--- description: Stewart will play a British broadcaster coming to American cable news in a Starz series produced by Seth MacFarlane title: Patrick Stewart to star in new Seth MacFarlane Comedy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bf6c20f9327015b/69868d09adae4444dd542d3e/sir-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Patrick Stewart Will Play a British Newscaster in Starz Comedy  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 8:38 PM CUT  Actor Patrick Stewart attends 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City. Actor Patrick Stewart attends 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City.Michael Loccisano—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 8:38 PM CUT Sir Patrick Stewart is making a [Starz trek](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-gives-20-episode-order-to-seth-macfarlane-patrick-stewart-comedy-blunt-talk-1201166712/ "undefined"). The cable network announced on Tuesday that it had greenlit two seasons of the upcoming comedy _Blunt Talk_, which stars the actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on _The Next Generation_ as a British broadcast journalist named Walter Blunt who sets his sights on conquering American cable news. Jonathan Ames, who created HBO’s _Bored to Death_, will serve as showrunner, while _Family Guy_ creator Seth MacFarlane will be its executive producer, _Variety_ reports. “In the character of Walter Blunt, Seth, Jonathan and Patrick have found the alchemy that makes a borderline alcoholic, mad-genius-Brit the man you want fighting in America’s corner,” Starz CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement. “Seth and Jonathan have struck the right balance between biting wit and outright absurdity in building this world, and we cannot wait for Patrick to breathe life into Walter.” The series was shopped to outlets such as Netflix and Showtime before Starz committed, _Variety_ reports, signaling the network’s interest in upping its comedy offerings. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-gives-20-episode-order-to-seth-macfarlane-patrick-stewart-comedy-blunt-talk-1201166712/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/81634/patrick-stewart-starz-comedy-blunt-talk/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/81634/patrick-stewart-starz-comedy-blunt-talk/"},"headline":"Patrick Stewart Will Play a British Newscaster in Starz Comedy","datePublished":"2014-04-29T20:38:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:34:02.012Z","description":"The Shakespearean thespian, Star Trek alum and X-Men franchise titan will play a British broadcaster coming to American cable news in a Starz series created by Jonathan Ames and produced by Seth MacFarlane","url":"https://time.com/81634/patrick-stewart-starz-comedy-blunt-talk/","keywords":["Television","stars","Comedy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bf6c20f9327015b/69868d09adae4444dd542d3e/sir-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bf6c20f9327015b/69868d09adae4444dd542d3e/sir-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 American Comedy Awards - Arrivals","caption":"2014 American Comedy Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Michael Loccisano—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/81634/patrick-stewart-starz-comedy-blunt-talk/","name":"Patrick Stewart Will Play a British Newscaster in Starz Comedy"}}]}] ```