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National Lampoon's 'Vacation' Comedy Series in the Works at HBO Max!

National Lampoon's 'Vacation' Comedy Series in the Works at HBO Max!

There’s a new addition to the National Lampoon’s Vacation saga coming!

A half-hour single-camera comedy based on the classic Vacation movies is in the works at HBO Max, Deadline reported on Thursday (December 11).

The project comes from The Middle writer Tim Hobert, Johnny Galecki, his Alcide Bava Productions and Warner Bros. TV.

Here’s a synopsis: “The Griswolds brings the iconic family home from vacation and explores their daily lives in the suburbs of modern Chicago.”

The original five film series kicked off in 1983 with National Lampoon’s Vacation, based on John HughesVacation ’58, and focused on the misadventures of the Griswold family, “whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with nonstop disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments.”

Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo starred in all five films as the parents, Clark and Ellen Griswold.

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