{"id":30557,"date":"2025-07-11T13:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30557"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:41:22","slug":"keeping-up-with-the-obamas-barack-and-michelle-team-up-with-seinfeld-creator-for-new-tv-show-daily-mail-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30557","title":{"rendered":"Keeping up with the Obamas! Barack and Michelle team up with Seinfeld creator for new TV show | Daily Mail Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/billboard.html --><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-top-carousel-thumbnails\" class=\"taboola\" data-taboolaposition=\"beforeArticle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"articleWide cleared\">\n<div class=\"alpha\">\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" class=\"article-text wide  heading-tag-switch\">\n<h1>Keeping up with the Obamas! Barack and Michelle team up with Seinfeld creator for new TV show<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email <a class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"mailto:tips@dailymail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">tips@dailymail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"articleIconLinksContainer\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adHolder column-content cleared\">\n<div id=\"para_top\" style=\"width: 638px; margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- CWV --><!-- [if !IE]><!--> <!--<![endif]--> <!-- [if IE]>\n \t<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!-- [if !IE]><!--> <!--<![endif]--><!-- [if IE]>\n \t<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n \t<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!-- [if !IE]><!--> <!--<![endif]--> <!-- [if IE 8]>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-polyfill\/1.0.2\/ie8.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]--> <!-- [if IE 9]>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-polyfill\/1.0.2\/ie9.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]--> <!-- [if IE]>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/sync_bundle--.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]--> <!-- [if !IE]> --> <!--<![endif]--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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After a violent allergic reaction to the suds, I yearned to return to my simple life as a beekeeper, harvesting organic honey from the wildflowers in my meadow. Alas, one day my bees mysteriously vanished.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And so, it is with a heavy heart that I return to television, hoping to ease the loss of my beloved hive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The show will feature some stars from Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as other &#8216;noteworthy guest stars&#8217; according to HBO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floatRHS\">\n<div data-mol-fe-xpmodule-related-story-factbox=\"true\" data-xp-platform=\"mol.web.desktop\" data-xp-channel-color=\"home\" data-track-module=\"related-story-factbox^related-story-factbox-michelle-obama-continues-to-fuel-divorce\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"textContainer_L8BEBeSX\">\n<h4 class=\"headline_TEL93dS_\"><span class=\"headlineText_tCRNH0ZB\">Michelle Obama continues to fuel divorce rumors with comment about feeling &#8216;free&#8217; from Barack<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"container_V5eJTpXY\" href=\"\/femail\/article-14890885\/michelle-obama-fuels-divorce-rumors-comment-free-barack.html\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"container\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/09\/20\/100164367-0-image-a-40_1752089149278.jpg\" alt=\"article image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The project will be produced by the Obamas&#8217; production company, Higher Ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Obamas, David, Schaffer, Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis will serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The project marks David\u2019s return to television, a year after his long-running HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, concluded its 12th and final season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It also marks what is believed to be the first production from Higher Ground outside of its deal with Netflix, which the Obamas&#8217; company expanded in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A date for the premiere of the new series has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It\u2019s hard to remember a time before Curb, or without Larry David\u2019s perspective on modern life,&#8217; HBO&#8217;s Executive VP of Programming said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We\u2019re thrilled that Larry is coming back to HBO, this time with Higher Ground, to give us a glimpse at our shared history as we celebrate our Semiquincentennial.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">&#8216;President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America\u2019s 250th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion\u2026But then Larry David called,&#8217; the network announced on Thursday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">&#8216;I\u2019ve sat across the table from some of the world\u2019s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David,&#8217; Obama humorously said in a statement; Pictured 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The series will be written by David and his longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm partner, Jeff Schaffer, who is also set to direct;\u00a0Schaffer and David pictured in 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The project marks David\u2019s return to television, a year after his long-running HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, concluded its 12th and final season;\u00a0(L-R) David, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander seen in a promo image for the show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Over his career, David has received more than 30 Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on both Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm;\u00a0Richards, Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus and Alexander seen in a\u00a0Seinfeld promo image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-7051588024491066810\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col tvshowbiz\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The characters Larry is playing didn\u2019t change history. In fact, they were largely ignored by history. And that\u2019s a good thing,&#8217; Schaffer added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale aired in April 2024, after 12 seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Over his career, David has received more than 30 Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on both Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, since the end of his presidency, Barack and Michelle have remained active, focusing on philanthropy, media production, and writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Both have also written bestselling books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Michelle&#8217;s memoir, Becoming, was published in 2018, meanwhile Barack&#8217;s memoir, A Promised Land, was released in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Michelle has also been busy with her podcast, called &#8216;IMO&#8217;, which she launched with her brother and co-host, Craig Robinson, in March 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mobileGalleryModal\">\n<div id=\"mobileGallerySlider\" class=\"swipe\">\n<div class=\"caption-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"canvas\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/mpu_channel.html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with the Obamas! 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