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Louie is an upcoming American comedy television series that will appear on the FX network. It will star stand-up comedian Louis C.K. as a newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.^[1][2] The network has ordered 13 episodes of the series,^[3] which will premiere in the spring of 2010.^[3][4] It will be a half-hour production.^[5]

Stand-up comedian Louis C.K. is writing, directing, editing, producing and starring in his upcoming series, Louie.

The series will be loosely based on C.K.'s life, and will blend his stand-up material with extended autobiographical comedy short films depicting moments of his off-stage experiences. Louis C.K. will serve as executive producer, writer and helmer of the series, with Dave Becky also serving as executive producer.^[1][6] Louie C.K. directed, cast and edited the show with a budget of $250,000 provided by FX.^[5]

Louis C.K. said the show would be different than typical comedy shows. Production was set to begin in November 2009. Louis C.K. said of his show, "It's very vignette-y. It's very vérité. All those French words. I use 'em all."^[6] The comedian previously starred in the HBO series Lucky Louie, which developed a cult following, but was canceled after only a few episodes.^[6] The pilot episode is to include two stories: one involving a bad date, and another involving Louie volunteering at his kids' school. C.K. said, "It's a unified stream of conciousness. It all comes from me being a 41-year-old divorced comic trying to raise children, meet people and have sex."^[5]

Immediately prior to the series, Louis C.K. had been appearing in the NBC television comedy series Parks and Recreation, in a critically acclaimed performance as the police officer boyfriend of the protagonist, Leslie Knope.^[7][8]

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