A Sir Rah Entertainment Original · Half-Hour Ensemble Dramedy

MR. WENDELL

In a high-end Los Angeles sober-living house, a recovering alcoholic-turned-mentor tries to keep a fragile community together as privilege, street wisdom, ego, and relapse temptations collide, one chore chart at a time.

The Format

Half-hour dramedy

Single-camera, character-driven comedy with grounded emotional stakes. Interwoven A/B/C stories; heartfelt laughs with real-life recovery pressure.

One house, one world

An upscale sober-living house in Hancock Park: a contained primary location that keeps the show intimate and the production disciplined.

Warm, sharp, human

Prestige-comedy heart with a street-smart edge. Big laughs from personality clashes, honest moments where sobriety isn't a punchline, it's the fight.

The World

The house runs like a small society: meetings, tests, chores, check-ins, and rules. Everyone is here because the outside world got too loud, but inside the house, personalities are louder. Mr. Wendell's job is to keep order without losing his own balance.

Accountability vs. enabling

The line every character has to walk, and the engine of the show's hardest, funniest conflicts.

Identity & belonging

Culture, class, masculinity, and ego collide inside one household that didn't choose each other.

Second chances & chosen family

A family assembled by circumstance that becomes each other's safety net.

Service as recovery

Giving back to stay sober, and the grief, shame, and cost of avoiding the truth.

The Ensemble

Sixteen roles across residents, staff, and family, led by a mentor who isn't a saint. A man in recovery leading other men in recovery: direct, funny, sometimes blunt, certain that responsibility builds community and community keeps you sober.

The Mentor

Mr. Wendell

Recovering alcoholic in his 50s; divorced father of four; tough-love leadership with a disarming sense of humor.

The Manager

Reggie

House manager with country-club polish and a gambler's past, balancing rules, liability, and compassion.

The Kid

Shane

Brilliant, reckless Beverly Hills kid who identifies with street culture; desperate for structure behind the swagger.

The Prodigy

Shannon

Nigerian-American former USC pre-med prodigy; surfer, skater, sharp opinions, searching for identity.

The Authority

Mei Lin

House nurse. Runs intake and testing with calm authority. Sees everything.

The OG

Ray

South Central hustler turned real estate entrepreneur; humble, old-school, second time in the house.

Plus ten more residents, staff, and family members. The complete ensemble breakdown is part of the investor materials.

The Company It Keeps

Ted Lasso

Heart and community accountability.

Atlanta

Observational L.A. culture and sharp character POV.

Shameless

Messy family energy, inside a recovery framework.

The Bear

Pressure and care inside a tight ecosystem.

Where It Stands

5 Episodes in reading drafts
12 Senior team members attached
Feb 2027 Principal photography, Los Angeles

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