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===''King's Court'' TV series===
In 2008, Zwigoff attempted to make a proposed series called ''King's Court'' for [[HBO]], which would have starred [[Tony Cox (actor)|Tony Cox]] in the lead as a donut shop owner with big dreams. "The idea was a largely black cast in an area of [[Los Angeles|L.A.]] that was in an apartment complex," Zwigoff said. "It wasn't about race, but it was about class. I thought it was really funny and [Cox] loved it. [...] I sent it to HBO and they said 'I don't know, we already have a Black show'."<ref name=Cox>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/years-before-bad-santa-launched-him-into-stardom-tony-cox-was-a-boy-from-alabama-who-kept-the-faith/|title=Years before 'Bad Santa' launched him into stardom, Tony Cox was a boy from Alabama who kept the faith|website=CBS 42|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref>
 
==2010s==
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==2020s==
===Untitled TV series===
In the 2020s, Zwigoff was reportedly developing a series with writers [[Glenn Ficarra]] and [[John Requa]]. He expressed interest in casting [[Tony Cox (actor)|Tony Cox]] if greenlit for production.<ref name=Cox/><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Rob|url=https://captimes.com/entertainment/screens/uw-madison-grad-terry-zwigoff-is-as-delightfully-acerbic-as-his-movies/article_478e6ad0-8236-11ee-a84f-b3a71eebd8a5.html|title=UW-Madison grad Terry Zwigoff is as delightfully acerbic as his movies|newspaper=[[The Capital Times]]|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref>
 
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