monster," centered on suspected serial killer Ed Gein (movies and tv series), appearing opposite Charlie Hunnam (movies and tv series).
He co-wrote and starred in "Sorry Charlie," developed from his web series with Sony Television and Amazon Freevee. And here's the fun wrinkle: before Hollywood, Hall played Division I basketball at Northwestern. That detail matters. It suggests the on-court stuff won't feel like background dressing—it'll feel lived-in.
Hall is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.
The studio muscle
20th Television is producing, with Berg and Solomon set under an overall deal there. Berg is repped by UTA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. Solomon is at UTA.
What this could mean
We're seeing more comedies take on friendship and isolation in small, specific arenas—pickup courts, hobby leagues, group chats—where pride and identity are on the line in funny, painfully relatable ways. "C-League" sounds like it's leaning straight into that space.
No premiere date or additional casting yet. But if the show lands the tone promised here—equal parts brick-and-swish—it could become the kind of weeknight comfort watch that reminds you why we keep showing up for each other, even after an 0-for-6 night from deep.
