HBO orders four episodes with Jermaine Clement

HBO have ordered a new comedy series from the people behind Flight Of The Conchords.

Star Jermaine Clement revealed that he and sometime Conchords director Taika Waititi have been commissioned for a new four-part series.

However details of the project, which he revealed as part of a long interview with The Guardian have not been revealed.

The pair collaborated on a vampire flatshare comedy movie, What We Do In The Shadows, which is being released in Australia this week. Clement told The Guardian his new show 'was supposed to be this year but then we decided to put What We Do in the Shadows out ourselves'.

He also hinted that he may reunite with Bret McKenzie – who worked on the music for the last two Muppet movies – for a Flight Of The Conchords comeback.

He said: 'We talk about a movie every so often. Sometimes it feels like we lost a lot of impetus over the last couple of years. But Bret, James [Bobin, lead director] and me, we all want to do a musical. It would be good to do something all together … I miss playing Flight Of The Conchords gigs.'

Meanwhile Clement is to play the lead in People, Places and Things, James Strouse’s forthcoming film about a graphic novelist.

Here is a trailer for What We Do In The Shadows:

Published: 3 Sep 2014